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Estimating for Chip Seal

Chip seal treatment is commonly used in UK for sealing the surface of the road to prevent regress of water. It helps in preventing spray and improves skid resistance thus reducing accidents. It is also a part of maintenance programme that helps to arrest deterioration. During the chip seal treatment a spray of bitumen emulsion is applied, followed by a covering with aggregate and the surface is compacted.

Chip seal estimating is a process that determines the quantities of asphalt and aggregate along with the allocation of plant to do the job. The process is not difficult but is complicated with the add-ons the documents that need to be prepared along with the estimation.

Benchmark Estimating offers a method that is far more accurate and incredibly fast. The power routine feature offered by Benchmark makes the job very easy. The user only needs to import the Bill of Quantities followed by running of the power routine feature. The feature works through each street running Benchmark's Routines for each street. It helps in reducing the time taken to do the job, provides accurate estimates and simplifies the whole process to a great extent. As the system makes use of standard routines there is no scope for error. Benchmark's Power Routines feature is an ideal solution for chip seal estimating.

Benchmark Estimating offers estimating software that simplifies the process of estimation to a great extent. The software has libraries that capture the information and maintain the accuracy and consistency in the estimates. It offers you ease of usage along with many unique features that can increase the productivity gains by as much as 85%. The main advantages that the software are powerful reporting, exports to accounting systems and automatic creation of schedules of construction.


 

 

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