OBJECTIVE: Make
available to owners, contractors, schools and end-users
robust practical software packages that are inexpensive
($40 - $100) and
can pay
for themselves in one (1) project.
WHO: BIDQWIK.com
is a small company that markets five (5)
spreadsheet software
products. The programs are Microsoft© hosted Excel™ based
and require the user to
own Excel™, but do not require
the
user to be a spreadsheet expert or user. All
inputs
are easy dollar, quantity or percent fill-ins.
WHERE: BIDQWIK.com,
a division of ProfitDeveloper.com, is located in San
Diego, California. Sales of the products are worldwide.
WHEN: We started as a software design company
called Profitdeveloper.com in February 2003. Initially,
the design of the proprietary
Horizontal Communications
Cabling bidding software
started back in 1994 followed by the start of the Cable
Bidding /Tracking software suite in
1996
which we
used
in
our
business. In February 2010, we decided to add a site
name that fit the quick bidding capabilities of the
software
by opening
up BIDQWIK.COM.
Either way, BIDQWIK.com (bidding
quickly) and Profitdeveloper.com (bidding
for profit), are the same product.
WHAT: There are five (5) software packages:
|
(labor/material/subcontractors/cost/sell/profit/GPM/ROI) |
2 Mbyte |
|
(track contract to actual costs/profit/GPM/and
what-ifs) |
2.4 Mbyte |
|
(track planned-vs-actual hours and
attendance for up to 50 technicians) |
4.3 Mbyte |
|
(horizontal communications cabling
bid/costs/sell/profit/GPM/ROI) |
2.2 Mbyte |
|
(BICSI/EIA conduit sizing for cabling
and trough cable fill) |
1.1 Mbyte |
WHY: Many
programs we found required sophisticated servers, proprietary
code, SME (subject matter expert) support that didn't exactly
give us what we needed and they were always very $$ costly.