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Date: 2008-08-04 15:52:02
Spring 2008 Newsletter
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2008 Spring Newsletter
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HardHat Technologies is the premier provider of construction business solutions in the Southeast. HardHat Technologies has been assisting construction companies since 1997 offering an array of solutions in areas such as Accounting, job costing, Project Management, Estimating and much more. We offer a complete turn-key approach; the product, implementation, training and best of all, we are there to support you while your company grows.
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Non-Residential Construction Markets Remain Active As Costs Continue to Rise
Turner Building Cost Index Forecasts 4.96% Increase Over 1st Quarter 2007
March 18, 2008
Building Design and Construction
Turner Construction Company, the nation’s leading general builder, today announced that construction costs increased 1.48 percent over the Fourth Quarter 2007 and 4.96 percent over the First Quarter 2007. Turner has issued this quarterly forecast for more than 80 years.
According to Karl F. Almstead, the Turner vice president responsible for the Turner Building Cost Index, “The non-residential construction market remains active in spite of the residential market slowdown and the uncertainty in the credit markets. The perception that there may be an economic slowdown has lead to an easing of pricing pressure and an increase in competition among trade contractors in some markets. However, in major metropolitan markets such as New York City, the available volume of work continues to drive pricing upward.”
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Prolog - Best Practices Roadshow 2008
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Find out the secret behind the success of the nation’s most prosperous engineering firms, contractors, and building owners.
Join us for a complimentary web seminar on May 13, 2008, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM EDT featuring:
- Exclusive new FMI research findings on construction project management software
- How industry leaders are managing their entire portfolio of projects, programs and facilities
- Real-life customer successes using Prolog® construction project management software
Register now and learn how to best:
- Control project budgets and costs
- Improve team collaboration
- Manage multiple projects in one database
- Standardize project data business processes
- Audit projects for deficiencies and risk exposure
- And more
Don’t miss this important web seminar. Register today!
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HardHat Technologies and Meridian Systems are excited to bring you 3 very special offers. The first is the new BOSS- Back on Software Support. This allows you to bring your software licenses back up to date on support without paying any penalties just the normal annual support cost will apply. You will also be upgraded to the most recent version of Prolog. No matter if you have named, concurrent or enterprise this will get you ready for the new Prolog up-grade due out later this year.
The second is the Prolog Manager Enterprise Sync-up- Now, for a limited period of time, customers who have 2 or 3 concurrent licenses can purchase individual enterprise licenses as long as the end result is a final enterprise pack of a multiple of 5 (5, 10, 15, etc.). This will bring your older concurrent licenses up to date as an Enterprise pack.
The final offer is the Named to Enterprise upgrade Promotion. Customers may purchase an upgrade from a Prolog Manager (Named license) to Prolog Manager (Enterprise license) as long as the resulting configuration is a multiple of 5 (5, 10, 15, etc.).
For all the details on these special offers contact Jan Yagle at (678) 562-4109
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Key Training Dates - Prolog Manager
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Prolog Manager Classroom Training: HardHat Technologies understands your need for training and how it relates to your existing business practices. This is why we are committed to providing training that will enable our customers to get the most from their software products. Our classroom instructors have logged many hours of experience not only in the training room but also with practical, hands on experience within the construction industry.
Our training facility is equipped with 15 PC workstations and projection equipment to enhance the learning experience along with plenty of room to make your experience a favorable one. All classes start at 9:00 AM and end at 4:00 PM.
Intro. to Prolog Manger: May 6th & 7th, June 3rd & 4th, July 8th & 9th, August 5th & 6th
Budget & Cost Control: May 8th, July 10th
Purchasing: June 5th, August 7th
Prolog Administration: May 13th & 14th, July 15th & 16th
Advanced Reporting: May 15th, July17th
For the complete 2008 Prolog training schedule...
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HardHat's Mobile Training Lab is Coming to Tampa
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HardHat Technologies will be bringing its mobile training lab to Tampa on June 3rd. We will be offering a one day Beginning Prolog Manager class. This class was developed to help the novice user understand the basics.
The Tampa training will be held at the Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina, 700 S. Florida Ave., Tampa. FL 33602 (813) 221-4900.
June 3rd – 1 day Beginning Prolog Manager – cost $550
(Class runs from 9am to 5pm)
For more information or to register please contact Jan Yagle at (678) 562-4109. Hurry as space is limited!
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Prolog Tip - Working With A Variable Rate Retainage Contract in Prolog
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by Jason Faulkner, HardHat Technologies Custom Development & Support Analyst
Contract terms can sometimes call for special methods for handling retainage. One such term is a variable rate which says at the completion of a certain percentage of work, the retainage held for future work is subject to a lower rate.
Unfortunately, Prolog does not have a built in way of handling this. In Prolog, when you change the retainage percent, the entire completed value recalculates against the percentage entered, releasing the previously held retainage and showing the difference in the amount due. Because of this, if you want to “freeze” the current retainage and then withhold a different rate moving forward, simply changing the retainage percent will not work.
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Your Invited - PDM Webinar - Increasing Workflow Efficiency with PDM
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Please join HardHat Technologies for one of our Webinars featuring PDM, a Project Document Management solution. PDM is the most sophisticated and easy-to-use product of its kind. PDM totally integrates with Prolog and it’s flexible “open architecture” technology allows for connectivity and communication with other project management systems as well.
From design and development to pre-construction, construction and close-out, your needs start with document creation, then estimating, document distribution, bid management and finally project management.
We are currently offering the following dates and times:
Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
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