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The Cost-Plus Bid Center is a collection of 28 prepared rate tables, catalogs and reports designed to work with Cabinet Vision's Bid Center. We've done all the setup heavy lifting for you which makes the Cost-Plus Bid Center's already set up for you to use. You can start preparing bids today! This is a huge time savings for you because it removes the hassle of setting up Cabinet Vision's Bid Center. The Cost-Plus Bid Center can be used as soon as the package is installed on your Cabinet Vision system.
Just as Cabinet Vision is great for modeling the "real world" in 3 dimensions, room by room, the Bid Center in Cabinet Vision extends all of your design work into the world of estimating casework. The Cost-Plus Bid Center takes all the guesswork out of setting up your Bid Center so you can "hit the ground running" with cabinet job estimating which includes every aspect, every material, and includes all phases of production of your cabinet jobs from sales, design, engineering, milling, assembly, finishing, staging, shipping and installation.
We take advantage of Cabinet Vision's Bid Center features with the implementation of a "cost-plus" approach to using the Bid Center for commercial jobs, residential jobs, framed, and of course frameless construction!
For a limited time, we are including 2 hours of personalized online instruction included in the price of the Cost-Plus Bid Center.
Purchase and download the Cost-Plus Bid Center today in the Craftsman Engineering Online Store
FAQs
Q: "I wish I didn't have to draw everything first before I create a bid in Cabinet Vision. Can I use the Cost-Plus Bid Center to make a bid without drawing up the whole project?
A: Yes. Watch our video about how to make a No-Draw "Quick Bid" in Cabinet Vision.
Q: "After I buy the Cost-Plus Bid Center, will I be notified of updates, improvements and enhancements?"
A: Yes. Upon purchase, you will be added to the list of folks who purchased the Cost-Plus Bid Center. And we'll add you to our subscriber list for the Cost Plus Bid Center newsletter. The Cost-Plus Bid Center newsletter will be distributed only to purchasers of the Cost-Plus Bid Center.
Q: "What does 'Cost-Plus' mean and why is that in the name of your product?"
A: The term 'cost-plus' refers to a cost-plus pricing strategy, or markup pricing strategy. It's a popular and simple pricing method where a fixed percentage is added on top of the production cost for one unit of product (unit cost). This pricing strategy focuses on internal factors like production cost rather than external factors like consumer demand and competitor prices. Consequently, cost-plus pricing is a great strategy for pricing jobs in Cabinet Vision. We believe cost-plus pricing is the perfect pricing strategy for custom and "one-off" manufacturing.
Q: "What versions of Cabinet Vision is the Cost-Plus Bid Center compatible with?"
A: We've tested and installed the Cost-Plus Bid Center on versions CV11, CV12, CV2021,CV2022, CV2023 and now, CV2024. However, we recommend using it on versions CV2021 and up. You should be licensed for Cabinet Vision :Core, xReporting, and xBidding at a minimum.
Q: "I don't have the Bid Center in my Cabinet Vision. Does the Cost-Plus Bid Center put the Bid Center on my computer?"
A: No. The Cost-Plus Bid Center is not a replacement or substitute for the Bid Center in Cabinet Vision. The Cost-Plus Bid Center is a framework of prepared rate tables and methods of applying those rate tables that work inside of Cabinet Vision's Bid Center ( xBidding ).
How can I prepare Cabinet Vision for the Cost-Plus Bid Center?
Bringing your Cabinet Vision materials costs up-to-date is the best thing you can do to prepare to use the Cost-Plus Bid Center. The bids you make in the bid center are only as good as the information in the Material Manager, the Door Manager and other places in Cabinet Vision. Accurate and complete materials costs ensure accurate and complete estimates.
One common question we get regarding the task of updating materials costs is "Where should I start? We have a ton of materials in our Materials Manager!".
Our best response is to start with only the materials used in the job or jobs you're drawing now. Print out a list of all the materials and material schedules for your current jobs. The Material Summary report ( MTOT01 ) will help you with that. Then find receipts for the materials on this job and enter those costs in the Material Manager. While you're at it, check the material schedules to ensure that all materials have been properly assigned to every part. If you work on the materials - one job at a time - over time, you'll chip away at all the materials costs.
Within Cabinet Vision are several reports that you might find useful to start managing your materials costs. The Material Catalog List ( MCL001 ) can be a pretty lengthy report especially if you keep a lot materials in your Material Manager. Unlike the Material Summary report, the Material Catalog List lists every line item in your Material Manager.
