SOUTH AFRICAN SOFTWARE ... DEVELOPED FOR THE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

 MEASURING & ESTIMATING

QSplus is a comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective international software solution for quantity surveyors and cost engineers

• Take-off and produce of Cost Plans and Bills of Quantities. 
• QSplus uses DimensionX to speed up the taking off process. 
• Manages the monthly progress payments.
• Measure and produce adds and omit final account as well as-built final bills of quantities

ENGplus is our groundbreaking Engineering Measurement software package. The complete software solution for Engineering Schedules of Quantities. ENGplus runs on Windows 95 / 98 / NT as it is 32-bit software. It is fully multi-user over a network and is based on a relational database management system. A full User Profile (setup by the user) is included so that any User's access to functions may be permitted or restricted. Generally ENGplus 2001 follows the same fundamentals as QSPlus 2001.

A COMPLETE QUANTITY SURVEYING SYSTEM FOR:
1. The production of Bill of Quantities
2. The production of Estimates
3. The calculation of Monthly Valuations
4. The analysis of Cost per Building on an elemental basis
5. JBCC 2000 Certificate Module
6. Contract Price Adjustment Calculations

dimensionX is great for Quantity Surveyors because it provides a single integrated environment for capturing dimensions making the management and control of the costs associated with a construction project that much easier. Digital workflows dramatically reduce the reliance on paper..

KWIKest facilitates the preparation of building cost estimates incorporating elemental cost analysis, bill of quantities, rate buildups, construction cash flows, material breakdowns and progress payments. It is a user-friendly application designed for quantity surveyors, building contractors and project managers and is suitable for projects of all sizes

Billcost is a complete electronic estimating, scheduling and management system for the construction industry. With the full set of management tools Billcost takes the user from the initial estimating stage and manages the total project with functions such as Cost Control, Material Orders, Profit Calculations, the Issueing of Certificates, Project Scheduling, etc. It is also possible to work directly from Bills of Quantities and measure electronically on CAD drawing for 100% accuracy. The database - relating to all building methods and materials, is regularly updated with the latest material prices and the formulae allows you make full use of the system from the word go

 FEE CALCULATION

KWIKtariff calculates and sets out the recommended tariffs for professional services for the various consultants in the construction industry. KWIKtariff is a user-friendly application designed for architects, quantity surveyors, consulting engineers, project managers and property developers and is suitable for use on all types of building and civil projects

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 PROPERTY FEASIBILITY & VALUATION

KWIKfeas facilitates the preparation of financial feasibility studies for property developments. The application dramatically reduces the time required in preparing, assessing or fine-tuning the feasibility of a new development and offers a professional presentation incorporating cash flows, graphs and reports presented in a format which can be modified to suit your image and needs. This product is an invaluable tool for property developers, financial institutions, quantity surveyors, architects, project managers, property administrators and agents.

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A program for the valuation of income producing properties using various valuing methods and investment criteria. KWIKvue has been developed for the property owner, consultant, broker, valuer, portfolio manager and investment analyst. It incorporates monthly and annual inflows and outflows and has a graphical interface in a format that is flexible to suit the user's requirements. A powerful tool for those who are required to make an investment decision either in the timing of an acquisition, or disposal of a property.

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Series 2000 is the electronic solution for the preparation of JBCC payment certificates, advice statements, N/S subcontractor notifications and recovery statements. Developed under license to the JBCC, the package has specifically been tailored to suit the needs of the principal agent, quantity surveyor and contractor. Full management of the Contract Sum and Contract Value, as well as the Provisional Sums, Prime Costs, CPAP and JBCC Preliminaries.

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 TIME MANAGEMENT & RECOVERY

ProjectLog is an easy to use resource management application which records time sheets for various activities or tasks undertaken on projects. Professional fees and disbursements can be projected and monitored against the actual project cost to company. ProjectLog also tracks the receipt of fee income and can also be used to track and monitor billable time for an activity

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TimeLog is a time management and recovery tool that assists with the control and costing of actual drafting times for AutoCAD drawings, thus providing an effective means of managing the drawing environment. The system provides for daily time sheets as well as costing against either project, client or users. TimeLog requires no interaction from the AutoCAD user and operates in background mode. Actual drawing times can be viewed and inactive time can be logged against activities or when a drawing is idle, in order to create a more accurate representation of user productivity

 COST MANAGEMENT & RECOVERY

PlotLog is a powerful cost recovery and estimation tool that assists with the control and costing of printed drawings from AutoCAD. The system provides costing against drawing size, media type and print quality as well as plot tracking. Administrative tasks and reporting can be controlled by using the Administration Toolkit

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TrackLog monitors and reports all computer activity, including Internet browsing and e-mail usage. It records date, time started and time elapsed, thus providing an accurate picture of usage on the monitored computer. TrackLog monitors all activity, selectively excluding selected programs from the log. Other features include password protection and a stealth mode that allows the program to run invisibly. TrackLog is also suited for capturing time that is to be billed to a project or customer

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 RATES, PRICING AND TENDERING

Costabill is the innovative online solution to price Bills of Quantities!
Search the ready to use database with the Trades and find the bill item you need to estimate, then enter your quantities for the rate build-up according to the unit of measurement. Costabill will provide you with an estimate total relevant to your Province, with material & labour prices.
You can then export your build-ups to Excel to save or further edit the information.
The software includes live pricing for the South African provinces and Namibia.
A very basic demo version is available for trial.
http://www.costabill.co.za

Merkel's® is the electronic textbook for building standards and methods and has been an industry giant since 1947. Merkel's features the 24 Bills of Quantities, with up-to-date pricing provided for Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

Use the software to reference and then get the rates for your build-ups and price that bill!

http://www.ppis.co.za/Merkels.aspx

 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

Caddie is the professional computer aided design system that combines unrivalled performance, efficiency and ease-of-use with exceptional flexibility to boost productivity and accuracy, whilst reducing costs. Caddie software is backed by uncompromising support and extensive research and development