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A Buyer's Guide to Construction Software

Estimating & Takeoff Software Programs

Construction estimating and takeoff software helps contractors measure plans, calculate costs and develop accurate bids. Takeoff software allows an estimator to measure areas and lengths to determine material quantities or volumes. This is accomplished using a digitizer board and pen (for paper plan takeoff), or can be performed "onscreen" by tracing an electronic plan file (e.g. PDF format ro CAD files). A cost estimating system is used to apply up-to-date material and labor pricing to the takeoff data. The resulting estimate can be professionally formated using proposal management functionality.

 

Different divisions or trades will have unique requirements for their estimating and takeoff systems. General contractors will require bid management software to solicit and compare bids from different subcontractors or materials providers. Meanwhile, MEP subcontractors will have specific demands of their electrical estimating software or mechanical & HVAC estimating software. Earthwork/excavating estimating and takeoff software allows excavation and sitework contractors to generate accurate cut and fill estimates. Finally, we've found that residential contractors are typically seeking easy-to-use, affordable estimating software for remodelers.

ProEst Estimating

ProEst is one of the construction industry’s leading cost estimating solutions. In use by more than 6,500 construction firms, ProEst allows estimators to bid quickly, accurately, and competitively. Its logical layout and fam... More

Accubid for Electrical Contractors

Accubid’s electrical estimating software is intuitive, easy-to-use and helps you produce accurate and detailed estimates quickly and easily. Accubid helps you manage contract variations, and efficiently monitor your service ... More

BID2WIN Estimating & Bidding

BID2WIN is designed to manage the entire estimating and bidding process. Targeted at Heavy/Highway contracting companies, BID2WIN is driven by a Microsoft SQL Server database and can sustain 1 to 1000+ simultaneous users working o... More

Clear Estimates

Clear Estimates is an easy-to-use program that allows you to quickly determine a project's cost in a variety of fashions and produce several types of reports and proposals. The database was crafted by RemodelMAX, Inc. to suit the ... More

ConEst IntelliBid

ConEst Software Systems is a leading provider of estimating, design build, project management and billing software for electrical, data cabling and low voltage contractors. With more than 5,000 users throughout the US, Canada and... More

Contractor's Office

Contractor's Office is a complete, integrated Construction Management System that gives Construction businesses the capability to enter data only once and have it impact all the portions of your business system. Contractor’s... More

EarthWorks Excavation Software

Excavation software for calculating cut and fill quantities quickly and accurately from a set of paper plans or plans distributed in a digital format (PDF, TIF, DWG, DXF).  Simple to use with over 5 hours of training videos b... More

Electrical Bid Manager

Electrical Bid Manager (EBM) estimating software by Vision InfoSoft helps you bid more jobs, faster, with greater confidence, and with seamless network collaboration using SQL estimating technology. EBM was created to handle bidd... More

GiddyUp

GiddyUp is the specialty trade and remodeler’s source for growing their business.  GiddyUp provides contractors with their own personal sales assistant to help manage the customer relationship experience and quote gener... More

Hard Dollar

Hard Dollar increases project accuracy, reduces costs, enables visibility, and control over Estimating, Project Control, Earned Value, Scheduling, Resource Management, Earned Value Management, and Cost Controls.  Solutions fo... More

HCSS

HCSS provides cost estimating and job costing software for contractors in the infrastructure and heavy construction industries. HeavyBid helps contractors of all sizes improve the preconstruction process through its extensive fea... More

Maxwell Systems Logistics Estimation

Our Logistics software is designed to improve your business by automating and expediting every step involved in a job - from estimating and purchasing to billing and project management.  Logistics gives you complete control o... More

Maxwell Systems QuestMX Estimating

Maxwell Systems QuestMX Digital Takeoff Maxwell Systems QuestMX Digital Takeoff allows you to perform an on-screen takeoff quickly and accurately and never touch a set of bulky, expensive blueprints. There's simply no more preci... More

McCormick Estimating Software

For nearly 30 years, McCormick Systems has continued to be the Nation’s Leader in Estimating, CAD and Time and Material billing software. Founded by an electrical contractor, McCormick emphasizes in its products and services... More

OnCenter On-Screen Takeoff

On-Screen Takeoff Professional® is an easy to learn construction estimating and takeoff program that cuts your normal takeoff time in half by allowing you to quickly count objects, measure straight and curved lengths, as well ... More

PlanSwift

PlanSwift is an on-screen digitizer and takeoff software that makes creating takeoffs and estimates easier than ever before. As you click points on the screen to calculate digitized values, the software can automatically calculat... More

Plumbing Bid Manager

Plumbing Bid Manager (PBM) estimating software helps you bid more jobs, faster, with greater confidence, and with seamless network collaboration. PBM was created to handle bidding on small to medium plumbing jobs but has the power... More

QuickMeasure

Blueprint measuring software for both paper and digital plans. Ideal for any contractor who must generate quantity takeoffs from a set of blueprints. In business for over 19 years with over 3000 customers worldwide. First compa... More

QuoteExpress Piping & SheetMetal

QuoteExpress SheetMetal and QuoteExpress Piping are the premier HVAC and Mechanical estimating programs. Find out why more contractors SWITCH to QuoteExpress. Do you bid commercial Piping or Sheet Metal jobs? We are the estimatin... More

Sage Timberline Estimating

Sage estimating solutions give you multiple take-off options, industry-specific pricing databases, and integration with our accounting modules. With Sage Timberline Office construction software you have the tools to build winning ... More

SharpeSoft

SharpeSoft’s Estimator cost estimating software is designed by a civil estimator for utility, heavy/highway, paving and other civil construction.  Estimator’s intuitive operation makes it the easiest estimating pr... More

SureCount

Estimating is a critical step in any job, and the more accurate and timely an estimator can be, the better. SureCount symbol recognition software gives estimators the means to eliminate the time-consuming task of counting and meas... More

WenDuct and WenPipe

WenDuct and WenPipe mechanical estimating software is designed for commercial, industrial and institutional specialty contractors that do estimates for the following: HVAC sheet metal, industrial ventilation, mechanical piping, pl... More

WinEx Master

WinEx Master™ is ROCTEK’s advanced excavation takeoff program that works with hard copy plans as well as digital files such as PDF, TIF, JPG, PLN, and BMP, DXF and more.  Developed to help excavation contractor... More



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