Overview | Features

Designed for Your Business—Your Entire Business

Accubid Enterprise Estimating (AEE) is an innovative, specification-driven, multi-user estimating software system, designed specifically for piping and mechanical contractors.

• designed for piping and mechanical contractors—bid it like you build it
• specification driven—save time at takeoff
• true multi-user networking—share jobs in real time
• supports digitizer takeoffs—improve your bid accuracy
• live extension—get immediate results
• comprehensive relational database—fast and reliable
• money-back guarantee—no risk

Overview | Features

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It’s Fast

• Spec-driven system provides fully pre-defined specs and assemblies for quick and easy material specification and takeoff
• Live Audit Trail calculates each takeoff as it occurs
• Quick sorting and filtering capability with Live Extension
• Pre-loaded material database comes complete with prices and labor units for quick takeoff
• Power Search & Update provide fast and easy database search and replace capability
• Takeoff attributes can be set on the fly and include automatic pipe cuts, hangers, insulation, joints, paint and tracing
• SQL Server based system increases performance, scalability, and reliability
• Supports digitizer takeoff for quick and easy takeoffs
• Automatically load associated Takeoff Pad when you switch system specs

It’s Accurate

• Field labor and shop labor calculated separately for a more accurate estimate
• Labor is divided into categories for more accurate costing
• Labor can be factored based on breakdowns and site conditions
• Assemblies include capability to add formulas
• Industry standard and user-definable labor units include Accubid custom labor units and Accubid custom fitting and joint labor units. (MCAA and PHCC also available)
• Associate accounting codes with breakdowns and labor
• Validate takeoff formulas

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It’s Easy to use

• Centrally manage item discounts for fast and easy changes
• Easy set up of company information and job specifications
• Easily customized to fit your method of takeoff
• Multiple bid summaries accommodate last minute adjustments and ‘what-ifs’
• Easy creation of user-definable takeoff pads for common database material, sizes, scales, variables, and keyboard buttons
• Job Schedule tracks success against competing bids
• Customize labor column headings globally
• Save print preview as PDF, HTML, Excel, or Rich Text file, or e-mail it as a PDF

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It’s Flexible

• Supports multiple estimators working simultaneously on the same job
• Take off material using a digitizer or on-screen pad
• Calculate net prices using multiplier or discount
• Update net prices using pricing service
• Unlimited number of database items, assemblies and items in assemblies
• Selection of Metric or Imperial units
• Length, area, volume, weight, and count measurements for items
• Items can be taken off via spec or directly from the database
• Different levels of security protects against unauthorized access
• Desktop edition for single users or server edition (using Microsoft SQL Server) for multiple users on a network
• Define the criteria for alerts for Net Price, Field Labor, and Shop Labor values