A professional construction cost estimator in an important team member of any Owner, Contractor, or AE organization’s involvement in a facility renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project. A cost estimator’s role is to review the many factors, variables, and information sources associated with a construction project and to present an accurate total cost (the [...]
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The Role of a Construction Cost Estimator
By mbrown on May 17, 2012 in 4Clicks, AEC, e4Clicks, eTakeoff, MasterFormat, Spreadsheets, Technology, UniFormat
Construction Cost Estimating Software vs. Spreadsheets State of the Nation 2012
By mbrown on May 6, 2012 in 4Clicks, BOA, design-bid-build, e4Clicks, eTakeoff, IPD, Job Order Contracting, JOC, MACC, MATOC, Microsoft Excel, POCA, RSMeans, SABER, SATOC, Spreadsheets, Uncategorized
While accurate, timely, and transparent cost estimating is critical to the success of any renovation, repair, sustainability, or new construction project, most construction cost estimators (over 55%) continue to rely primarily upon manual methods, hard copy documents, or electronic spreadsheets such as Microsoft Excel. Lack of robust business processes, management practices, proper education and training, [...]
4Clicks Regional Training Class – Las Vegas, NV – March 14th and March 15th, 2012
By mbrown on February 18, 2012 in 4Clicks, BOA, e4Clicks, eTakeoff, Events, IPD, JOC, MACC, MATOC, POCA, RSMeans, SABER, SATOC, Technology, Training Classes, Uncategorized
Owners, Contractors and Subcontractors, 4Clicks is hosting an upcoming Regional Training Class in Las Vegas, and we’d like to invite you and your team to attend! This two day class is perfect for brand new e4Clicks Project Estimator users and those who could benefit from a refresher course. A great chance to sharpen your estimating [...]
2012 e4Clicks Shipping
By mbrown on January 14, 2012 in 4Clicks, e4Clicks, eTakeoff, JOC, RSMeans, SABER, SATOC, Uncategorized
The 2012 e4Clicks subscriptions are ready to go! We are excited about the new features in release 2.610. Be sure to read the Readme and join our spotlight events during the next few months to see the great new features! Thanks for a great 2011 we wish everyone well in 2012.
A great place to ask questions and discuss Cost estimating and Project Management with peers
By mbrown on December 1, 2011 in 4Clicks, BIM, CAFM, e4Clicks, eTakeoff, Forum, High Performance Buildings, IPD, JOC, Leed, SABER, SAME, SATOC, Stimulus, Technology, Training, Training Classes, Uncategorized
Visit the our new Cost Estimating and Project Management FORUM at www.4clicks.com/forums and discuss a wide range of items: Visual Estimating, RSMeans Cost Data, UPBs, BIM, Contract Management, Project Management, JOC, SABER, IDIQs, MATOC, SATOC, MACC, Estimating… it’s up to you! This is an open site for Owners, Contractors, and AE’s to share information. Visit [...]
Vote for NEW 2012 Regional Training Class Locations!
Are you taking advantage of all the great features in e4Clicks? Or, have you had any personnel changes? We settled on two (2) day training classes, and here’s a quick peek at our tentative 2012 schedule: 2012 TENTATIVE TRAINING DATES Introductory Atlanta, GA 15-16 February Introductory San Antonio, TX 18-19 April Advanced Las Vegas, NV [...]
Visual Cost Estimating
Visual estimating can improve productivity, accuracy, and collaboration. eTakeoff ™ stands head and shoulders above all software others and includes the following exclusive features: Extensions – Extended Measurement Calculations Extensions allow user input and calculations to be added to individual measurements. For example, a “Wall Area” extension would allow the user to enter the wall [...]
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