Estimating software offers two big benefits when creating estimates: accuracy and speed. The software allows the use of industry cost databases to quickly and accurately reference costs and complete a bid, unlike Excel spreadsheets which are not tied to a cost database. Modern features of estimating software, such as auto-correcting, can provide construction contractors with a leg up over the competition.
Estimating software offers contractors the ability to create estimates from a database of cost items rather than starting from scratch every time. Software also allows contractors to create and save estimates and cost information in searchable databases repositories.
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