Software licenses can be kept on each computer or centralized on a server.

Being able to store many databases on a single computer/server helps regions or subsidiaries without having to buy additional hardware/computers.

All users can define their own reports, which can be printed from a PDF file or saved in Excel.

The system’s security is guaranteed at several levels: user, user group and site. If the administrator keeps total control over users, each group can enjoy specific privileges and thus control the creation, modification, and deletion of its own information.

Various estimation groups can be created which improves the organization process and generates a faster reading of the estimations.

Being able to link files directly to a project allows for a quick and easy access to important documents— estimates, photos of construction sites.

Regional options — monetary symbols, number, date and time formats — configured in the operating system are applied to all values in ProjEst.

The administrator has an option to configure the information in a user’s account and in a group’s account and thus see the license information.

With an online save functions, ProjEst administrators can save databases even when estimators are using the software.

SQL Server Express is automatically installed and configured when you install ProjEst. Smaller businesses don’t need to buy this tool.

The installation program allows you to configure ProjEst independently of the terminal used. .

You can open as many projects at once as you like and drag and drop important information in a current project.

The settings of the user interface— size and location of the dialog, number of decimals, etc. — are stored in each user account. Users can therefore access their settings on any computer.

ProjEst is designed to take advantage of the latest Microsoft development tools— .NET and SQL Server — thus offering you state-of-the-art performance, function and adaptability.

ProjEst’s user interface complies with standards adopted by Microsoft for Windows. Therefore, users can operate in a familiar environment.

Thanks to a centralized resources bank — equipment, labour, materials, team, typical cost, etc. —, estimators all work with data produced by the organization — standard costs, standard costs structures, etc.

This option allows for the storing of an unlimited number of rates for equipment, labour, materials and other resources.

The cost of equipment can be detailed according to other resources such as the cost for the operator, the fuel or any other resource.

Lists of clients, subcontractors, suppliers and engineers/architects help the management of the addresses of the businesses the company deals with.

Such resources allow users to standardize costs, then to use them as they feel fit.

Indirect costs can be calculated using all types of resources or based on direct costs. They can then be distributed into various categories.

It is always possible to compare unit costs established with a subcontractor’s bid.

With this integrated ProjEst module, it is possible to perform a thorough analysis of subcontractors’ and suppliers’ bids, to automatically send them price inquiries via email or fax and, after carefully analyzing bids received, to select the lowest bidder — or to split the bids among many bidders in order to get the best price.

With ProjEst, it is possible to detail the cost of a project by splitting the costs into a lot of levels (items, typical cost, etc.).

Moving replacing and copying components within a hierarchical structure is as simple as dragging and dropping the object.

Components can be dragged and dropped between projects.

With ProjEst, some zones are especially made to take as many notes as desired anywhere in the project.

Since it is possible to enter an unlimited number of requirements linked to minorities, ProjEst can track the participation of all subcontractors in order to compare the real costs with your objectives.

Copying a project is as simple as copying and pasting from the list of projects.

ProjEst presents data in columns, which can be customized to be viewed, hidden, resized or sorted based on the needs of each user or time (bid closing, revisions, etc.).

A structure allows elements to be grouped by levels. Thus, it is possible to create an unlimited number of levels and each level can contain an unlimited number of elements. Each project can contain an unlimited number of WBS, ensuring costs are viewed according to the client’s or the company’s needs.

From the resources manager, the cost of each resource used in the project can be changed in a block.

The integrated project verification assistant automatically analyses the estimations to detect the most common errors. When a problem occurs, the system guides the user, step by step, to solve the problem.

An assistant guides users wanting to import or export Excel worksheets from Microsoft format to/from ProjEst.

The user can create personalized formulas to calculate quantities.

The user can create models of teams, typical cost or assembly cost, including equipment, materials and labour and thus determine in advance several production methods— unit-hours, unit-days, hour-units, etc.

With ProjEst you can configure various work schedules, with the possibility of including overtime or not.

Various tax levels can be configured for bids concerning the calculation of provincial and federal taxes.

Differences between scheduled quantities and estimated quantities can be displayed.

Many options in ProjEst allows for the automatic rounding off of element prices.

With ProjEst, users decide when calculations must be done.

ProjEst accepts various cost estimation methods allowing for the use of the appropriate level of detail. With the Budgetary mode, users enter a global cost. With the bid mode, they enter a global unit cost or use a bid price from a subcontractor/supplier. With the Fix mode, users enter unit costs or total costs for individual costs categories. With the Detail mode, they can add all types of resources when estimating costs.

With ProjEst, comments can be entered anywhere.

For calculating the final price, profit inflows and administration can be calculated in percentages or dollars, globally or by type of resource.

Indirect costs can be distributed manually or based on the categories of indirect costs.

ProjEst allows users to create and manage insurance and bond tables.

ProjEst shows the cost differences between scheduled quantities and estimated quantities, on the screen and in the report.

All modifications made and their effect on the target values can be instantly displayed. ProjEst saves the change history of every modification.

Reports can be printed for the project, its resources, etc.

All reports are printed with the measurement system selected for the project. This allows users to analyze cost-related information using one system or the other.

Reports can be sent directly to the printer without a preview.

With ProjEst, you can export information on the estimated costs to the most common accounting and project management systems.