Estimating

 The estimating system takes you through each step of the steel estimating process, from scoping out the project and assigning material and finish requirements through takeoff and bidding.

Although you can enter your estimate directly from the contract drawings, the system creates all of the forms necessary to do a written takeoff. This allows the takeoff to be done by estimators and the data entry to be a clerical function. Either way, you will find the data entry to be very intuitive.

Estimates may be based on mill or warehouse pricing or a combination of both. Fluctuating material prices can be easily handled by generating estimate specific material requests for quotation which can be emailed or faxed to your material suppliers to secure exact costs for your estimates. 

All of your subcontracted items and buyout quotations can be applied to your estimate from within the summary module. You choose which quotations to include in your final summary.

You will, at a minimum, cut your takeoff time in half while increasing your consistency, accuracy, and win rate. 

Automated Takeoff Features:

Note: The default estimate labor values supplied are based on more than thirty years of fabrication experience. However, you can easily create  "user" values to coexist with the default values. This allows you to customize the system over time.