B2W Estimate Reviews & Product Details

B2W Estimate software provides centralized, up-to-date cost data and structures along with specialized functionality for heavy civil construction estimating and bidding. The intuitive, easy-to-use solution allows contractors to maximize accuracy and speed, focus more attention on strategy and win more bids at better margins. Benefits: • Increase revenue and profitability by estimating more accurately to win more jobs at better margins • Bid faster and with less effort, utilizing centralized cost data and specialized features • Eliminate risk and competitive disadvantages of estimating with spreadsheets Key Features: • Central resource database with up-to-date labor, task, material and equipment costs • Specialized functionality for creating bids from databases, templates and cost structures • Flexible pay item, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) or hybrid estimating and bid formatting • Easy to learn and deploy, with familiar, intuitive user interfaces and construction estimating logic • Scalable, enterprise-class performance for fast, reliable operation • Simultaneous work on an estimate by multiple estimators • Automated DOT bidding with pre-populated pay items and import/export of bid forms • Advanced bid analysis and management reporting • Audit trail and error-check wizard • Seamless export to project management, accounting and field tracking systems – without redundant data entry

Seller

Trimble

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Languages Supported

English

Overview by

Lea Waggoner

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B2W Estimate Media

B2W Estimate Demo - Central database – resources, crews, tasks and cost items

A core advantage with B2W Estimate is the ability to create and pre-populate detailed databases with costs – including default templates of crews and pay items – that can be easily updated. With these building blocks in one place, estimators work faster, more accurately and with the same, consist...

B2W Estimate Demo - Flexibility – pay item, work breakdown structures (WBS) or hybrid bidding

In addition to traditional pay item bids, B2W Estimate supports Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) bidding. This allows companies to organize and develop estimates in an unlimited hierarchical form, with visibility into how costs are rolled up and the level of detail at which costing is done. Estimat...

B2W Estimate Demo - Synchronized mobile estimating

Estimators can work – with access to resources and items – even when disconnected from the office server. Reconnect, and the new estimates or changes are added on the server. This is a big advantage for companies that want the flexibility to work remotely or download a bid locally for closing dur...

B2W Estimate Demo - Automated DOT bidding

The ability to download a DOT electronic bidding system (EBS) file, conform the estimate automatically to match the required DOT format and then upload it for submission is a huge time saver. B2W Estimate even comes with a built-in database, including pay items for each state DOT.

B2W Estimate tracks additions, modifications and deletions, recording the date, time and user. When values such as unit costs or production rates are modified—either at the component level or via global edits— B2W Estimate records the previous values, creating a detailed event log for each portio...

This integrated feature scans estimates automatically for dozens of common errors and then takes estimators step-by-step through each problem so they can resolve them.

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Civil Structural Designer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/30/2021

5/5

Having used the software for bidding on projects, this reviewer finds it feature-rich and well-suited for heavy construction projects. Training sessions would be beneficial, and it can take extra time to get started.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/3/2019

"BID 2 WIN"

5/5

What do you like best about B2W Estimate?

This estimate software is a great tool that helps organize the estimate and break down the estimate in very fine detail. When having bid reviews, we can easily run through the estimate and show others how the bid is broken up and what money is in what bucket. You can break down your bid into multiple work breakdown structure levels. This helps keep large estimates organized and concise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about B2W Estimate?

Not sure if this is my computer or network, but the only thing I dislike is the loading time. Sometimes it can take some time for the estimate to come up or auto-distribute. Its also not the best when trying to export out information. The reports can be a bit funky, so depending on which report one runs, the information isn't always what we are looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering B2W Estimate:

I haven't used other estimating softwares, but from my personal experience with B2W, it is great to use. It shows the crew and equipment makeup and labor rates and equipment rates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is B2W Estimate solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are definitely solving an organization issue with B2W. It organizes everything in a very structural breakdown and gives everyone a view of how the bid is broken up. We are able to see what costs go into what, and the breakdown of literally everything. This makes sure that we aren't missing anything, and we have crossed our T's and dotted our I's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.