AutoBid Mechanical TakeOff Workshop

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Overview

This three-day course is designed for new users of AutoBid Mechanical who want to learn the basics of creating bids, doing takeoff, and generating reports. Students will be introduced to all three primary methods of takeoff available in AutoBid, and explore the various reporting options included.

Who should attend

The TakeOff Workshop is intended for estimators who primarily need to use AutoBid Mechanical to create bids, do takeoffs and run reports. Estimators who need to understand how to maintain and manage labor tables, pricing, and other data within AutoBid should take the AutoBid Mechanical Comprehensive Implementation course.

Recommended Prerequisites

Students must have either finished the AutoBid Mechanical Pre-Training Manual or successfully completed the AutoBid Mechanical Comprehensive Implementation Class. Basic knowledge of standard Microsoft Windows functions is also necessary.

What you will learn

Bid Creation

	Creating new projects
	Copying specs from the company standards and other projects
	Analyzing the project by various scopes — systems, floors, zones, drawings, symbol, line, etc.

TakeOff

	Non-graphical digitized TakeOff
	Graphical digitized TakeOff
	Mouse TakeOff
	Understanding connected vs. non-connected TakeOff
	Building, importing and taking off assemblies

Report Generation

	Using Subcontractor Summary
	General and Administration manager
	Using Crystal Reports Generator
	Creating value engineering "what-ifs"
	Creating Final Estimate summaries in Microsoft Excel