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Benchmark
Estimating Client Testimonials
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testimonials
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Pricing Subdivisions in as little as one hour |
“Our
usual subdivisions are anywhere between $1-$3 million
dollars and use up to 150 items. By using Benchmark’s Auto
Allocate feature we can generate prices very quickly; for
simple subdivisions we can allocate our Items in as little
as one hour! Benchmark’s
support has also been excellent.
Whenever we have suggested changes or modifications someone
has helped out or been working at it straight away.
Benchmark is also easy for new users to pick up so they can
get up and running quickly.”
Joel Norman
Chief Estimator
Georgiou Group
Australia
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Word®
quotes produced how you want it |
“The new
Microsoft Word®
quotes will come in very handy; we will establish our own
quote template with all the required information and our fax
cover sheet so Benchmark can produce the whole thing exactly
how we want it. The 'Reset All Lines' feature in the
Spread screen is saving us a great deal of time. We
requested this feature to speed up our use of the Spread
screen, and we got exactly what we asked for.”
Brian Salmond
Chief Estimator Urban Land Development
Downer EDi Works
Australia
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Quick
and Easy to Use |
“We originally purchased Benchmark as it suited our needs
best. Benchmark also reacted very quickly to modify the
software for the things we required. Benchmark's support is
very good, and we always get a response quickly. Benchmark
is quick and easy to use, gives us a standard format for
estimates, provides good report formats for different
purposes, and allows us to have more control over the rates
we use in our estimates.”
Derek Yarrow
Chief Draftsman Transport Planning
Caboolture Shire Council
Australia
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Implementation Support Outstanding |
“Benchmark’s
support with implementation has been brilliant. They have
assisted us with implementation into our business systems
and have also helped with project management for this task.
Added to this, the software’s ability link with our other
systems is vital for proficient operations. We can also see
great benefits in Routines, as we are able to price water or
sewage pipelines and pumping stations by simply answering 7
or 8 questions regarding the job.”
Brendan Guiney,
Development Design Engineer
MidCoast Water
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Relaxed, enjoyable and comprehensive training
for the software |
“We found the training for Benchmark Estimating
Software to be a hands-on and
practical experience run by professional
Estimators. Presented in a relaxed and enjoyable
format, the course was comprehensive without
being confusing.”
Mark Douglas
Estimator
SBc Contracts
Scotland, United Kingdom
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Confidence and control in Landscape
estimates |
"No
two jobs are the same in
the landscaping industry, yet we are
confident that we won’t leave anything out
of our estimate because
we use Benchmark. The Item Library
stops you having to recreate the wheel every
time,
you know all the details
are in the estimate, and the Item is easily
customisable to suit any particular job.
Benchmark give us confidence and control
with our estimates. They
provide great after sales service and the
package is very easy to use. Benchmark
should absolutely take off in the landscape
industry.”
James
Simpson-Lee
Proprietor
Integral Landscapes
Australia
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Ideal
for working to budgets |
“Benchmark's
structure makes it very easy to drill down into your
estimate in great detail, to allow
you to plan your costs and work tightly with your fixed
budget. It is also very easy to
update to ensure accuracy; we recently had an
increase in wages, and updating
the costs for labour across all of our estimates and field
projects was achieved from the one
screen. The new ‘Resource-based
Export to Microsoft Project’
helps us to balance our demand for shared plant resources across
council, so we can evaluate
resource demand in the short to medium term to optimise the
resource utilisation.”
Doug O'Brien,
Asphalt Operations
Manager
Brisbane City Works Asphalt Operations Group
Australia
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Benchmark
Facilitates Expansion |
"Benchmark
has definitely helped us expand through the ability to very
quickly and accurately tender for work in each regional
location. The Benchmark Item Library allows us to do
this as we have very easily been able to set up different
items for Brisbane, Townsville and Sydney. Benchmark
is the best thing we have done at JMAC
Constructions in a long time".
Tony Sharrock
Senior Estimator
JMAC Constructions
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Estimating Training Client
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Extremely informative and well organised |
“The Workshop presented by Benchmark
Estimating was extremely informative, well
organised and opened up a whole new concept
in estimating. Our Strategic Asset
Management Group found great benefit from
incorporating an understanding of Strategic,
Concept and Detailed estimates into its
planning process.”
Emilio Reale
Executive Officer Works
Glenorchy Council
Australia
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Leading edge estimating practices |
“The workshop provided me with leading
edge estimating practices to apply to my own
work, and with the opportunity to share
experiences and create a bond with people
from other Councils.”
Bruce Baron
Coordinator Storm Water Design
Gold Coast City Council
Australia
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Providing useful tips and shortcuts |
“I wanted to get some useful tips and
shortcuts from people who estimate all the
time and the course certainly provided me
with these. It was also great to see how
different Councils run their estimating
processes and how they capture their field
data.”
Don Que
Technical Officer
Caboolture Shire Council
Australia |
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Addressing the grass roots of estimating |
“Port
Stephens Council had three participants attend, we found the
Workshop to be very good at addressing
the grass roots of estimating. The informal discussions
between participants regarding estimating
and project management were invaluable. The cross section of
participants allowed a lot of information sharing. Well
worth attending.”
Peter Matwijow
Operations Coordinator
Port Stephens Council
Australia
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Obtaining current industry practices |
“Our branch has recently been developing
our resource-based estimating processes, and
the workshop was seen as the next stage in
the implementation of our estimating
systems. As we have a number of people
potentially involved in the estimating
process it is important we adopt a
consistent approach, using current industry
practices”.
Rodd O'Grady
Works Business Manager
Logan City Council
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Estimating Consulting Client
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Invaluable assistance and expertise |
"I wanted to thank Benchmark Estimating
for the first class support provided to
the Highways Agency. The Agency has
been placed under very serious
commercially related pressures and
Benchmark's expertise has been
invaluable in helping to address these
issues.
When the Highways Agency were looking
for a supplier who could provide
immediate expertise with estimating
project costs in a more accurate and
consistent way, Benchmark stood out as a
talented consultancy that offered a
unique service. Benchmark Estimating
have provided invaluable assistance in
preparing and reviewing the Agency's
major roads project estimates. Your
work has always been timely and of the
highest quality and we are delighted
with the work you have done for us to
date.
I hope that we can continue to work
together in dealing with the Highways
Agency's change management agenda
following the recent Nichols Review."
Paul Doney
Change Programme Office Leader
Major Project Directorate
Highways Agency
United Kingdom
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