Softlogic Estimator description
Estimator is a Cost Estimation and Project Management Software

Estimator 2.0 is a Cost Estimation and Project Management Software for Architects, Builders, Contractors, Engineers, etc. With Estimator 2.0 you can prepare various estimates and rate analysis of residential and commercial buildings.

This is a fast moving software with low cost and high performance. Comparing to all other software’s in this industry this is very user friendly and accurate which helps to get the confidence of engineers in construction field.

Estimator reduces the estimating and project management in to more than 90 percent and gives more compact and actual costs which helps the builders to manage each project with a perfect financial control.

Here are some key features of "Softlogic Estimator":

Works
· Works with standard specifications, classified into Categories/Sub Heads.
· Provision for editing Rates and Specifications for individual Projects.
· Provision to change Measurements and Units.
· Provision to add new works.

Rate Analysis
· Material, labour and machinery requirements for each work and its rates.
· Material, labour and machinery rates can be set in a common screen.
· Unit wise cost and split up costs can be extracted.
· Provision for changing prices and coefficients for individual project

Schedule of Quantities
· Detailed Estimate with dimensions of each work in a project.

Abstract Estimates
· You can make reports on Actual cost, Market Rate and Confidential rates (3 levels) for each Estimate.
· Split up of material, labour and machinery cost.

Bill of Quantities
· With detailed specifications and provision for entering rates for quote.

Summary
· Item wise summary of estimate without specifications.

Floor Totals
· Floor level summary of estimate.

Material Estimates
· This gives you the exact idea about the materials needed for each item(work) in a project.
· Material wise and item wise report.
· Summary report

Labour Estimates
· This gives you the exact details of Labour needed for each Item.
· Labour wise and item wise report.
· Summary report

Project Rate Analysis
· Split up of costs into materials, labours, machines, etc.
· Unit cost and actual cost based on quantity is arrived.

Schedule of Bars
· Structure wise.
· Bar wise.
· Summary.

Tendering
· Tender Creation: You can make tender documents by splitting the estimate into various heads like civil works, electrification, plumping, air conditioning etc. and issue to selected contractors.
· Tender Receipts: Provision for entering quoted rates of contractors for comparison, negotiation, adjusting and finalization.
· Work Order: Provision for selecting a contractor for a tender and issuing the work order.

Measurement Book
· Date wise or weekly measurement for sites entered by site engineers that can be used in bills.

Cost Control
· Consumption of materials, labour and machinery can be recorded and compared with expected figures.
· This helps you to check date wise consumption of material, Labour and other over heads which is very useful for project monitoring.

Cost Abstract
· Summery of actual cost which can be separated in to total cost,cost per square meter, percentage cost and section wise cost.
· Total cost of construction and unit cost can be arrived.

Comparison of Estimates vs. Actual on Material, Labour and Cost
· This helps you to check item wise consumption of material, Labour etc. which is very useful for management decisions and cost control.

Contractor's & Subcontractor's Billing
· Measurement wise bills with previous quantities and payments.
· Up to date, already billed and balance quantities and payments.

Labour Billing
· Additional bills including labour wages etc.

Purchase Request
· Material requests from sites by site engineer.

Purchase Order
· Compare material requests with estimated quantities. :: Purchase Order Processing.

Reception of Materials
· Reception of materials on site.

Data Dictionary
· Data dictionary is provided for Clients, Contractors, Suppliers, Materials, Labours, Machineries, etc.
· Mailing labels can be produced.

Contractor's List
· Here we can maintain a list of approved contractors and their up to date item rates or labour rates.

Supplier List
· Here we can maintain a list of approved suppliers and their up to date price list.
· It is easy to find various suppliers for a material and their details and rates.


Limitations:

· 30 uses trial
· nag screen