Getting price data from items changes depending on project type, scope and location. Using the Project location, details and custom attributes is another GIS style method to enhance cost estimating withing the Builterra platform. No longer dependent on staff knowledge or memory, the unit cost data is available to all, equally. Using the cloud, means this data is centralized and standardized for all staff (even in multiple offices) to build project bid tables with unit costs the same way throughout the organization.

As the bid table gets built from concept to final design, the refined cost estimate is being automatically generated and ready for export into Excel. As the Engineer builds the bid item tables, the database is querying past data for unit pricing. No longer having to look thru past spreadsheets and reports, the unit cost data within Builterra can be queried in real-time. Having instant access to these costs is a game changer. Access to historic data from past projects is a huge benefit to the engineer when producing this estimate.

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