Estimating made easier and more enjoyable. Prepared by Amos Avitan, a contractor's coach with a simple goal, make contracting less stressful and fun.

Set up your estimating software and database in a short time simply by opening each window and following the help wizard. Written in simple contractor's language.

Create your materials and labor database in a single function, on a single spreadsheet. It is so simple that a stucco contractor created his in 20 minutes and a plumbing contractor in a single day.

And, you only need to create it once.

Show your quotation options (things that are not included in your quoted price) separately, by listing them here.

The first step to your quote is, entering the project name and address, what you enter here will show on your quote/bid form.

No need to ever again forget to include soft direct costs such as Liability Insurance Premium or Warranty allowance. Create the list once and the system will prompt you to include it with each bid.

Enter your Subcontractors prices here as you get them, for the project you are bidding on. Add your notes next to each quote, they can be your private notes or the Sub Contractor bid qualifications.

You can even give your Subcontractor a preference rating to move him up on the list.

This take off sheet is made simple for all trades. All you have to do is select the material and your quantity in the quantity column. That's all. The rest is done by the program and database you created.

Estimating made easy and fun.

Builder, General or Trade contractor? Create your trade categories as they suit your company,

for example,

• If you are an electrician you will create categories such as Main building feed or In slab conduits.
• Plumber would create Under Ground Sanitary and Storm Lines, or Above Ground Venting and Drain stacks.
• A builder would of course rely more on the sub trade categories but in some cases for work he does with his own forces he would set here the categories such as cleaning, site preparation.

Browse the quotes you have prepared and bring up any one of them at any time. No longer do you have to chase a file for a project you prepared 2 years ago and suddenly got a call from your client that the project is now a go.