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Takeoff systems are used to measure plans and calculate accurate quantities during the estimating process. Digitizer tablets allow estimators to trace paper plans with an electronic device and capture quantities and measures electronically. More recently, many estimators have turned to construction takeoff software, which measures PDF, CAD and other digital files on their computer screen.
General contractors and other estimators that estimate across multiple divisions should review our construction estimating systems buyer's guide. MEP contractors should review our buyers guides for electrical estimating software and HVAC and mechanical estimating software. For site work firms, we have developed an earthwork and excavating estimating software buyers guide.
General contractors and other AEC industry firms are challenged to manage contractor pre-qualification, bid invitation, bid document distribution, and bid comparisons. Bid management systems provide estimators, purchasing managers, and project managers a single database of suppliers and subcontractors, as well as an efficient system for soliciting and tracking bids.
Project scheduling systems enable projected managers to efficiently schedule people, resources and tasks for an efficient construction process. Most systems employ a critical path method (CPM) paradigm and provide graphical representations of the schedule, such as Gantt charts. Scheduling is sometimes included in project management systems.
Our project management buyers guide includes a long list of project management systems for document control, scheduling and budget tracking. This includes traditional "on-premise" systems, as well as the newer web-based construction management systems. You will also find strong project management capabilities in many of the accounting and job costing systems.
Our accounting and job costing systems buyers guide profiles a long list of accounting systems for a wide range of contractors and home builders. Commercial and industrial contractors will find systems in our general contractor software guide. Home builders - especially production builders - should review our guide for home builder software.
Customer management software (i.e. CRM software) is used by contractors and homebuilders to manage their sales, marketing and service functions. Homebuilders have especially important requirements for managing their new home marketing, sales leads, option selection and sales process. Commercial contractors have more straightforward customer management requirements.
Electrical, mechanical and other contractors with an intensive service operation will need systems for dispatch, service contracts and spare parts inventory management. Our construction service management buyers guide details a range of systems for service management, most of which are offered as a component of a broader accounting suite.