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First - how large is your company?, Who will do your estimates? Are they shared over a network. Do you want to step into a fully integrated system at the get go? I came across 2 very reasonable estimators on this website.
Write down on paper how you want to do your estimates, info you want , sharing, invoicing, purchasing related, etc and then I would rate the features you want on a 1-10 rating and then compare packages.
My whole business is internet based and have back office operations web based - so sharing info is important to us , plus I made up my own categories based upon construction sequence. I don't like any of the "Industry Standard" categories as they aren't in the sequence that any one builds in.
1) bid4build dot com - uses your own categories, and you can build different cost books using national codes or build your own. I liked several items it offered as you could build cost books say for retail tenant finish, basement remodels, etc
2)Expert Estimating - www.expert-estimating.com
Same small price point.
go to these websites and check them out they may be a good starter for you.
Terry
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