RSMeans data, from Gordian (Costworks) vs. Quick Bid

Again, CostWorks is very good at developing models of standard industry facilities/buildings, and it does this very accurately and efficiently. It is not a software that I would use to develop a very detailed line-item cost estimate that would possibly need several revisions to it over the course of the estimate deliverable cycle. And it would not be one I would use where the estimate needs to be broken down into phases or areas of construction. It just doesn't have these capabilities, and maybe it shouldn't. However, it is an excellent resource for running along side other estimating softwares in that its database of line-items is one of immense depth and as I stated before, I use it all the time in conjunction with my other client-specified softwares so that I can find line-items that those softwares just do not contain.

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This is more of an application for companies who are involved in mass bid submissions and do tenders for large scale construction works. In the scenarios of construction business the mass bidders can use this solution relly well. The calculations and reporting also helps with accurate estimations of tenders and bids

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• CostWorks is very good at generating quick and valid estimates for standardized facilities such as office buildings, schools, etc. It allows you to validate other cost estimates at the UniFormat level when doing an estimate validation.
• CostWorks' database of detailed line-items is a very resourceful asset when it comes to finding a very specific line-item. Sometimes, when using Success or MII, I will have CostWorks open on the other screen so I can find an item that the other softwares just don't have and build it into the other software from the CostWorks entry.
• CostWorks does a very good job of generating reports that are both well-developed and have enough detail at the summary level to be able to sit with a client or a project manager and have them follow along and understand without being overwhelmed with detail and numbers.

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• We can put together assemblies that give a true representation of our costs.
• It allows us to dial in markups in certain areas and in the project overall.

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• small project costs where labor is a bigger portion than materials on cost
• markup factors on governmental projects

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• Would like it to be a little more user friendly at startup.
• Would like to have more support from the software customer service to see how we can use it in different departments within our company.
• Better short-cut keys for quicker tasks.

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I've never had the need to discuss CostWorks with a vendor.

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The customer support has been great. They have helped us work through any issues that have come up.

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CostWorks is much quicker than manually looking up costs and copying them to a spreadsheet.

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Due to recommendation by my very known person and also explore fuctions properly which was quite suitable for our business.

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• Good - it saves a lot of time on producing estimates

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• Quick Bid has had a huge ROI for our company. We would not have been able to grow and take on our large projects without it.
• The efficiency added for the estimators allows us to take on more projects with less staff.

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