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 		 The additional modules you can purchase with Benchmark Estimating Software will enhance your estimating capabilities.  Progress Claims, the Export to Microsoft Project and Power Routines all save huge amounts of time and eliminate the chance of errors in your estimating.
 
The additional modules are available to purchase on top of FULL and LITE.

 Progress Claims (Valuations)

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Generate these quickly and accurately directly from your original Benchmark estimate.  No messy copying and pasting in spreadsheets, or retyping or data, means you will also eliminate costly and embarrassing errors. 
 
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 Resource-based Export to Microsoft  Project*

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For scheduling, cash flow forecasting and resource planning.
 Create project schedules automatically from your Benchmark estimate.  This saves you retyping data and eliminates possible errors.  Your schedules will also be more accurate as they are based on the durations calculated from your resources (Labour and Plant) allocated to your estimate.  The ability to include a detailed schedule along with your tender also improves your marketing and chance of winning the job.  This feature also facilitates fast preparation of cash flows in Microsoft Project* and assists in better resource planning in your business. 

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The Resource-based export to Microsoft Project requires Microsoft Project 2003


 Sample MS Project 2003 file created from Benchmark.
 
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 Power Routines


Power Routines have been designed to prepare estimates for projects where there are many locations in the project (such as roads, buildings, parks, bridges etc) and for each location there are multiple variables that affect your price.  In a spreadsheet, pricing these types of tenders can lead to errors and the estimate is generally very hard to review.

Power Routines are perfect for construction and maintenance estimates in many industries including:

        1.       Asphalt
2.       Building
3.       Civil
4.       Facilities Maintenance
5.       Utilities
6.       Water & Sewer

Power Routines deliver time savings of over 75% whilst retaining resource-based consistency and accuracy.  You will have more time to review and fine tune your estimate to maximise your competitive edge and increase your chance of winning the job.

Perhaps the largest benefit, however,  is that Power Routines produce your estimate in Benchmark’s simple and transparent format and in a consistent manner for all of your estimators.  This makes your estimates easier to understand which also increases the effectiveness and productivity of your Project Managers. 

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"Power Routines most definitely helped us to secure the Indigo Shire Roads Maintenance contract; it worked out the prices incredibly quickly and gave a more accurate indication of what each element of the job was worth.  The resultant estimate was also more transparent.  It is so easy to use, and the after sales support has been excellent.”
 Janine Crameri, GW & BR Crameri
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