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Construction Estimating Software Features - Standardize Pricing Using Cost Databases


When preparing an Estimate, Corecon provides you the option to add line items on the fly or import items from a cost database. For databases, you can either build your own or subscribe to an industry standard database such as RS Means. The benefits of using databases is consistency and time-savings of not having to enter the description, units, and pricing manually.


Build Your Own Cost Database

With Corecon, you can build your own cost database quickly by importing from Microsoft Excel. The types of database items are listed below.

  • Labor Items
  • Equipment Items
  • Crews - Components can be Labor Items and Equipment Items
  • Work Items - Items that can have a combination of Material/Labor/Equipment/Sub/Other cost rates.
  • Work Assemblies - Components can be Labor Items, Equipment Items, and Work Items

RS Means Cost Databases

Corecon offers the full spectrum of RS Means unit price and assembly databases. These industry standard databases give you the added power of up to 50,000 cost items with accurate pricing.

Benefits of RS Means Cost Databases:

  • Find unit prices and assemblies faster with drill-down menus in CSI and Uniformat structure
  • Add items to an estimate with one click- no typing, no cut-and-pasting
  • Localize standard pricing, using cost adjustments for your region

RS Means Cost Database Options: