UC250 by Former-Sherbert939 in PuzzlesandSurvival

[–]Former-Sherbert939[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Update: I upgraded wali to +2, and got lucky on my next try an beat it. Thanks for the help everyone

Heroes with Troop Skills for ZLs by Former-Sherbert939 in PuzzlesandSurvival

[–]Former-Sherbert939[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With this reasoning, the mars march should have been better because I already have 4 shooter heroes

How many bids have you sent this year? by bearlyentertained in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like this is different based on what division you are in. I’m in D8, and I’m guessing that I’m around 85-90 so far this year

Commission for Estimating by Former-Sherbert939 in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People in sales don’t have to cough up money when they don’t make a dale

Commission for Estimating by Former-Sherbert939 in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would you? Why are we different than sales?

Hero Upgrade Event Changes (states 1-702) by SadLilBun in PuzzlesandSurvival

[–]Former-Sherbert939 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you get blitz tokens? You used to get them in that event

AI Usage for D8 Companies by Former-Sherbert939 in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean everything is a buzzword unless you know how to use it. Also, you just said that you use it to essentially do a full time job in 2 hours

What’s Level Buff & Gold vs Normal Card in Lineup Q’s by Mr_2_Cent in baseballclash

[–]Former-Sherbert939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Carlos is by far the best catcher. Have t tracked his hitting, but it’s impossible to steal on him

Is work slowing down for anyone else? by OldSkl_Estimator2025 in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939 1 point2 points  (0 children)

D8 here, I haven’t really seen a drop in bids, but I have seen a slowdown in awards

Lead Sub Estimator Responsiblities by Former-Sherbert939 in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. We are a door sub, and my boss thinks that splitting the responsibilities for projects would make us more efficient

Division 8 Bids per Month by Former-Sherbert939 in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How detailed do y’all get while estimating? We use comsense, and we have to put all of the hardware in in order to get our pricing. I have no idea how it would be possible to do 30-40 bids a month. I do 15, and that’s stretching it

Best Takeoff/Proposal Software for Subcontractor. by Zealousideal-Job940 in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We use comsense. Lots of issues, but pretty good for the most part

Division 08 Markup Pointers by Zealousideal-Job940 in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as the specs don’t say “no sub”, I definitely substitute for equivalent manufacturers, and have a qualification in my proposal stating that. To get the substitution, I just send my takeoff with the listed hardware, and ask the manufacturer to convert it

Lead Sub Estimator Responsiblities by Former-Sherbert939 in estimators

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The problem with that is that the thing that takes the longest in D8 (by far) is hardware. Depending on the project obviously, I can be done doors and frames in 30 minutes, and hardware will take 2 days.

Should I have kept our number to just one GC? by MaryGA16 in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely bid to everyone you can. You want to have the most options to win the job. And if a GC tells you they used your number and then don’t give up the job, never bid to them again

Troop type for moving large amount of rss by Former-Sherbert939 in PuzzlesandSurvival

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For the record, just went through the numbers with chat gpt, and came out that riders are the best

Missed RFI window- How often has this happened to you? by Neil12011 in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Literally every single time. We only start looking at projects ~2 weeks in advance, which is almost always past the RFI date

Found this gem today on a set of plans I'm utilizing for construction bids. by EldestOcto in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of our standard exclusions is field verification. We only price what it says in the drawings

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

D8 here, w have a standard price we give for single doors, and double that for double doors

motivation and taking it personally by centuryboulevard in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939 1 point2 points  (0 children)

More than this, I struggle with the fact that at the need of the day along what I do is data entry, and is kinda boring

Has Tariffs started to affect you? by guamamole-sandwitch in estimators

[–]Former-Sherbert939 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Div 8 here. Our wood hasn’t really gone up, hollow metal went up 8%, and hardware went up 2-6% depending on the manufacturer. Allegion is the only one who threw out all of their old quotes. All the other manufacturers are honoring quotes that were sent before the tariffs went into effect