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Completing a construction takeoff is not a new thing. Since before Roman time’s people have been calculating by hand a total area of a space or how long of distance they need so they can calculate how much material to build their structure. There have been many tools to calculate these items and all have been successful in the task, but thanks to technology, the latest and greatest tool to complete this process has, like past methods, once again helped to improve on the speed and accuracy it takes to complete a construction takeoff.

Just like the past, completing a construction takeoff requires you to use a blueprint but thanks to being digital you do not have to worry about all the cost associated with printing, and handling of paper. Most of today’s takeoff software allows you to work with many digital formats, such as, PDF, JPEG, TIFF and BMP files to name a few. Once you load your digital blueprint into the online takeoff™ software, you will need to set the scale of the plan. You just select a dimension line or know measurement and enter it into the software with a few simply clicks you are scaled and ready to do your online takeoff.

Some of the other benefits that come with taking advantage of today’s software it being able to stop at any point throughout your takeoff and pick up right where you left off. We all know that this has happened, you get very involved with your takeoff and suddenly the phone rings and you have to step away for a moment. Well in the past, you would have had to come back to your paper plan and yellow notepad and have to try to remember where you left off. Well not now, just remember if it is colored, it is measured. No more headache.

Another great benefit is simply being able to share you takeoff with others that might not be in your office. How many times in the past, when doing a takeoff by hand, would you need to share what was taken off with someone that was at the jobsite and not in the office? Normally this would cause you to have to pack up your plans and your trusty yellow notepads and head out to the jobsite. Not anymore, you can now instantly share the job to someone and they can view it from their laptop or mobile device in the field. This helps save on the gas you would have used to get there, but above all, it saves on time, and as we all know time is money.

If you have not tried one of today’s leading solutions for completing takeoffs, don’t worry it is not too late. There are many out there on the market today and each one has many different features to help you save that time and money on your next project. Some of those products such as Square Takeoff™, even offer a 14-day free trial. Square Takeoff also works on a Mac computer and any mobile device and offers along with its cutting edge web based online takeoff solution an easy to use bid management and project share solution, improving project collaboration between all phases of construction.

So what is there to lose other than the headache of paper? Why not give it a try and visit www.squaretakeoff.comsignup/ today.

Here at Square Takeoff we understand that nobody can share the value of our product better than our customers. We understand the importance of the referrals our customers send us and because of that we would like to provide you with a thank you for sharing our product.For every client that is referred to us and decides to subscribe to our program we will pay a 20% commission on that lead for every month they are subscribed to our service for up to one full year from the date of the referral.

To get started, simply select the Create New Project Button within the Bid Management section of Square Takeoff.
Once selected a menu will appear.
Within this menu you can enter and select multiple values
Such as the Company that the takeoff will be completed for. This can either be your company or a company you may be completing work for. To add new companies simple select System Tables and then Company Master to add additional companies to you system.
Next you will select the User that will be completing the project
You can now enter the project name you would like to use for this project.
Next you can Rate this Project based on the importance of the project.
Once you have selected a rating for the project you can now select the status of the project.
For Example you can select New when creating a new project and then select Bid Submitted once you have submitted the bid.
Throughout the different phases of the project you will be able to update the status as needed.
Next you will select a Project Bid Due Date and Project Start Date
Next you will enter the information for this project such as the Contact Name, Phone Number, Email and Address that the Project is located at.
In the next section you will enter the items that are required to complete the project.
Such as the Unit of Measure for Completing the Online Takeoff.
The color you would like to assign to the project.
The Total Estimated Value of the Entire Project and the Total Estimated Value of the Bid you are submitting.
Next select the currency value and lastly enter any notes that need to be included in the project.
Once completed select the Save Button to continue.
Next you will upload the digital blueprints you need for your project by selecting the project on the project calendar and then selecting the Green Start Takeoff button.

Looking for a way to improve how you track your project bids? If so, Square Takeoff’s Bid Management System (BMS) could be the tool you have been looking for. With BMS you can log in your project information, such as project location, project contact, project bid value and overall project value, along with also uploading your project digital blueprints into Square Takeoff™ and much more. BMS offers users the chance to share the project with every person that is involved in every phase, allowing an improved method of project collaboration. With notifications being sent on important project tasks you will never miss a deadline again. So sign-up today to learn more about Square Takeoff’s Bid Management System and be one of the first to test it out in January 2016. To learn more visit www.squaretakeoff.com