Cost Savings

 With the following features an estimator will substantially reduce the setup,  takeoff and pricing time:

  • Diversified and flexible to be profitable
  • Ready to use in 4 to 8 hours, startup material, labor and library included
  • Easy navigation of the computer screens for input of information
  • Copy to and from allows building your takeoff quickly
  • Instantaneous pricing of standard items when inputted
  • Easy to build a large capacity standard library, casework, counters, frames, trim to paneling
  • Special item pricing on the fly
  • Procedure driven and data producing
  • Not a spreadsheet but formatted procedures and databases
  • Access from anywhere with online version
  • Easy multi level reporting
  • Export all info to Excel or PDF file for further use

Initial Global Setup Savings:(Based on an average estimators cost @ $45.00/hr)

  • Ready to use "Out of the Box" in 4 to 8 hours verses 4 to 8 weeks from similar programs.
  • Potential Savings would be 156 to 312 hours @ $45.00 = $7,020 to $14,040

Online Hosted Application Savings: (if selected over download version)(based on IT technician @ $100.00/hour)

  • Installation savings 4 to 8 hours depending upon type of installation and number of users,
    2 to 8 hours = $200.00 to $800.00
  • Remote access installation of remote access on local system or network,
    8 to 16 hours plus software, $800.00 to $1600.00 plus $3,500.00
    or $4,300 to $5,100.00
  • Installation of upgrades when received, 1 to 4 hours, $100.00 to $400.00

Actual Estimating Time** Savings: (Based on an average estimators cost @ $45.00/hr)

  • Single location entry for multiple items per location*
  • Copy to/Merge takeoff locations*
  • Multiple pricing for SpecialItems***
  • Easy reviewing by Chief Estimator or Owner
  • Prepare a Schedule of Values or pre-bid breakdown
    with Mobilization, Shop Drawings, General
    Conditions, Bond, area by area breakdown,
    subtrades with all figure adjusted appropriately
    to suite your specific requirements
  • Print multiple Scope Letters with different/specific prices

  Average time savings for $300,000 project is approx. 4-12 hours, $180.00 to $540.00

  Now multiple this savings by say 60 projects per year, $10,800.00 to $32,400.00

  "*"  No copy and paste as in Excel
  "**" Based on a hospital type project valued approx. $300,000 consisting of
       Admin. area, nurses stations, admitting area, typical patient rooms and
       utility areas
  "***" No find and replace required - completed automatically

Priceless!

  • Unknow savings, how many projects could be bid during this setup down time? Priceless.
  • Convenience of remote access from office, home office, travelling, clients office or any hi speed internet connection. Priceless!
  • Accumulation of data specifically for each area to allow exact data for sorting, separate pricing, scheduling, schedule of values. Priceless!
  • Develop more data for quantities, material, most expensive items to buy better, price lower and win to bid. Priceless!

Sample Projects vs Time

  Estimating time**** includes rough takeoff, takeoff, sourcing special materials,   pricing and reporting:

  "****"Estimating time is based on an estimator with a minimum 3 years AWI/AWMAC   experience using the Prime6400 system

Benefits to User:

  • Designed to estimate quickly to be prepared for the bid that is due for 2:00pm tomorrow with the ability to expand or export information to other manufacturing technology programs once the contract is awarded
  • Start and stop takeoff at anytime, then pickup where you left off
  • Easy review process by Owner or Chief Estimator
  • Export all reports to assigned printer or to PDF file
  • Export takeoff to Excel spreadsheet
  • Auto error checking
  • Competitively reasonable software costs
  • Free seamless upgrades and tech support (online version only)
  • Incorporate custom items in little time
  • Multi price feature allows all like items to be price updated at the same time
  • Ongoing upgrades to further enhance to the system
  • Quick implementation of user suggestion or custom programming

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