Description

What if you could increase your bid accuracy and speed, and have the vital information where you need it, when you need it, so you can build better general construction cost estimates and gain a competitive edge?

The world’s best way to create office productivity is now the easiest way to build quick and accurate construction cost estimates. You can now work in a single MS Excel environment to quickly create, build, and manage your cost estimates. As a construction professional, improving cost estimating efficiency translates to profits. If increased accuracy and speed, greater profits and lower risk are important to you, then GeneralCOST Estimator is the software for you.

Why GeneralCOST Estimator for Excel

Easy to Use, Yet Comprehensive

GeneralCOST Estimator comes with a built-in general construction cost database in the industry-standard, 16 division CSI format (MasterFormat) covering all cost categories of construction. You can easily customize the database to suit your cost estimating style.

Designed for Microsoft Excel and improving on its capabilities, GeneralCOST Estimator is contained completely within an Excel file with several worksheets. All you have to do is open your MS Excel program, then open the GeneralCOST Estimator Excel file. Create your estimate and print reports. All tied to a convenient menu. It’s that easy.

GeneralCOST Estimator generates instant, on-screen reports. Click a button to print or format as you would format any MS Excel spreadsheet file. You can use Excel’s powerful data saving and exporting tools for managing and distributing your estimates in electronic format and as email attachment.

Features

For most of us time is money. For builders and contractors it means a lot more. Your survival in today’s competitive construction market may very well depend on it. Imagine saving time in creating accurate general construction cost estimates based on standard unit prices reflecting your way of doing business. That’s a sure way of gaining advantage over the competition and enjoying it, too. As a contractor, builder, real estate broker or real estate finance company, you want to know the accurate cost of construction.

• Industry-standard CSI format cost data for construction cost estimating
• Flexible, user-modifiable data worksheets
• On-screen Takeoff Calculator
• Built-in reporting or use Excel’s reporting functions
• Cost items now indicate Labor manhours for easy project scheduling
• New reports including Price Quotation and Bill of Material
• Step-by-Step Tutorial for easy and fast learning
• Compatible with rolling devices such as ScaleMaster and Scalex.

GeneralCOST Estimator comes with a built-in general construction cost database in the industry-standard, 16 division CSI format (MasterFormat) covering all cost categories of construction. You can easily customize the database to suit your cost estimating style:

• Add new cost data or edit existing data
• Apply your own overhead and profit factors
• Make changes to suit the way you do business

Key Benefits

Convenient MS Excel based estimating

• Customizable, flexible, built-in unit cost data in industry-standard CSI format
• Local cost data updated periodically
• On-screen Takeoff Calculator
• Flexibility to create your own cost category to replace supplied ones
• Modifiable overhead and profit applications
• No initial training necessary… you already know how to use it
• Comprehensive Online Help system
• Includes FREE year 2012 program and cost data updates ($29.95 value)

System Requirements

• Personal computer running under Windows
• Microsoft Excel 2000/2003 or Excel 2007/2010
• Laser or inkjet compatible printer