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Software name
Version Company name Address City Zip code State Country Phone Fax Email URL Type of constructiona Number of users Multiple users Password protection

Bid-Builder
2001 (10th version) Eagle Point Software 4131 Westmark Drive Dubuque 52003 IA USA 800-678-6565 319-556-8392 nancy.conlon@ eaglepoint.com www.bid-builder.com R,C,H,I,E,M 5000 No Yes

BidMagic
1.5 Turtle Creek Software 102 W. State St. Ithaca 14850 NY USA 607-272-1008 turtlecrk@aol.com www.turtlesoft.com R,C 2500 No No

BidWorx Takeoff & Estimating

6.1 Vertigraph, Inc. 12959 Jupiter Road, Suite 252 Dallas 75238 TX USA 214-340-9436, 800-989-4243 214-340-9437 erich@vertigraph.com www.vertigraph.com R,C,H,I,E over 1000 Yes Yes

Candy
Construction Computer Software Ltd P.o. Box 2 Lochwinnoch PA12 4DZ Renfrewshire UK 44-1505-506118 44-1505-506117 ccsuk@ccsuk.com www.ccsuk.com R,C,H,I,E,M 2500 Yes Yes

Charm Estimating
1.3 Charm Software 6604 Winterberry Dr Austin 78750 TX USA 5128369473 512-836-3025 sales@charmsoftware. com www.charmsoftware. com R,C,I,E,M 145 No No

CONTENDER
2.2 Snape Computers 134 High Street Eneld EN3 4ET Middx UK 44 020 8805 8704 44 020 8443 5828 info@snape-software. co.uk www.snape-software. co.uk R,C 500 Yes No

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Foreign currencies Foreign database import Web sharing info Integration with P3 Integration with Suretrack Integration with spreadsheets WBS Main unit Cost database Other database used Service assistance Manual Help in the software Standard reports User dened reports Database modication Quantity take off Digitizers Training courses Purchase cost USD ($)
a

No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Company developed R.S. Means Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7952995

No No No No No Yes No Company developed Yes Yes Yes 5 No Yes Yes Yes No 395
industrial; E

Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Company developed R.S. Means, Saylor Yes No Yes 50 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2399
electrical; M mechanical.

Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Users own Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A

Yes No No No No Yes No R.S. Means No Yes Yes 2 No No No No No 100

No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Company developed Yes Yes Yes 25 No Yes Yes Yes No 995

Residential; C

commercial; H

heavy construction; I

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Software name
Version Company name Address City Zip code State Country Phone Fax Email URL Type of constructiona Number of users Multiple users Password protection Foreign currencies Foreign database import

Corecon Application Suite

3.0 WendlWare, Inc. 15592 Graham Street Huntington Beach 92649 CA USA 714-895-7222 714-895-7022 emeisel@corecon. com www.corecon.com R,C,I,E,M 500 Yes Yes No No

Costlink/CM
2.6 Building Systems Design, Inc. 1175 Peachtree Street Atlanta 30361 GA USA 404-876-4700 404-876-0006 svivino@bsdsoftlink. com www.bsdsoftlink. com C,H,I,E,M 1k Yes Yes No No

Deccapro
2.0 Deccan Systems, Inc. 5935 Muncie Cl.

EasyEst Estimating

Espro
1.2.B Spearhead Software PO Box 590 Armadale 6112 WA Australia 8-0390-8900 8-0390-8911 sales@spearhead. com.au www.spearhead. com.au E 100 Yes No No No

EstiMaster
2.1 EAH Estimating Systems PO Box 296 Riverwood 2210 NSW Australia 61-2-9534-1664 61-2-9534-1036 erik@estimate. com.au www.estimate. com.au R,C,H,I,E approx 50 No No Yes No

Esti-Mate
4.2 Esti-Mate, Inc. 4044 Dunn Road Fayetteville 28301 NC USA 910-484-5518 910-484-1626 wayne@eolnow. com www.eolnow.com R 125 No No No No

7.0 Construction Software Center 3510 Valley Vista Rd. Dublin Bonita 43216 91902 OH CA USA USA 614-790-3496 619-479-7818 619-479-3577 info@deccansystems. gateway@cscsoftware. com com www.deccansystems. www.cscsoftware. com com I R,C,H,I,E,M 80 Yes Yes No No 50,000 No No Yes No

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Yes No No Yes Yes R.S. Means Yes Yes Yes 200 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A

Yes Yes Yes No Yes R.S. Means US Army TRACES Yes Yes Yes 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1995

No No No Yes Yes Company developed No No Yes 8 No Yes No No No 799

No No No Yes No Company developed Yes No Yes 75 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1501,000

No No No No Yes CodeBase No No Yes No Yes No No Yes 695

No No No No No Users own Yes No Yes 4 No Yes Yes Yes No 248

No No No No No Company developed Yes Yes Yes 5 No Yes Yes No No 895

Residential; C

commercial; H

heavy construction; I

industrial; E

electrical; M

mechanical.

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Software name
Version Company name

Estimateur 2000
3.0 Les Services dEstimation Informatises de Montreal 8292, Place Montrichard Anjou H1K 1H7 QU Canada 514-351-7625 514-351-1420 blavoie@estimation. qc.ca www.estimation.qc.ca R,C,I 50 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Estimator
5.2 Quest Solutions, Inc.

Expert Estimation
3.0 Project Cost Engineering PO Box 3122 Bracken Ridge 4017 Queensland Australia 61-7-3261-6088 61-7-3261-6188 info@costengineer. com.au www.costengineer. com.au H,E,M 330 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Goldenseal
1.04 Turtle Creek Software 2.7.1 MC2

ICE 2000

LiteningQuick Estimating
5.2 Litening Software

Address City Zip code State Country Phone Fax Email URL Type of constructiona Number of users Multiple users Password protection Foreign currencies Foreign database import

5011 Ocean Blvd Sarasota 34242 FL USA 941-349-5400 941-349-1593 mathewa@ questsolutions.com R,C,H,I 2200 Yes Yes Yes Yes

102 W State St. Ithaca 14850 NY USA 607-272-1008 turtlecrk@aol.com www.turtlesoft.com R,C,E,M 150 No Yes Yes No

5350 Poplar Ave., Suite 600 Memphis 38119-3674 TN USA 800-225-5622 901-682-6118 mholland@mc2ice.com www.mc2-ice.com R,C,H,I,E,M approx 4000 No Yes No No

2450 Peralta Blvd., Ste. 207 Fremont 94536 CA USA 510-713-7090 nick@litening.com www.litening.com R,C,E 3500 No No No No

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a

No No No No No Company developed Yes Yes Yes 20 No Yes Yes Yes Yes 2495

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Inhouse DB all third party DBs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 4000
heavy construction; I industrial; E

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Users own Yes Yes Yes 43 No Yes Yes No Yes 1390
mechanical.

No No No Yes No Company developed Yes Yes No 60 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 395

No Yes No Yes Yes R.S. Means Yes Yes Yes 262 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Varies

No No No No No Craftsman No Yes Yes 6 No Yes Yes No No 79.95249.95

Residential; C

commercial; H

electrical; M

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Software name
Version Company name Address City Zip code State Country Phone Fax Email URL Type of constructiona Number of users Multiple users Password protection Foreign currencies Foreign database import

LUQS Bid
5.85 LUQS International inc. 1600, St-Martin East, Tower B, Suite 620 LAVAL H7G 4S7 QU Canada 888-682-5573 x210 888-667-5807 epellelier@luqs.com www.luqs.com C,H,I more than 1500 Yes Yes Yes Yes

MacNail
3.4 Turtle Creek Software 102 W. State Street Ithaca 14850 NY USA 607-272-1008 turtlecrk@aol.com www.turtlesoft.com R,C 3000 No No No No

Niche BID2WIN
2001 Niche Software, Inc. 650 Islington Street Portsmouth 03801 NH USA 800-936-3808 603-430-7503 elisa_ryng@nichesoftware. com www.richsoftware.com C,H,I 2500 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Price Master II
1.xx J Tolone Services cc P.O. Box 20 Allens Nek 1737 South Africa 27-82-891-3826 jouko@jat.co.za www.jat.co.za I Yes Yes No No

PRISM Project Estimator

3.0, 4.0 ARES Software Products Group 3640 Mt. Diablo #201 Lafayette 94549 CA USA 925-299-6700 925-299-6701 vbehrendt@arescorporation. com www.prismpm.com C,H,I 200 Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Yes No Yes Yes Yes Company developed R.S. Means

No No No Yes No Company developed

No Yes Yes Yes No Company developed

No No No Yes No BDE, Borland database engine with Paradox tables Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2000, site licenses available

Yes No No Yes Yes R.S. Means User-dened databases also supported Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2495 for 3.0; 3495 for 4.0

Service assistance Manual Help in the software Standard reports User dened reports Database modication Quantity take off Digitizers Training courses Purchase cost USD ($)

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7995 (1st license)

Yes Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes Yes Yes No 195

Yes Yes Yes 43 Yes Yes Yes No Yes 9,995

Residential; C

commercial; H

heavy construction; I

industrial; E

electrical; M

mechanical.

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Software name
Version Company name Address City Zip code State Country Phone Fax Email URL Type of constructiona Number of users Multiple users Password protection Foreign currencies Foreign database import

ProEst Estimating
9.0 CMS Construction Software 15373 Innovation Drive, Suite 100 San Diego 92128 CA USA 858-592-6322 858-592-6316 cms@proest.com www.proest.com R,C,I,E,M 6000 No Yes Yes No

Pulsar
2001 Estimating Systems, Inc. 3 Sedgewick Lane Sandwich 02563 MA USA 800-967-8572 508-428-3573 pulsar@capecod.net www.estimatingsystems. com R,C,H,I,E,M 200 Yes Yes No No

RoofWare
2.02 True North Estimating Systems, Inc. 100 Broadview Ave., Suite 302 Toronto M4M 2E8 ON Canada 416-778-0843 416-778-08648 rob@roof-ware.com www.roof-ware.com C,I 3000 Yes No No No

Success Estimator
4.3 U.S. COST, Inc. 1200 Abernathy Road Atlanta 30328 GA USA 770-481-1634 770-481-1640 bsmoak@uscost.com http:/ /www.uscost. com R,C,H,I,E,M 5000 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Visual Estimator
4.0 CPR International, Inc. 2408 Birchtree Circle El Dorado Hills 95762 CA USA 916-933-9746 916-933-9746 cpr@cprsoft.com www.cprsoft.com R,C,I,E,M 1600 No No No No

win.it
9.23 SEC Solutions The Lodge, Martley Road Worcester wr2 6rf Worcestershire UK 44-1905-640064 44-1905-640821 wayne@secsol.co.uk www.secsol.co.uk R,C,I,E,M 4500 Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Web sharing info Integration with P3 Integration with Suretrack Integration with spreadsheets WBS Main unit cost database Other databases used Service assistance Manual Help in the software Standard reports User dened reports Database modication Quantity take off Digitizers Training courses Purchase cost USD ($)
a

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Company developed R.S. Means Yes Yes Yes 45 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 9954995

No No Yes Yes Yes R.S. Means Yes Yes Yes 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2916
industrial; E

Yes No No No Yes Company developed Yes Yes Yes 30 Yes No Yes Yes Yes 5,500
electrical; M mechanical.

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Company developed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2995

No No No Yes No BNI Publications, Inc. Yes Yes Yes 20 Yes Yes Yes Yes No 395

No No No Yes Company developed Yes Yes Yes 25 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 700

Residential; C

commercial; H

heavy construction; I

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Software name
Version Company name Address City Zip code State Country Phone Fax Email URL Type of constructiona Number of users Multiple users Password protection Foreign currencies Foreign database import

WinEst
v5.0 WinEstimator, Inc. 8209 S. 222nd Kent 98032 WA USA 253-395-3631 x102 253-395-3634 plarson@winest.com www.winest.com R,C,H,I,E,M 12000 Yes Yes Yes Yes

WinJob Estimating
Deneb Software 16824 Ave. of the Fountains, Ste 23 Fountain Hills 852688408 AZ USA 800-952-7888 480-836-1582 denebsoftware@worldnet. att.net www.winjob.com R,C,H,I,E,M Yes Yes No No

winRACE
4.0 Richardson Engineering Services, Inc. PO Box 9103/1742 So. Fraser Drive Mesa 852149103 AZ USA 480-497-2062 480-497-5529 info@resi.net www.resi.net R,C,I,E,M Private info No Yes Yes Yes

Xactimate
2001 Xactware, Inc. 1426 East 750 North Orem 84097 UT USA 801-764-5900 801-224-1035 Gbstaples@Xactware.com www.Xactware.com R,C 15,000 No Yes No No

X-DEV
5.02 Spectrum Project Oastei 2A Iasi 6600 Iasi Romania 40-94-257-176 40-92-147-810 x-dev@iname.com www.x-dev.ro R,C,H,I,E 75 Yes No Yes No

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Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Company developed R.S. Means, Craftsman, Richardson, Saylor, MCAA, NECA Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Varies
heavy construction; I

Yes No No No Yes Company developed

No Yes Yes Yes Yes Richardson R.S. Means

Yes No No No No Company developed

Yes Yes No No No I.N.D.-82,87

Service assistance Manual Help in the software Standard reports User dened reports Database modication Quantity take off Digitizers Training courses Purchase cost USD ($)
a

Yes No Yes 32 No Yes Yes Yes Yes 1900

industrial; E electrical; M

Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 7195

mechanical.

Yes Yes Yes 15 Yes Yes No No Yes N/A

Yes Yes Yes 35 No Yes No No No 135

Residential; C

commercial; H

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