Estimating Explorer
Our Estimating Explorer software gives you the tools to organize, manage and analyze hundreds of estimates with ease. No more tracking down bids through bid journals or estimate archive logs. Instead, you can sort Explorer's comprehensive master list of estimates by name, status, estimator or other criteria to find any estimate within seconds.

You can even manage your bid schedules using the software's built-in calendar to log important events, such as bid dates, pre-bid meetings, and site inspections.

Estimating Explorer not only organizes your estimates, but gives you the tools to stand back and analyze your work. Need to know what your estimating volume is in certain markets? Or how your unit costs vary by project type? Use Estimating Explorer's management reports and graphs to quickly find the answers. Or link estimate information directly to Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access for further analysis.

Features and efficiencies

• Scans for all estimates and databases on your hard disk and server; locates any estimate or database in your system instantly.
• Displays all estimate-related files such as scheduling.
• Finds and launches all Sage Timberline Office estimating applications.
• Uses an industry-standard .zip format to archive all estimate-related files.
• Copies, deletes and archives estimates with a mouse click.
• Optional archiving of database files; stores original file location for consistent archiving and retrieval.
• Sorts all estimates by name, status, estimate number, estimator, contract amount, bid date and time, job size, and job unit.
• Tracks progress of jobs using status field (e.g., won, lost, bidding) and enables collection of competitive bid information such as names of bidders, amounts bid and bid winners.
• Contains monthly bid calendar with daily bid events and alarm.
• Allows entry of multiple user-defined bid events, such as bid due, pre-bid meeting and site inspection.

Reporting

• One dozen built-in reports to sort and summarize estimates by client, project type, estimator, status and folder.
• Includes a Unit Cost report sorted by project type, showing average unit cost.
• Offers a contact list by type (e.g., architect, bidder, client, engineer).
• Provides summary bid volume graphs by project type, status and estimator.
• Allows you to create user-defined reports using ODBC-compatible reporting software.