Hard Dollar is Now InEight Estimate

For Capital Projects, InEight Estimate Delivers Confidence

InEight Estimate, formerly known as Hard Dollar, is part of the comprehensive InEight project controls platform. Like every product in the modular, integrated InEight platform, InEight Estimate reflects InEight’s deep expertise in capital construction.

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Capital Construction Organizations Trust InEight Estimate

Kiewit HNTB Sundt Philips
Bird Orion Brasfield & Gorrie

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KEY FEATURES

Build fast, defensible bids that win. InEight Estimate streamlines the estimating process from concept to final proposal. By combining flexible structures, benchmarking, and automation tools, it supports large, complex project estimates.

FLEXIBLE ESTIMATE STRUCTURES

Build more precise construction estimates and avoid costly surprises. Flexible estimate structures support the right level of detail for each project, ensuring estimates reflect full scope, construction complexity, and how work will actually be executed it the field. LEARN MORE ▸ | WATCH VIDEO ▸

BUILT-IN BENCHMARKING

Improve estimate accuracy and bid confidence by validating costs against historical project data. Built-in benchmarking capabilities of InEight Estimate compare estimate values to high, low, and average costs and productivity rates from past projects, helping teams identify variances early and reduce the risk of under- or overbidding. LEARN MORE ▸ | WATCH VIDEO ▸  

BID WIZARD

Accelerate bid development while maintaining consistency and quality. The bid wizard in InEight Estimate streamlines estimate creation through reusable templates, predefined workflows, and standardized data, enabling faster bid turnaround without sacrificing accuracy. LEARN MORE ▸ | WATCH VIDEO ▸  

QUOTE MANAGEMENT

Maintain pricing accuracy and competitiveness with integrated quote management. Centralized subcontractor and vendor pricing within the estimating workflow supports efficient quote comparison, late-stage updates, and bids based on current, competitive cost information. LEARN MORE ▸ | WATCH VIDEO ▸  

InEight Overview

ONE CONNECTED PLATFORM FOR ONE CONNECTED VIEW

The modular, integrated InEight project controls platform brings estimating, scheduling, project controls, information management, and construction intelligence into a single system, purpose built for the scale and complexity of capital construction.

Project Controls Based on Real-Time Insights

InEight Project Controls precisely unifies scope, cost, and schedule in a project controls software built specifically for capital construction projects. With detailed, flexible cost breakdown structures, the solution natively supports advanced practices like earned value management and advanced work packaging.

Accurate Estimating for Innovation and Constructability

Build more accurate bids more quickly with detailed takeoff, cost libraries, and built-in benchmarking. Estimators can spent valuable time evaluating different construction approaches for winning bids. InEight Estimate connects to project controls so the budget arrives with full cost-item detail.

Modern CPM Scheduling that Builds Accountability

InEight Schedule helps teams create accurate, reliable plans faster with intuitive, user-friendly software designed for capital projects. AI-powered tools give you a realistic starting point. Collaborative markup drives accountability and buy-in across teams. Integrated risk management gives you the confidence to adapt and deliver with certainty.

Project Information Management that Cuts Rework

Keep project information organized, accessible, and auditable across every team. With InEight Document, manage drawings, RFIs, submittals, and transmittals in one place — with full version control and the traceability capital construction demands.

Dive Deeper

Integrations

InEight integrates with the ERP and other tools your teams already rely on. Open APIs enable custom integrations, and pre-built connections are available for the most commonly used systems in capital construction. InEight works alongside solutions you already use rather than forcing a closed ecosystem.

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Security & Compliance

Enterprise capital construction programs operate under strict data governance requirements. InEight is built to meet them — with security practices and certifications that protect large data volumes and global teams.

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Implementation

InEight is built for organizations with sophisticated processes. Implementation is expert-driven, and customers see value within months. Our team works alongside yours to configure the platform to your processes — and to your scale.

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Pricing

InEight pricing reflects the solution you choose, whether a single product, a bundle, or the whole platform. Pricing reflects your implementation plan, company size, and the length of your contract or project; it is clear and stable for the length of your contract. EXPLORE PRICING ›

SEE HOW ESTIMATING TEAMS BUILD ACCURATE BIDS FASTER

Schedule a demo to learn how InEight Estimate gives capital construction teams the tools to win the right work at any scale.