Prime Bid Release Notes

Prime Bid Version 7.33

  1. Maintenance release

    Various bug fixes and maintenance updates.

Prime Bid Version 7.32

  1. Maintenance release

    Various bug fixes and maintenance updates.

Prime Bid Version 7.3

Broadcast Fax/Email Enhancements

  1. New "Preferred Method" option in the broadcast wizard

    Allow the user to have a fifth option for the broadcast fax wizard: "preferred method." This is the vendor's preferred method of receiving communication; fax or email.

  2. Broadcast wizard now two-part wizard

    Split the broadcast process into two separate processes: one for faxes and one for emails. Require the use of separate template documents for each process.

Vendor Data Enhancements

  1. Vendor database synchronization tool

    Compare a current vendor database with another database and update records based on some choices made by the user.

  2. Create editable user fields

    Edit user fields for vendor records to create a default list. Change user fields to have drop-down lists that are based off of editable fields.

  3. Sort columns by ascending/descending in the vendor database grid editor

    Allow the user to highlight a column in the vendor database grid editor and right click or click a button to sort by ascending or descending on any column. Also allows for multi column sorting.

  4. Find/replace in vendor database grid editor

    Allow the user to highlight a column in the vendor database grid editor and right click or click a button to do a find and replace of values in the column.

  5. Go to any field in the vendor database grid editor

    Allow the user to highlight a column in the vendor database grid editor and use the Go To field to go to the first match. User must first sort that column.

  6. New 5-scale vendor rating

    Changed vendor rating to have five default choices: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. (A rating of 1 will turn the vendor record red in the edit bid vendor database window.)

  7. Allow user to color vendor name blue for customized uses

    Create option to use a check box to mark a vendor as "preferred" (and colored blue) for whatever internal use the user would need.

  8. New 10 contacts per vendor, and added title field

    Added seven more contacts to each vendor, and added a title field to each.

General Feature Enhancements

  1. Show the city, state, and main section in vendor lookup

    Added option in matrices preferences to show city, state, and main section in vendor lookup window when entering a vendor into a bid.

  2. Allow matrix solutions to ignore preliminary numbers

    Added preference to include or not include preliminary values in matrices' best solution. This preference will also affect the used versus best solutions analysis in the summary view.

  3. New filter: Sections - Rights

    Added new filter that shows which users have editing rights for which sections. The filter displays the category cost totals for the sections.

  4. New filter: Sections - By Matrix

    Added new filter that shows which sections are assigned to which matrices. Sections not assigned to a matrix are shown in their own category.

  5. Option to show non-used sections in the add sections window

    Added checkbox option in the Add Sections to a Matrix window that, when unchecked, shows all sections in the bid, and when checked, shows sections not used in the matrices.

  6. New right-click option for sections — add section to a matrix

    Added right-click menu option to add sections to a matrix in the sections view. It will bring up a list of matrices that you can add the section to.

  7. Bid vendor database filters included in exporting grid data window

    Added the option to export the standard bid vendor database filters from within the Tools → Export Grid Data window.

  8. Added additional user-selectable columns in the tabular window beneath the Base + Alts tab

    These columns are Indirect Costs Total, Markups Total, Bonding Costs Total. They reflect the same summary information that you see on the right-hand side of the Summary view. They have a grand total for the base bid and alternates like the other columns.

Prime Bid Version 7.22

  1. Performance enhancements

    Prime Bid now has better memory usage resulting in faster load times and calculations.

  2. Maintenance release

    Various bug fixes and maintenance updates.

Prime Bid Version 7.2

  1. New Filter: Section Bid Recap

    This filter displays all of the subs and suppliers that bid for a section of work, sorted by section. This allows for a listing of all of the bids from the matrices onto the sections spreadsheet.

  2. New Filter: Section Bid Recap by Matrix

    This filter displays all of the subs and suppliers that bid for a section of work, sorted by the matrix name. This allows for a listing of all of the bids from the matrices onto the sections spreadsheet.

  3. New Filter: Gross Unit Price by Category

    This filter displays the category total prices for each section with a unit price for the category based on the gross unit for the bid file (usually the gross square footage). This helps keep track of unit prices by category for sections. When a section has costs for more than one category, then the section will display for each category.

  4. New Filter: Gross Unit Price by Section

    This filter displays the category total prices for each section with a unit price for the section based on the gross unit for the bid file (usually the gross square footage). This helps keep track of unit prices for sections.

  5. Change to the Sub Listing Filter

    The Sub Listing filter has been changed to sort by matrix name and show all of the sections within the matrix with the winning bidder. This allows the user to distinguish the type of work for a subcontractor without having to type in the type of work into the spreadsheet.

  6. New Prebuilt Job Cost Budget Export for Viewpoint Cost Accounting

    Added a new prebuilt file format exporting a job cost budget. The file is a text file that has a format that will import directly into Viewpoint. The user can designate cost types and how to manage the addons.

  7. New Prebuilt Job Cost Budget Export for Timberline Cost Accounting

    Added a new prebuilt file format for exporting a job cost budget. The file is a text file that has a format that will import directly into Timberline. The user can designate category types and how to manage addons.

Prime Bid Version 7.1

  1. Scope item editing in the sections spreadsheet

    Users can now edit scope items, including adding scope items by cost category and changing the cost category total for each added or changed scope item value.

  2. New filter: Scope Items Worksheet

    New working filter in the sections spreadsheet to work directly with the scope items, scope items changes can update the category total.

  3. Ability to flag scope items

    Scope items can be flagged (marked) for reference with a background color. The flagged colors show up in the vertical view and in the scope item worksheet.

  4. Automatically flag scope items from estimating import with a value of $1 or less

    The imported scope items from estimating software with a value of $1 or less automatically get flagged to highlight the need for a value to be placed in the scope item.

  5. Assign a background color to a flagged scope item

    The background color that indicates that a scope item has been flagged can be set by the user.

  6. Recalculate section total by changing the value of a scope item

    A new preference for changing the section category change in conjunction with a scope item value change can be set by the user.

  7. DBE Status filter

    A new filter for the bid vendor database shows all of the DBE categories with all of the matching vendors sorted by Main Section.

  8. Transfer rights now has messaging instead of approvals

    The transferring of rights now does not require each user to click a Yes button to complete the transfer, now a message box appears and the rights are transferred without delay.

  9. Automatically sort a new section in the section input sorted filters

    New "sorted" Section Input filters resort by the CSI section code each time a new section is added to the bid file.

  10. Display preliminary values for scope items in the Vertical View

    The default value for each scope item from the scope items worksheet displays in the vertical view on the scope item row in the preliminary column.