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InEight Estimate

Streamline the entire construction estimating process by creating detailed estimates based on historical benchmarks. We give you the confidence to know that the job can be built for the budgeted cost.

Quickly and accurately determine costs for projects of any size

Benchmark-Driven construction Estimating

Validate estimates against past projects by using historical data and analyzing high, low and average unit costs and productivity.

Cost Estimating

Include the right amount of detail based on the Class of Estimate being created. Leverage parametric cost item assemblies for more reliable estimates and create user-specific views with unlimited WBS structures.

Quote Management

Publish RFQs to contractors, subs and suppliers to ensure alignment across bid packages. Track quotes, conditions, inclusions and exclusions as they change. Easily compare quote packages to identify the best prices with the least risk.

Bid Closeout & Tendering

Contractors can make sense out of the last-minute chaos associated with changing subcontractor and vendor pricing. Manage all of the complexities that make up a competitive bid process.

BID CLOSEOUT & TENDERING
COST ESTIMATING

Benefits

InEight’s construction estimating software streamlines the entire estimating process by creating conceptual and detailed estimates based on historical benchmarks. We give you the confidence to know the job can be built for the budgeted cost.

  • Connect estimates and schedules to visualize time-phased costs and resource utilization
  • Manage changes as estimates evolve from conceptual rough orders of magnitude to detailed work plans
  • Standardize estimates across your organization
  • Leverage historical benchmarks for increased accuracy

Common Challenges

For Owners

For Contractors

Have more confidence in your estimates

Answer the question “where did you get that number?” by leveraging internal norms and 3rd party data sets.

Difficulty pinpointing changes in scope as estimates evolve

Compare versions of estimates across estimate classes to identify and measure cost differences associated with scope growth.

Limited visibility into the relationship between cost and schedule

Because cost estimates can be linked to scheduling systems such as P6 and Microsoft Project, a clearer picture of project cost and timing comes into focus.

Win more profitable work

Easily identify low margin projects prior to investment of resources, instead focusing on pursuit of high value opportunities.

Turn chaos into order

Easily compare and edit quotes from subcontractors and vendors up until the last minutes with integrated quote management tools.

Have more confidence in your estimates

Answer the question “where did you get that number?” by leveraging internal norms and 3rd party data sets. Create more standardized, accurate cost estimates.

Standardize your estimates

Standardize the construction estimating processes using templates, rate libraries, norms and third party cost databases.

Limited visibility into the relationship between cost and schedule

Because cost estimates can be linked to scheduling systems such as P6 and Microsoft Project, a clearer picture of project cost and timing comes into focus.

We bid work all over Ontario and across Canada. InEight Estimate allows us to swap out whole resource tables, one for another, just with a few mouse clicks, and that saves a lot of time.

Mike Albani - Vice President of Estimating, Aecon

In our opinion, the InEight Estimating software is the most comprehensive bidding software on the market today. The system allows estimating teams to put together bids for projects of any size and complexity.

Jeff Webster - Senior Estimator, NV2A Group

Discover More About Construction Estimating

InEight has the solutions you need to achieve project certainty. Learn more about InEight’s solution for more accurate estimating by clicking below.

Construction Estimates

FAQ

What is involved in project cost management software?

Project cost management is the discipline of managing project costs, schedule and scope. The greatest ability to affect a project’s outcome is prior to and during construction. Accurate estimates help to avoid missed costs, but just as importantly, regular monitoring of field execution efforts can help create accurate forecasts. Change management tools can help to add structure to an ever-evolving project landscape.

What are some of the ways people use construction cost estimating software?

When using construction cost estimating software, users typically follow either a top- down or bottom-up approach. Top-down estimating is typically used to establish early stage project estimates and budgets. Bottom-up estimating takes into consideration the labor, equipment and materials that are required to do the work, in addition to assumptions about productivity. In many cases, top-down estimates evolve into detailed, bottom-up estimates.

What are industry best practices for construction bidding?

Construction bidding and bid proposals should include a proposed price to perform the work. The price should be the sum of all project costs, plus anticipated margin. Costs can be organized by category (labor, materials, equipment, etc.) and may include both direct costs and indirect costs. Margin is typically an indicator of risk.

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Related Integrations

Shaker COINS

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to COINS.

Sage 300

ERP

Bidirectional integrations between Sage 300 and multiple InEight products.

SAP

ERP

Bidirectional integrations between SAP and multiple InEight products.

Quickbooks Desktop

ERP

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to Quickbooks.

XML

Utility

XML utility to transform and load estimate exports for budget and timesheets

Viewpoint

ERP

Plugin for integrating Estimate with budget and timesheets.

StreetSmarts

Accounting

Plugin for integrating Estimate with budget and timesheets.

J.D. Edwards World

ERP

Bidirectional integrations between JDE and multiple InEight products.

J.D. Edwards Enterprise One

ERP

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to JDE One.

Jonas

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to Jonas.

Master Builder

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to Master Builder.

Maxwell

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to Maxwell.

NORMS

Reference

Extend InEight Estimate with NORMS Database creation.

Time Phase

Forecast

Extend InEight Estimate with time-phased forecasting.

Foundation

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to Foundation.

GEAC Pro-Mation

Accounting

Plugin for integrating Estimate with budget and timesheets.

Hard Hat

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to Hard Hat.

Smartresource

Forecast

Extend InEight Estimate with labor planning.

BOQ

Quantities

Extend InEight Estimate with BOQ importing.

P6

Schedule

Exchange and map schedule information between P6 and multiple InEight products.

Microsoft Excel

Quantities

Risk

Schedule

Utility

InEight products allows users to bulk import/export project items and their metadata quickly and easily. InEight Model provides the Excel Plugin for extracting model data into the model.

CSV File

Utility

Plugin for exporting and establishing cost structure for timetracking.

Deltek Costpoint

Accounting

Plugin for exporting and establishing cost structure for timetracking.

Dexter and Chaney

ERP

Plugin for integrating Estimate with budget and timesheets.

Explorer

Accounting

Plugin for integrating Estimate with budget and timesheets.

Ferrell

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to Ferrell.

ComputerEase

Accounting

Plugin for integrating Estimate with budget and timesheets.

Construction Partner

Accounting

Plugin for integrating Estimate with budget and timesheets.

CoreWorx Oncore

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to CoreWorx.

Deltek Cobra

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to Cobra.

On Center’s On-Screen Takeoff®

Quantities

Connect On Center’s On-Screen Takeoff® with InEight Estimate.

CGC

Accounting

Plugin for integrating Estimate with budget and timesheets.

CMiC

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to CMiC.

Comma Delimited File

Utility

Excel import/export utility to transform and update estimate templates.

Procore

Accounting

Establish jobs and budget in Procore.

Bidtek Vision

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to Bidtek.

Budget File Worksheet

Accounting

Excel import/export utility to transform and update budget templates.

A Systems

Accounting

Plugin for exporting estimates and cost structures to A Systems.

Microsoft Project

Schedule

Exchange and map schedule information between MS Project and InEight products.

American Contractor

Accounting

Plugin for integrating Estimate with budget and timesheets.

Accubid Anywhere (Cloud)

Quantities

Import quantity data, from the Accubid Anywhere product, directly into InEight Estimate.

Cloud Platform

ERP

Prebuilt integrations across the InEight Portfolio.

Unifier

Accounting

Collaboration

ERP

Quantities

The Trimble Viewpoint + InEight Estimate integration allows users to seamlessly send jobs and estimates from InEight Estimate to Viewpoint.

Trimble – Viewpoint

Accounting

ERP

For version 7.3, from InEight Document to Objective ECM, upload documents, emails and forms.

Salesforce

Collaboration

Exporting Salesforce opportunity details into InEight Estimate, supporting the estimate opportunity and bidding processes.

MC Squared (MC2)

Quantities

Import quantity data, from the MC2, directly into InEight Estimate.

Felix

Collaboration

InEight and Felix have integrated their platforms to deliver a comprehensive and connected procurement solution to contractors.  InEight customers can gain a deeper understanding of their supply chain, leverage up-to-date vendor insights during the estimating process and reduce third-party compliance risk.

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Training and Support For Ineight construction estimating software

Whether it’s product on-boarding, training or technical support, InEight offers a wealth of services to assist you:

  • Structured services delivery program
  • Global product support
  • Education and training

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