Re: software
I'VE BEEN USING VISION ESTIMATING SOFTWARE SINCE IT WAS A D.O.S. PROGRAM. IT'S BEEN EXTEMELY RELIABLE FOR MOST ANY TYPE OF PROJECT. ($100.00 SERVICE CALL TO $1,000,000.00 CONTRACT)
WHEN I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE PRODUCT, MY COMPANY WAS WORKING APPROX. 10-15 MEN. WE NOW HAVE OVER 70 ELECTRICIANS IN THE FIELD.
THE PROGRAM IS EASILY MODIFIED AND THE SUPPORT IS GREAT! THERE ARE OTHER PRODUCTS WITH MORE WHISTLES AND BELLS. BUT FOR THE MONEY, IT CAN'T BE BEAT.
THE "BID MANAGER" WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN BY A GUY WHO'S FATHER OPERATES A SMALL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING BUSINESS IN SAN DIEGO CA. HE GREW UP AROUND THE ELECTRICAL TRADE AND HAS A VERY PRACTICAL APPROACH TO WHAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED FROM A SOLID ESTIMATING PROGRAM.