Easy-Pro Builders Estimator

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Easy-Pro Builders Estimator Publisher's Description:
The Builders Construction Estimating Program designed by a builder for all Builders and Owner Builders. This easy to use spreadsheet format means simple self customising to suit your business requirements. The full screen Summary page gives you an overall view of your estimate as you develop it on the 26 Trade specific Worksheets. Designed in Australia, the program is now in use worldwide by over 2,000 builders and their wives. Suitable for small to medium sized construction firms although there are quite a few commercial builders and residential builders with over $7 million in turnover using it now. Buying very expensive and complex programs can be very dissappointing when you find they just eat your valuable time and are designed more for the professional estimator.

PROGRAM FEATURES

* Highly developed Builder's spreadsheet template that operates on the OpenOffice.org 2.4.0 Calc program (Windows and Linux). Download OpenOffice free at OpenOffice.org. (OO is included on the CD if you purchase this way.)
* Cost Plus tracking with **UnBilled** reporting function for easy and accurate client billing. Creates CSV export file.
* Estimate reporting function enables a full printable report of all Worksheet and Summary entries and results. These export to a CSV file as well.
* Comprehensive Summary sheet gives you a total overview of your estimation as well as costs and profit tracking.
* Twenty Six seperate Trade Worksheets allow complete seperate trade pricing and costing. These can be renamed to suit your business needs.
* Estimating times are reduced by fast macro click button navigation around the spreadsheet pages.
* Pricing sheets include demonstration pricing formulas; material, concrete and steel calculators: conversion tables and other useful features. All can be reprogrammed by yourself.
* Metric decimal or USA Imperial measurement entry using decimals or fractions.
* Taxation Table allows single entry of tax rate to suit many countries system like GST, VAT, Sales Tax etc, that covers the entire program.
* Database lookup screen of your material prices. Obtain prices from your suppliers in spreadsheet or ascii and easily convert to a database for Drag and Drop into your estimate.
* Easy to operate Floating Frame for in picture viewing of previous spreadsheet estimates, or material spreadsheets lookup with drag and drop. Also allows in-window viewing and copy with paste facility from live web sites.
* Includes Builders print or fax Order Forms, Home loan calculator, Project Picture storage.
* The Easy-Pro Estimator calc file (.ods) will work on Windows 98, NT, XP and Vista as well as Linux systems. That's right, the same estimate file will open on Windows or Linux computers with Open Office. Not compatible for Mac.