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 Calculate trench, pipe, and bedding quantities instantly. Hard Dollar BID*BUILD includes powerful onscreen tools that make quick work of complex calculations. For example, just specify the trench configuration, pipe dimensions, and up to four beddings to instantly calculate excavation volume, pipe quantities (incl. waste), and bedding volumes and weight. |
 Embed the full power of Microsoft Excel. Now you don’t have to give up the flexibility of a spreadsheet to get all the benefits of a database. With dynamic, real-time integration with Microsoft Excel, you can link editable fields in BID*BUILD to cells in any of your Excel workbooks. Click on any linked field in BID*BUILD to automatically open Excel and display the linked cell. Change a cell in Excel, and the value updates in Hard Dollar BID*BUILD automatically! |
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Hard Dollar BID*BUILD Take-off & Analysis Module is a time-saving take-off and formula-driven analysis tool. It dynamically integrates Hard Dollar BID*BUILD with Microsoft Excel to make analysis faster and easier than ever before.
With its powerful optimization routines, seamless integration with Microsoft Excel, and a library of pre-built yet fully-modifiable spreadsheets, this Hard Dollar BID*BUILD module provides the take-off and analysis solution you need to:
- Optimize haul cycles and instantly calculate trench, pipe, and bedding quantities
- Integrate seamlessly with Microsoft Excel to leverage your existing spreadsheets
- Perform analysis faster using pre-built spreadsheets
Optimize haul cycles and instantly calculate trench, pipe, and bedding quantities
- Visual Trench Calculator. Specify the trench configuration, pipe dimensions, and up to four beddings to instantly calculate excavation volume, pipe quantities (including waste), and bedding volumes and weight, with onscreen view of trench cross-section.
- Onscreen Haul Calculator. Enter haul route variables (haul distance, load and dump times, travel speed, and more), then calculate the number of haul trucks required to
complete the haul in a given time period; or, calculate how long it will take to complete the haul given a fixed number of haul trucks.
Integrate seamlessly with Microsoft Excel to leverage your existing spreadsheets
- Link any editable field in BID*BUILD to any named cell in Excel.
- Update the linked fields in BID*BUILD instantly, in real time, as their associated cells change in Excel.
- Click on any linked field in BID*BUILD to automatically open Excel and display the linked cell.
Perform analysis faster using 15 pre-built spreadsheets
- Haul Cost Calculator. Determine unit haul costs by cost category by entering variables such as distance and tonnage conversion.
- Hauler Calculator. Know the quantity and use hours of haulers by entering equipment and route cycle variables.
- Haul Take-off Calculator. Enter cycle routes, variables and number of work shifts to determine haul quantities, number of haulers required, units per load, and cycle and shift information.
- Production Rate Calculator. Composite units and hourly production rates are calculated by entering site description, quantities, and production rates.
- Asphalt Mix Designer. Get quantities of raw bin materials by entering the mix design by bin percentage, aggregate gradations, and bituminous concrete quantity.
- Bridge Take-off Calculator. The quantity of Portland Cement Concrete and form area square footage are calculated when you enter variables for abutment, deck, appurtenance, and bent quantities & dimensions.
- Water Take-off Calculator. Enter gallons and hours per load, hours per shift, and list of water haul activities to produce total gallons and loads, and total gallons and hours per load.
- Curb Take-off Calculator. Enter variables such as curb cross-section, length, concrete volume/lineal feet of curb, concrete waste percentage and more to calculate the quantity of curb, total crew hours, and quantity of Portland Cement Concrete.
- Excavation Take-off Calculator. If you know the excavation locations and dimensions, you can easily determine the total excavation areas and quantities.
- Asphalt Lay Calculator. Enter asphalt lift dimensions, mix density (proctor), and liquid asphalt content to determine asphalt tonnage and Asphalt Cement quantities.
- Mobilization Take-off Calculator. Determine total mobilization loads and hours, and hours per load, by entering the quantity of items to mobilize and their distances.
- Pipe Take-off Calculator. The quantity of pipe, bedding material, saw cut and waste are calculated by entering pipe diameter, trench and bedding dimensions, and waste and saw cut variables.
- Aggregate Pit Take-off. Enter the dimensions of the aggregate mining pit and mix design tonnage to produce topsoil stripping and excavation quantities, aggregate crushing and waste quantities, and cement tonnage.
- Box Culvert Take-off Calculator. Enter single-barrel box culvert dimensions and the Portland Cement Concrete waste percentage to determine concrete and form areas.
- Structural Concrete Take-off Calculator. Enter structure dimensions to calculate quantities of concrete and form area.
Module Prerequisites
Your company must have at least one license of the following module(s):
Work Planning & Estimating
