Prime Bid 8.0 Released!
May 2012
This new version of Prime Bid is based on feedback from over 200 users that utilize Prime Bid in their bid day analysis and closing processes. The new features and refinements represent a greater capability to meet the needs of a general contractor to produce a bid. You owe it to yourself and your company to see how Prime Bid will change your entire bidding experience!
- Learn more by watching a 5-minute video
- Check out the full list of new features and refinements
- Download Prime Bid 8.0
Prime Bid 7.34 Download Available
March 2012
Prime Bid 7.34 is now available for download! There are no new features in this release, it is a maintenance release. We recommend updating to 7.34!
Prime Fax Version 3.0 Released
June 2011
Prime Fax 3.0 has just been released! Lots of new features to keep your invitation to bid process running smoothly. A brand new broadcast wizard has been developed to help you quickly set up both faxes and emails. We've also added a feature that lets you synchronize our vendor database updates with your existing vendor database, keeping all of your own changes while including ours. There are many more improvements that have been made to Prime Fax which you can read about in the release notes.
Prime Bid 7.32 Download Available
June 2011
Download Prime Bid 7.32 by clicking here.
You can now download a fully featured version of Prime Bid 7.32. It installs as a 12-use trial, but can easily be registered for unrestricted use. If you are an existing customer using version 7.22 and want to upgrade to version 7.32, you will need to re-register the software by calling or emailing us. Prime Bid 7.32 fixed a minor bug in Prime Bid 7.3. You can see all the new features that Prime Bid 7.3 offers here.
New Prime Bid Brochure
May 2011
We've created a new brochure for Prime Bid. It contains 24 pages of information, diagrams, user testimonials and graphics to show you the powerful capabilities Prime Bid has to let your company win bids.
Download our new Prime Bid Brochure! Here are a couple sample pages out of the brochure. Click on them to view a larger image.
Our one page brochure is still available to download by clicking here.
Prime Bid Version 7.3 Released
February 2011
After numerous valuable suggestions from commercial general contractors across the country, and rigorous development and testing by our staff, we're proud to annouce the release of Prime Bid 7.3! Prime Bid 7.3 has many new features which you can read about on the release notes page. The broadcast wizard has been revamped and is now easier to use, many additions and enhancements have been made to help you manage your vendor data, and new filters have been added to get you bid information just the way you want it. Take a moment to watch how Prime Bid is your complete bid day analysis solution, and then get a hold of us to discuss your options.
Over Three Hours of Training Videos Added
October 2010
We have just added over three hours (186 minutes and 1 second if you're picky!) of training videos for Prime Bid. There are four main topics. Each topic contains four videos. Each video has on average three to five subtopics within it. Then, in addition to that, we have eight advanced video topics so you can take full advantage of what Prime Bid has to offer. The video topics are these:
- Subcontractor Database / Broadcast Fax and Email
- Prime Bid File Setup
- Inputting / Analyzing Bids
- Bid Closing
- Advanced Videos
Within each video, once the video has downloaded, you can skip to the specific section you want to learn about. Keep an eye on the videos page, because we will be adding more advanced topics soon! We hope these are useful to you, and if they are, or if you have any questions about them or Prime Bid, feel free to contact us.
Prime Software Hires Two New Guys to the Team
August 2010
Prime Software has always been about satisfying the needs of our customers, and, as business grows, more is required from the company to keep that vision going. Prime Software has hired Gabriel and Ben to help bring the company to the next level. Read their bios below to learn a little about them and how they are helping Prime Software.
Gabriel Beahler
Business Administrator
Gabriel graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Political Economics and a minor in Non-profit Management. His many previous jobs have given him the experience to fill important roles at Prime Software. Gabe's responsibilities include managing the training and support of Prime Fax, assisting in technical support for Prime Bid, as well as many general business responsibilities including bookkeeping, accounts payable, database management, and product fulfillment. He wants to make sure Prime Software listens to its customers. "Some of the best input for our software comes from our customers. This input is crucial in our product development, ensuring that we are the one and only solution contractors turn to for their advanced bid analysis needs." He is excited to be able to share Prime Bid and Prime Fax with customers, and likes seeing how the software can make their jobs easier.
Much of Gabe's free time is occupied with sports and outdoor activities. He likes fishing, loves playing sports, going surfing, camping and hiking, longboarding, and traveling. When it's nice out, he can be seen riding his scooter around town, and he loves to spend time with his wife. He's up for trying just about anything.
Favorite bands: John Foreman, Switchfoot, Falling Up
Favorite movies: Gladiator, Shooter, Tommy Boy
Favorite TV shows: The Office, Arrested Development, Big Bang Theory
Favorite sports: soccer, football, softball
Ben Carlson
Marketing Specialist and Support Technician
Ben has a degree in Scientific and Technical Communication (with a concentration in Computer Science) from Michigan Technological University. He has been developing websites and other communication documents professionally for over five years. His main responsibilities at Prime Software include updating and maintaining the website, revising software documentation and help files, creating promotional marketing media, and technical support. He hopes to help Prime Software modernize all its marketing materials and documents that are visible to customers, as well as improve internal workflows to make sure the software development and updating process runs smoothly.
Ben never has enough time to do everything he likes to do, which includes skateboarding, snowboarding, soccer, volleyball, footbag, computer and console (and other, more nerdy) games, discovering new movies and music, personal website projects, camping and backpacking, riding his scooter, and racing his remote control car.
Favorite bands: Clutch, Pelican, Explosions in the Sky
Favorite movies: Donnie Darko, Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, The Fountain
Favorite TV shows: Big Bang Theory, Man vs. Wild, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Favorite sports: soccer, skateboarding, volleyball
New Website, New Offices and a New Version: Prime Bid has Come of Age!
Welcome to Prime Software's new website. Take time to browse around. You will find new information about the various products available to make your bid life easier and efficient. The new website contains some many quick to find answers from the 20 faqs to eight reasons you need Prime Bid. Prime Software products help you to work smarter and not harder.
Seven Years in the Making! Prime Bid Becomes 7.1
Over 150 bids a week being done with Prime Bid. Prime Bid has become the mature bid analysis program. With it being Multi-user you can easily input bids as a team and at the same time do your intuitive analysis from your computer while the final decision maker from his own office.
Prime Bid is a customer-driven software. It is a tool specifically designed by General Contractors to optimize results on bid day to produce the best lowest number.
We Value Customer Feedback
The goal is to make this the most useful piece of software for our customers and so we work with them and utilize suggestions for feature enhancements. In the past two versions of our software there have been nearly 80 customer suggested improvements.
Our New Offices
You can see our new offices on the contact page of the website. We are expanding and needed more room. Having new offices is just another step on the continued road of progress for a growing company that is meeting the needs of its clients in the times in which we live in.