Written in Microsoft Excel
Since BidBuilder Estimating Software is written in Microsoft Excel, you aren’t forced to learn a whole new product.  The same features you are familiar with in Excel can be applied in BidBuilder to help you achieve an accurate estimate.

Preloaded databases
We have completed the hard work for you.  BidBuilder comes preloaded with five databases.  These databases include 1) RS Means Database, 2) Residential Default Database, 3) Pella Database, 4) Anderson Database, and 5) Marvin Database.

Assembly database
BidBuilder allows you to create assemblies.  Assemblies alone will reduce your estimating time in half.  Instead of adding one item at time to your estimate, make an assembly of those items and add them all at once. 

Proposal writer
BidBuilder has a ‘built-in’ proposal writer.  This proposal writer allows you to create a proposal in minutes by adding statements, prices, items, customer/job information, and images.  You can create a professional proposal in half the time it takes you now.

Automatic reports
With BidBuilder’s report writer, all of your estimate information will automatically transfer to the report of your choice.  The report will appear in Excel format, so you can customize your report using standard Excel features.

Easy to use
Not only is BidBuilder powerful and accurate, but it is also easy to use.  With the preloaded databases combined with the training supplements, BidBuilder has only a weekend learning curve.  Spend your time estimating instead of learning a ‘hard to use’ program.

Video help
BidBuilder comes loaded with Help Videos.  Do you have a question?  Don’t waste your time looking through the Help File - simply click on the Help Video and see exactly what you need to do.  Most builders we know would rather be shown how to do something vs. reading it.

Fully Integrated With Digital Takeoff
Use Digital Takeoff to figure your takeoff quantities 200% faster than calculating them by hand or even with a digitizer.  Then utilize that information in BidBuilder to accurately figure the amount of material required.

Multiple markups and cost
BidBuilder allows you to enter up to three costs per item as well as three markups.  These costs include 1) material cost, 2) labor cost, and 3) miscellaneous cost.  The markups include 1) sales tax %, 2) markup %, and 3) profit %.

Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
BidBuilder allows you to assign WBS’s to your items.  This allows you to see not only how much material you need, but also where that material is being accounted for.

QuickBooks interface
With the BidBuilder Estimating Software/QuickBooks interface, you can easily take your estimate into QuickBooks for easy accounting, job costing, purchase orders, etc.