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Empower Informed Bidding Decisions Through First-Principles Methodology

In today's dynamic construction landscape, accurate cost estimates are the cornerstone of successful project execution.  Methvin's estimating software equips contractors with a powerful toolset to achieve superior cost certainty.

 

Leverage the Advantages of First-Principles Estimating:

  1. Move beyond historical data limitations. Methvin's first-principles methodology meticulously breaks down projects into their fundamental components, enabling precise cost calculations for each element.
  2. Streamline your estimating process. Methvin's user-intuitive interface facilitates rapid generation of comprehensive estimates, maximising your team's valuable time.
  3. Gain granular control over cost projections. Methvin allows for seamless customization based on project specifics, material costs, and labour rates, ensuring your estimates reflect reality.
  4. Foster efficient teamwork. Methvin fosters collaborative estimating, enabling project stakeholders to share information and refine estimates in real-time.
  5. Embrace a subscription model that scales with your needs. Methvin offers a cost-effective solution for contractors of all sizes, maximising ROI through improved estimating workflows.



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Your online estimating software

Good software supports your workflow. Great software improves it.

In today’s competitive construction estimating environment, “Methvin Estimating Software” allows you to quickly and accurately generate quality cost estimates and winning bids.

This estimation advantage is made possible by allowing you to link worksheets to multiple tasks, set variables and to break tasks into sub schedules for fast accurate pricing. Making your workflow more efficient and improve your margin analysis.

 

Accuracy

Estimating with sub-schedules

Limitless detail, infinite possibilities.

When the client provides one item for a complex section of work, for example, a “Lump Sum Item” calling for the construction of a “Bridge”, with Methvin you can change the item into a “sub-schedule item”. By using the Pricing Module, any items pertaining to that sub-schedule will roll up to the clients item. Under the sub-schedule you are able to add as much detail as you require, to allow you to price the item accurately. The Client report will only reflect the “Lump Sum Item” as requested in his schedule, in this example “The Bridge”.

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Advanced estimating options

Quick accurate estimating with worksheets.

Hidden behind each item in the schedule is a dynamically linked worksheet. Where you can drag in resources or worksheets from a master project, this will speed up your estimating and improving the accuracy of your tender.

Methvin allows you to utilise any javascript function to automate your first principles estimate:

  • if ([your variable i.e. 2]>5){yes}else{no}– Returns no
  • Math.round(2.5) – Returns 3
  • var x = Math.PI – Returns PI
  • var y = Math.sqrt(16) – Returns the square root of 16

Function

Estimating online with variables

This is how “Methvin Estimating Software” comes into its own.

Our complex worksheet allows you to set variables for pricing, for example the distance from a quarry to the site or the depth of a trench. Then use those variables in equation with any mathematical function.

When you start a new project, with a similar item to price, all that is required is to import a similar worksheet from a previous project and then, adjust the variables to the new circumstances to achieve an accurate estimate.

 

 The most advanced tendering portal

Good software supports your workflow. Great software improves it.

Your potential contractors and subcontractors will find the submission process easier and faster, because they can access your documentation and send their responses via your portal.

Increased transparency! You’ll have complete oversight over what’s happening during each step of the process.

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Publish your tenders online

Your tender exposure is your choice!

Our online “Tender Box” will reduce your procurement cycle. Provide greater probity; you’ll have a complete audit trail for all aspects of the process. Easy, Cost-Effective Communication - Respond to contractor or supplier queries via our ‘notice to tenderer’ facility. This saves you time and means every contractor or supplier has the same, up-to-date information.

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Tender comparison made easy

Dynamically linked pricing schedules, make the automation of tender comparisons possible.

Once your contractors or subcontractors have submitted their prices. Their bids are automatically placed into the online comparison spreadsheet adjacent to other contractor’s submitted prices. This provides a clear comparison of tenders, item by item.

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New Business Opportunities

Search our server by trades and region, with our innovative filters.

A finger on the pulse of your sector - Our daily email notifications will alert you to what’s going on in your sector, for instance, who’s calling for tenders, who’s likely to be seeking subcontractors, trends in procurement of your services, and so on. Great market intelligence.

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Your online estimating application

Good software supports your workflow. Great software improves it.

In today’s competitive construction estimating environment, “Methvin Estimating Software” allows you to quickly and accurately generate quality cost estimates and winning bids.

This estimation advantage is made possible by allowing you to link worksheets to multiple tasks, set variables and breaking tasks into sub schedules for fast accurate pricing. This makes your workflow more efficient and improve your margin analysis.

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Electronic “Tender Box”

The worlds most advanced tender delivery system.

When you’ve completed your tender preparation, deliver it to your client using the online electronic Tender Box. Your tender is delivered to the right place on time.

 

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Project Management

The worlds most advanced pricing system.

Methvin allows the contractor and subcontractor to send online claims to their clients. All variations can be tracked online by all. The contractor can print subcontract certification reports to evaluate their subcontract claims each month.

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 Methvin is an online estimating and procurement portal

Designed and developed to be intuitive and user friendly.

Methvin is a project management and estimation tool designed for the construction industry. It will make your life considerably easier; estimating projects, publishing tenders and producing comparisons, and helping to find potential business opportunities.

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Manage projects from anywhere

Collaborative Portal for Client and Contractor

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Shift from the adversarial approach of construction management to one of open communications.

This will foster and improve relationships and outcomes for both parties.

It is ideal for delivering large design and construct projects with geographically spread design team.

The shared goals will establish the basis for a motivated team and encourage individual contribution to the end goal of delivering your project on budget and on time.

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Stay Organised, stay on Schedule

Be efficient and prioritize

The Methvin Gantt interface allows you to efficiently prioritise and aggregate everyday work, project tasks, important details, and multiple timelines.

The Methvin Gantt Scheduler module will help you identify which tasks are most critical to project success through critical task path highlighting allowing you to focus on what matters most.

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Estimating for Heavy Construction

Facilitating a faster procurement cycle!

Methvin offer an industry leading “First Principles” estimating solution for Infrastructure or Commercial Building contractors.

When biding on a Design and Construct(D&C) or Early Contractor Involvement(ECI) project we offer unprecedented speed and multi user capabilities.

Takeoff

Takeoff for General Contractors

Quantity surveying made easy

Fast accurate takeoff for any dwg, dxf and pdf file, just set the scale and start measuring.

Measure areas, perimeters, length and count elements in both imperial and metric. A list of materials and their thicknesses can be added to every takeoff.

Increased transparency! You’ll have complete oversight over what’s happening during each step of the process.

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