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How Much Can AutoBid® Mechanical Save You?
Our customers tell us that AutoBid Mechanical piping and plumbing estimating software has a dramatic impact on their productivity and effectiveness. Customers using our piping and plumbing estimating software are consistently four to five times faster than manual estimators, and two to three times faster than when using competing estimating systems. If you spend even 20 hours a week estimating or doing change orders, AutoBid Mechanical can easily pay for itself in time and money savings. Below we've shown in detail the typical savings you can anticipate switching from manual estimating to AutoBid Mechanical.
Average Annual Savings |
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TASK |
% of Annual Time |
Manual Hours |
% AutoBid Savings |
Hours Saved |
AutoBid Hours |
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Project Analysis |
7% |
158 |
20% |
32 |
126 |
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Material Buyout |
4% |
90 |
10% |
9 |
81 |
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Mains Takeoff — Pipe or Duct |
18% |
400 |
70% |
280 |
120 |
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Fittings & Misc. Items Takeoff |
22% |
500 |
90% |
450 |
50 |
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Labor Extensions/Material Pricing |
20% |
450 |
90% |
405 |
45 |
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Vendor & Subcontractor Analysis |
3% |
68 |
25% |
17 |
51 |
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Job Summary & Recap |
4% |
90 |
80% |
72 |
18 |
Project Management Analysis:
Material Handling & Distribution
Job Costing
Scheduling & Manpower
Projection |
16% |
360 |
90% |
324 |
36 |
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Change Orders/Extras |
6% |
135 |
75% |
101 |
34 |
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Totals |
100% |
2,251 |
75% |
1,690 |
561 |
*Figures based on one full-time equivalent employee.
Quantification of Savings |
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Based on the above data, you can expect the following annual savings from switching one estimator to AutoBid Mechanical:
| Original cost: |
2,250 hours @ $30.00/hour: |
$67,530.00 |
| Cost with AutoBid: |
561 hours @ $30.00/hour: |
$16,835.00 |
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| Annual savings with AutoBid: |
$50,696.00 |
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