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. Designed for Microsoft Excel and improving on its capabilities, GeneralCOST Estimator is contained completely within an Excel file with several built-in cost data worksheets.

Designed specifically for contractors, builders, cost estimators, architects and construction professionals. As a construction professional, improving cost estimating efficiency translates to profits.

GeneralCOST Estimator contains industry standard cost data in the CSI format (MasterFormat) for all cost categories covering general construction. Current unit prices provided include material and labor including labor hours. City indexes are automatically applied to adjust costs for your local area. Easily modify and add cost data to suit your local conditions and business. Assign your own Overhead and Profit applications.

GeneralCOST Estimator instantly creates user-modifiable, on-screen and printed estimate reports including price quotation, bill of material and several levels of detailed reports. Click a button to print or format the report using Excel’s formatting functions. You can use Excel's powerful data saving and exporting tools for managing and distributing your estimates in electronic format and as email attachment.

Built-in context-sensitive HTML Help system and online Step-By-Step tutorial makes learning fast and easy.

GeneralCOST Estimator supports advanced features including On-screen Takeoff Calculator compatible with rolling devices such as ScaleMaster and Scalex. With built-in RS-232 interface, it is also compatible with digitizer software that overlays GTCO, Calcomp and other digitizers.

Use GeneralCOST Estimator as an estimating and bidding tool to save time, improve accuracy and achieve greater success. If increased accuracy and fast learning curve, greater profits and lower risk are important to you, then GeneralCOST Estimator is the software for you.

GeneralCOST Estimator is designed and developed in the USA by CPR International, Inc., a leading provider of cost estimating software tools and cost data for the construction industry since 1986.

Use GeneralCOST Estimator with confidence and profit!

                                                                

Customizable Cost Data to Suit Local Conditions

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.

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

GeneralCOST Estimator is so simple that with a step-by-step wizard-like interface, you will generate a complete cost estimate within minutes.

Easy to use, yet comprehensive

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.

Guaranteed Free Software Updates

Because costs change in time, we research and update our databases quarterly. GeneralCOST Estimator comes with our guarantee of free software updates. No additional charges, no recurring costs. Your estimating software and built-in data is always up to date. That's a promise!

Key Benefits

• Convenient MS Excel based estimating

• Product of our expertise in cost estimating since 1986

• Customizable, flexible, built-in unit cost data in industry-standard CSI format (MasterFormat)

• Local cost data updated quarterly

• Start-up wizard for creating fast estimates

• Cost data includes all standard construction cost categories

• Flexibility to create your own cost category to replace supplied ones

• Modifiable overhead and profit applications

• Accurate construction cost estimates in minutes

• No initial training necessary... you already know how to use it

• Comprehensive Online Help system

• Free software updates... no recurring costs... ever

System Requirements

• Personal computer running under Windows

• Microsoft Excel 97-2000 or above

• Laser or inkjet compatible printer