CostOS

Avantages

As the header indicates, the fact that the software reaches out to anybody feeling good with Excel is an absolute selling argument. Everybody uses Excel and there are thousands of more or less helpful Excel files out there: this software doesn't tell you to reprogram everything, but offers the ability to just link any cell you like from your Excell sheet to any position in the commercial software.
Since we have used this functionality heavily, the question was not how to reprogram the 5000manhour Excelfile, but how to most efficiently give it a nice interview form so that it interacts with the onboard excelfile most conviniently.

Also, the software has a number of interfaces at any level of detail:
(interview) assembly level
Excel interface
BoQ
Database
Reports

9 different group codes implementable, extensive layout (GUI) customisations, functions implementable at different locations

Inconvénients

Reports generator: a third party software with functionality and limitations bound to the provider

This will apply only to users making use of the Excel exchange functionality massively: extremely high number of queries will result in a long processing time before delivering the results to the BoQ table.

The extensive programming possibilities do require a very good feeling for programming: Java, SQL: information exchange between GUI, Database, internal applications like the Excel interface and/or the assemblies

Avantages

Boq Import, RFQ, Quote Comaprison
one can create project with in a short time
After importing BOQ, you can float inquiries for quotation
after receiving of proposal you can comapre and select the best bidder.

Inconvénients

Asemblies are difficult to built inside Cost OS,
Quantitytake-off needs innovation for calculation from drawings in PODF format and no format change of work executed in drawings to identify,

Avantages

CostOS System builded to cover all operations in the estimation process, which begins with importing the BOQ from the client to output the proposal to the client, all that operations are automated, and no need for third-party operations or tools.

Inconvénients

CostOS needs a huge effort to build the templates and set up, in addition to the connections and relationships.

Avantages

the software contains all functions for any estimator and unlimited features and customization that help the estimator create templates and forms for all cases. its made for international construction companies.

Inconvénients

the software covers all main estimation requirements, and there is availability to update and add any new requirements.

Avantages

- Database driven Software
- Easy to customize
- Easy to use
- well organized

Inconvénients

- Auto recalculation for assemblies is missing