What Is Bob's Basic System
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Bob's Basic System is a series of templates designed to assist the small volume builder in getting started using Microsoft Excel.
- Simple and easy to use
- Designed to allow you to calculate your own quantities and type of materials
- Designed for you to enter bids from suppliers for each job priced
- Performs all math calculations, adds sales tax and profit markup as you specify
- Provides a place for you to specifiy the use of materials for your job foreman
- Contains templates for small and large jobs
- Includes an hourly wage analysis sheet to help you calculate total wage cost and charges
- Itemize invoice templates to assist in billing
- Job cost record stands alone and is not tied into your accounting system
- Large job cost record compares actual to estimate line by line so you can track errors
- Creates a history of your job costs that will make future estimates easier and more accurate
- Track State and Local sales tax for easy filing of returns
- Gets you started using Microsoft Excel, a very powerful spreadsheet program
System requirements: Microsoft Excel 97 or newer.
Is Bob's Basic System for Me
- Do you need help using spreadsheets?
- Are you flipping houses and need estimate and job cost records for your lender?
- Are you a small volume building, remodeling, or specialty subcontractor?
- Do you make simple math errors that cost you money?
- Do you want to know how much your hourly labor really costs you?
- Do you want to track job cost?
- Do you need itemized invoices?
- Do you need a fast and easy way to complete estimates?
- Do you need to track sales tax for several cities?
If you can answer yes to any of these questions, then Bob's Basic System is what you need.
Bob's Basic System is a series of Microsoft Excel templates (computerized blank forms) designed by a builder for all types of construction contractors. The system contains templates that enable you to prepare a job estimate, track actual project expenses, invoice the customer for all material and/or labor, and analyze your hourly wages and other operating expenses to ensure that you remain profitable on every job.
This system can easily be used by the computer novice. However, a basic knowledge of computers and a class in Microsoft Excel will be very helpful in getting the maximum benefits from these templates.
What Bob's Basic System Isn't
Bob's Basic System is not a complicated system. If you are currently doing manual estimates and want to start using a computer to speed up your work, then this is a simple and easy way to start.
- This is not a system that will require you to maintain a data base of prices
- This does not integrate with your accounting records
- This does not require hiring more personnel or a computer expert
- This does not include Microsoft Excel, which you will need to purchase separately
- This is not a book about using Excel