HCSS

HCSS

Score 8.4 out of 10
HCSS

Overview

What is HCSS?

HCSS is a construction software suite. It includes functionality for bidding, time card and project management, safety, planning, scheduling, equipment management, and data warehousing and reporting. Each module can be purchased separately. The suite can be hosted in the cloud.
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HCSS Feedback

9 out of 10
January 19, 2018

Our foremen currently use the Field System to create and send timecards. We will begin our testing phase to transition to mobile devices …

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HCSS product review

9 out of 10
January 09, 2018
We use Heavybid across our organization for all estimating, in both our NE and SE offices; this includes both our construction and paving …
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Popular Features

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  • Photo documentation (25)
    10.0
    100%
  • Jobsite reports (30)
    8.0
    80%
  • Mobile app (28)
    6.1
    61%
  • Collaboration & approvals (19)
    4.1
    41%

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What is HCSS?

HCSS is a construction software suite. It includes functionality for bidding, time card and project management, safety, planning, scheduling, equipment management, and data warehousing and reporting. Each module can be purchased separately. The suite can be hosted in the cloud.

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Product Demos

Construction Software Development Company - Estimating, Bidding, & More | HCSS
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Features

Construction Project & Field Management

Features related to collaboration between construction management and project execution (e.g. the office and the job site, general contractors and subcontractors)

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Product Details

What is HCSS?

HCSS is a construction software suite for estimating, operations, project management, safety, and equipment management used by the top contractors in transportation, oil & gas, power, industrial, telecom, and water/wastewater. Contractors use the software suite to win profitable work, keep projects on track and on budget, manage key assets, and then they integrate that information directly into their accounting system.

Suite components include:
  • HeavyBid (estimating)
  • HeavyJob (time cards, job costing, project management)
  • HCSS Safety
  • HCSS Plans
  • Equipment360
  • HCSS Telematics
  • HCSS Dispatcher
  • FuelerPlus
  • HCSS eLogs
  • HCSS Cloud
  • HCSS Skills
  • HCSS Forms

HCSS Features

Construction Project & Field Management Features

  • Supported: Plan distribution & viewing
  • Supported: Plan markups & sharing
  • Supported: Document sharing
  • Supported: Issue tracking & punchlists
  • Supported: Photo documentation
  • Supported: Jobsite reports
  • Supported: Collaboration & approvals
  • Supported: Mobile app

Additional Features

  • Supported: Estimating and bidding
  • Supported: Invitation to bid
  • Supported: Quote management
  • Supported: Timecards
  • Supported: Daily diaries
  • Supported: Production quantities
  • Supported: T&M Reporting
  • Supported: Equipment Maintenance
  • Supported: Equipment Work Orders
  • Supported: Alerts & Notifications

HCSS Screenshots

Screenshot of HeavyBid - build the structure of your estimateScreenshot of HeavyBid - manage sub and material quotesScreenshot of HeavyBid - create professional bid proposalsScreenshot of HeavyJob - manage your job site from your mobile deviceScreenshot of HeavyJob - capture job site photos from any deviceScreenshot of HeavyJob - review, edit, and approve time cards from a mobile deviceScreenshot of HeavyJob - review daily job information and crew performance on a mobile deviceScreenshot of HeavyJob - see how your jobs are performing from your mobile deviceScreenshot of HCSS Safety - lead effective safety meetingsScreenshot of HCSS Safety - keep permanent inspections in one central locationScreenshot of HCSS Safety - capture near misses in the fieldScreenshot of HCSS Safety - capture incident information as soon as it happensScreenshot of HCSS Safety - JHAs/JSAs/AHAs

HCSS Video

Construction Software Development Company - Estimating, Bidding, & More | HCSS

HCSS Integrations

HCSS Competitors

HCSS Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported CountriesUnited States, Canada

Frequently Asked Questions

HCSS is a construction software suite. It includes functionality for bidding, time card and project management, safety, planning, scheduling, equipment management, and data warehousing and reporting. Each module can be purchased separately. The suite can be hosted in the cloud.

Viewpoint ProContractor, InEight, and Microsoft Excel are common alternatives for HCSS.

Reviewers rate Photo documentation highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of HCSS are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).

HCSS Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)30%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)55%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)15%
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Reviews and Ratings

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April 29, 2021

The only one for heavy civil construction

Angelique Hamm | TrustRadius Reviewer
Angelique Hamm
Corporate Applications Manager
Flatiron (Construction, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
HCSS HeavyJob is a great program that caters to, well, heavy jobs! Being what seems to be the only software for heavy civil construction, it makes sense to the company, and with good reason. HeavyJob has some really great features: the production reporting and forecasting are vital field tools that, when used as intended, can put your teams ahead of schedule, provide invaluable information on where the lag is or keys on how to pick up production for the next day/week, all in real time.
March 18, 2020

A Leader in the Construction World

J. Mickey Merguerian | TrustRadius Reviewer
J. Mickey Merguerian
Project Controls Coordinator
Underpinning and Foundation Skanska (Civil Engineering, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
If you are looking for a well-rounded tool that can be used by the field for Field logs, Man Hours/Timecards, estimating and analytics, this is the product for you. It gives the user a lot of controls and parameters to filter data by, and as far as estimating, I believe this is the best product out there.
February 15, 2020

HCSS... a rockstar in the field!

Verified User
Employee in Other
Construction Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
The HCSS support structure is truly topnotch. Any time we have an issue and give them a call they are right on it. Between the response time to the time, the problem or situation is fixed, in most cases, it is usually the same day. They are great at helping you with the problem but also take the time to explain the problem, why it happened, and what the correction is/needs to be.
June 15, 2018

Behind the scenes review.

Verified User
Manager in Other
Construction Company, 201-500 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
The training staff is helpful and I feel would be able to teach this program to any company and help implement. Th platform is robust enough for the management team, however simply enough for our employees in the field to be able to use.
January 23, 2018

What's so HEAVY about HCSS

Daniel Duke | TrustRadius Reviewer
Daniel Duke
Project Manager
ARB, Inc. (Construction, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
HCSS is a flexible system and can be suited to nearly any need. The largest problem I have found is that many users don't know what they want at first and it is fairly cumbersome to change some of the key components the further down the implementation process goes.
January 09, 2018

From a Paper Notepad to a Sofeware Program, what an upgrade.

Olaf Johnson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Olaf Johnson
Scheduling Manager
Northeast Asphalt, Inc. | A Walbec Group Company (Construction, 201-500 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Our operation uses several pieces of what we call specialty equipment (not used every day on every job). The foreman when finished will give a location of where this equipment is left, this many times can be very vague and lead to a lowboy driver trying to block around to find the piece or driving down a street he cannot get turned around in. With the GPS devices, the driver can pinpoint exactly where the unit is and if he has room to turn around at that location.
January 09, 2018

HCSS product review

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Dave Socci
Sr. VP Preconstruction
The Middlesex Corporation (Construction, 501-1000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
As noted previously, it is especially well suited to the heavy/civil industry. As all of my experience with HCSS has been within this industry, I've not had an opportunity to find an application where it did not perform well.
January 09, 2018

Heavybid Review from a Long time User.

Dave Luytjes | TrustRadius Reviewer
Dave Luytjes
Chief Estimator/Vice President
Texas Sterling Construction Co. (Construction, 501-1000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
In the heavy civil arena, they are top of the line. A vertical contractor may struggle a bit to adapt the programs but I think this can be overcome with some adaptation by the contractor. An engineer or owner trying to use the program will have a difficult time, unless they have a contractor's background.
January 09, 2018

Spot on estimating and Field Management software!

MD
Mike DeRousse
President
Conco-West, Inc. (Construction, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
HCSS is well suited for the Heavy General Engineering Contractor of any size. HeavyJob needs more flexibility for tracking T & M and Change Order work. HeavyJob needs to have the ability to import Plans and specifications to tablets and make onscreen notes on plans so Foreman can better track job changes on one device.
December 01, 2017

You won't be disappointed with HCSS!

Heather Gunzelmann | TrustRadius Reviewer
Heather Gunzelmann
Director of Operations
Strongstown's B&K Enterprises Inc. (Construction, 51-200 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Heavy Job and Heavy Bid are AMAZING! We can't describe how beneficial these two programs have been to our company and would HIGHLY recommend them both to everyone and have. I will be attending the user group meeting this year (2nd one) and focusing on Dispatcher. If we can't put Dispatcher to the use that we need, then we will probably discontinue the program. The Safety Program sounded amazing but the cost was too high. I've heard that the cost has come down so we may revisit that in the next 1-2 years. Equipment 360 seems to be working well and I've been pushing to implement the GPS system as well.
Side note: my boss keeps asking me if I'm selling HCSS program on the side since I've pushed hard for the products at our company. There are a lot of great programs and the implementation team is top notch.
December 01, 2017

HCSS - Payroll Processing

Bethanie Larson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bethanie Larson
Payroll Supervisor
JF Brennan Company (Construction, 201-500 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
HCSS is designed to work with construction firms, and I would say for any company that has employees that travel a lot. If you work with a crew of employees, the superintendent can report his own time, along with his crew members. He can also report who should receive per diem (over night stays), and how much material they went through in a day. Material reporting is important for future projects. It provides real data on how long it takes to conduct a particular activity along with how much material the crew went through to accomplish that particular activity.
November 28, 2017

Now Trending... Make the software work for you, don't you work for the software!

JS
Julia Salgueiro
Project Manager
Preston Pipelines (Construction, 501-1000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend

For companies looking to responsibly manage their project financials with reliable* cost/revenue data, HCSS HeavyJob is a great option. For companies who own, fuel, and maintain their own equipment, the Dispatcher, E360, and FuelerPlus programs are useful addons and will provide reliable* cost data for forecasting company equipment costs and needs.

*The "less appropriate" scenario is when a company is ill-prepared to be culturally dedicated to the process of reviewing the data for accuracy and completion. The biggest downfall of HCSS is that if the data is bad, EVERYTHING else is garbage. I cannot stress enough the importance of identifying what kind of a culture your company has, then taking steps to modify and alter so that using the system will happen effectively. Lastly, commit to continuous quality control practices.

November 13, 2017

HeavyBid for Industrial Estimating

Michael Daughters | TrustRadius Reviewer
Michael Daughters
Chief Estimator
Haskell Corporation (Oil & Energy, 51-200 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
HCSS Heavybid is well suited in a heavy industrial estimating world. It is designed around heavy civil work, bridges, roadways, DOT type work. It even includes a DOT SOV import feature. It is not designed around the CSI code, around commercial or residential construction. The flexibilty in the bid form/SOV creation allows it to be extremely useful for heavy industrial or mechanical/civil work.
November 10, 2017

The HCSS Effect

Matt Snow | TrustRadius Reviewer
Matt Snow
Project Manager & Estimator
RDJE, Inc. (Construction, 51-200 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
HCSS is well-suited for a company that needs accurate cost reporting and standardization. It is also well-suited for a company that requires large amounts of documentation on a daily basis. It provides a one-stop shop for crews in the field for input.
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