As a construction estimator, you’re tasked with producing accurate estimates, fast, while representing a professional and positive reputation for your company. But manual data entry and outdated processes can really slow you down.
There is a better way: WinEst Essentials is a cloud-hosted Trimble solution that provides general trade contractor estimators with essential tools to build profitable estimates and to better collaborate throughout their pre-construction workflows.
WinEst Essentials removes disconnects in the estimating process, giving estimators an end-to-end workflow, in a single, easy-to-manage annual subscription.
Read on to learn the seven workflows where WinEst can help estimators:
Assemblies
Work breakdown structure (WBS)
Takeoff
Proposals
Templates
Markups
Accounting budgets
1. Assemblies
Assemblies provide a way for estimators to efficiently build up complex costs and are a faster and more accurate way of building up an estimate.
WinEst Essentials prompts the estimator to move quickly and consistently. For example, when building a wall, we can specify that the wall is 8 feet tall, the spacing of the studs, and what screws are being used to fasten the drywall on the studs. This process saves a lot of time versus grabbing individual items to build the same system.
