Vertigraph's BidScreen XL serves as a takeoff and estimating software solution for businesses in the construction industry. The product is an add-in to Microsoft Excel, enabling contractors to manage ...

As a staff writer for Forbes Advisor, SMB, Kristy helps small business owners find the tools they need to keep their businesses running. She uses the experience of managing her own writing and editing ...

Predicting project costs accurately is essential for contractors and construction companies, and it can be made possible using the right estimating software for commercial construction. Such software ...

Traditional estimating methods often involve hours of manual work, sifting through drawings, checking specs, and juggling spreadsheets. When deadlines are tight and project demands grow, these ...

In Episode 18 of “EC&M Asks,” a video series featuring subject matter experts (SMEs) answering reader-submitted questions regarding popular electrical topics, Don Kiper, president of Electrical ...

Accurate estimates are essential to a construction firm’s success. Overprice a bid and you’ll likely lose the project. Underprice it and you risk losing money and damaging relationships with partners ...

October 7, 2011 -- As part of a dramatic revamp of estimating systems it offers to contractors, McCormick Systems has rolled out the new WIN 1000 system – a great place to start for the small to ...

For years, a large organization faced significant challenges in managing the complex and often unpredictable costs of maintaining, upgrading and adding to its aging building portfolio. The ...