During construction, accurate and accurate reporting is very important - budget documentation or a simple estimate. However, the estimated business is not so simple as it might seem at first. Drawing up construction estimates requires knowledge of the matter, and training in budgeting is a rather long and laborious process.
To facilitate the work of a modern estimator in the construction industry, about two dozen different programs for the preparation of construction estimates are distributed. This review has collected several similar software for various types of work.
For medium-sized enterprises that work in the construction industry, these programs will become indispensable.
Mini Estimate
This application for creating budget documentation will allow you to draw up estimates that are focused on construction and repair, as well as assess the necessary costs.
For a person who decides to make repairs in his own apartment or build a garage and has little knowledge of the intricacies of construction, this program for budgeting will work just fine.
In addition, it is free, it can be downloaded freely from the developer's site. Simplicity and ease of use made Mini-Estimate one of the most popular estimated utilities for private use.
The generated estimates are transferred to Word or Excel, and they can be printed on a printer. It is also possible to automatically fill in the estimate, make a calculation both in rubles and in dollars.
Construction budgeting program
A small application for creating estimates "My estimate" is intended for operations with data that are presented in a two-dimensional array (spreadsheet). A very easy-to-manage program will allow, practically without preparation, to begin work on drawing up estimates and calculating the cost of various works. For individuals and small firms this software is perfect, which will help in the preparation of estimates and the assessment of additional costs for materials and various services.
The main program window is a list of imported or created estimates. They can be edited, copied, deleted, exported to .xls and .html formats, and also, using a filter, sorted by various parameters.
The program saves all entered data automatically. Subsequently, they can be reused, there is no need to re-type. You can create an unlimited number of sections of the estimate, the utility itself will calculate the costs for each section and the total cost of expenses. There is a function of printing all the estimated documentation, calculations of the cost of materials and certificates of work. The necessary forms are generated by the program independently. You can also display the level of payment of the estimate, its additional costs, add comments, set the amount of VAT.
Main characteristics:
- selective printing of individual sections, the act of work performed or the entire estimate;
- convenient structure of estimates;
- the ability to add discounts and odds;
- several reports: work register, estimate journal, expenses, payment, and others;
- backup database storage;
- detailed help and Russian interface;
- the ability to export to several formats.
Utility "Kors Estimate"
To create an estimate documentation for repair and construction, you can use either the online version of the program on the developer's website or buy this software in the same place. The program takes into account the progress of work, their cost, automatically fills in estimates, distributes materials by type of work in accordance with price categories, selects performers, and makes settlements. The function of maintaining financial and warehouse accounting, archiving databases.
"AvanSMETA"
The program for preparing estimates for finishing work will require the user only to draw up a plan of the premises and indicate the types of planned works. The utility will automatically calculate the remaining data. There is also a built-in editor with document templates and already created basic estimates for the main types of work. It is only necessary to indicate your own rates and prices. On the official website of the program, you can download its network version.
The program for drawing up estimates for construction work "Turbo Estimator"
This software is intended for estimators who are involved in the compilation and verification of local estimates, resource sheets, acts of completion, forms for writing off materials, accumulative sheets, etc. Among the various offers on the software market, this software stands out from similar ones with a convenient and simple interface, as well as a number of unique features and a wide range of diverse functions:
- creation of user regulatory frameworks;
- the ability to work in one window with various collections;
- instant transition from viewing the contents of the collection to a quote, section or table;
- display on the monitor of all information on pricing: the scope of work, resources taken into account and unaccounted for;
- the principle of operation of the program for making estimates "Turbo Estimator" is similar to the technology for creating tables in Excel;
- conversion factors of standards for overhead costs and estimated profit, coefficients of winter appreciation are automatically applied;
- application of all mathematical formulas;
- simultaneous display on the screen of estimates and normative compendium;
- printout of the verified document with the results of the verification and color marking.
Software Smeta.RU
Designed to compile and verify construction estimates. Ideal for large construction companies that work with a large amount of estimated information, as well as for small contractors. The popularity of this estimator for estimators is based on its wide functionality, convenient interface and calculation power.
The advantages of the software package include:
- an extensive library of regulatory documents and data - collections of estimated standards, price tags for equipment, materials and structures, prices for work, price tags for the operation of machines and mechanisms, regulatory and methodological literature, elementary estimated standards;
- directly in the estimated program there is the opportunity to compile and adjust their own company rates of the regulatory framework;
- construction estimates are formed at various levels and character;
- checking automatically estimated documentation in comparison with the regulatory framework for compliance;
- in the program for making estimates Smeta.RU estimates are carried out according to the accepted and newly defined templates and formulas;
- diverse and flexible search throughout the reference data volume and estimated documentation.