Growing commercial contractor offers advice on how to automate the complex reporting and Certified Payroll requirements of public works projects.

How to select the best Construction Estimating Software - Best Practices

The benefits of using construction estimating software are many but there are six main categories to consider
1. Speed
2. Accuracy
3. Consistency
4. Procurement
5. Project Management
6. Professionalism

1. Speed: The biggest benefit of using computerized estimating software is the speed. There is no other software product that you will use in your business that will save you as much time and money as your estimating software.

CAL / Computer Automated Layout is intended as an enhancement for existing CAD programs by providing such programs the additional ability to interpret and print the wall framing layout for any given structure, wood or steel, to include the exact placement, dimensions, and measurements of all framing components for each wall, in accordance with the blueprints, onto a rolled tape (much like cash register tape) for instant and accurate transfer to the actual wall plates by the builder. Each wall is individually numbered on the blueprints, corresponding length of CAL tape, and itemized parts list in a manner which makes it fairly easy to ascertain wall locations with, or without, the blueprints in hand.