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Powerful Estimating - Version 6.07 |
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more
speed, more profits, more simplicity |
Benchmark Estimating Software is
pleased to announce Version 6.07, which
gives you - the user - more speed, more
profits and more simplicity.
The new and improved Calculator feature
in Version 6.07 provides you with
instant, automatic updating of your
entire estimate, the ability to capture
more business knowledge and the capacity
to perform quantity calculations in much
less time.
Some of the many other enhancements in
Version 6.07 include getting fast access
to your favourite reports, a key new
report to help maximise profitability on
every project and an overall superior ease of use.
I trust you will derive great benefit
from Benchmark Estimating Software's
newest release, Version 6.07.
Yours, in the interest of better
estimating,
Rob MacDonald
Director |
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Main Features |
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New and Improved Calculator |
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New Variables Function |
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New Routines Interface |
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More Quick Find Menus |
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New My Reports Features |
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New Customisable
Estimate Report |
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Enhanced Find
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And More... |
Download the V6.07 Brochure (883Kb)
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New and Improved Quantity Calculator
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faster calculations
and to capture your knowledge |
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The new Calculator in Version 6.07 will improve
your accuracy and your bottom line.
12 new functions are available, including one
for adding standard variables (such as density,
wastage, etc) into your calculations from a
central Variable Library (see next point for
more on Variables).
Another new feature is the
Production Rate function, which imports your standard
productivity into your calculations to ensure very accurate Labour and
Plant calculations. Variables and the
Production Rate function give you faster access
to your business knowledge, help you minimise
errors and ensure automatic, instant updating of
estimates.
All calculations
are retained with your
estimate and are displayed in several Benchmark
reports. These reports are ideal for estimate
review and to handover to your project managers. |
Benchmark's powerful new calculator
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New Variables
Function
for automatic, instant updating of your
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In Version 6.07,
Benchmark provides you with a new feature called
Variables. The accuracy and incredible
speed of Variables allow you to maximise your
profits and give your business a competitive
edge.
With Variables, allow you can change a key
parameter in an project (like wastage or
density), and this change will flow
throughout your entire estimate instantaneously.
The screen shot below demonstrates the use of
two such Variables. When the Variable
Value
for 'Density of Road Base' or 'Wastage %' are
updated, any calculation that uses these
Variables will update, right throughout your
entire project. |
Variables at the Project level |
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Variables are also highly flexible; you can use
them at various levels of Benchmark to fine tune
your estimate. As the screen shot below
demonstrates, you can use Variables that will
only apply to one Item. Now, when 'Depth
of Road Base' is updated, any calculation using
that variable within this Item only will update.
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Variables at the
Item level
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The new Variable Library (below) captures your
standard Variables so that all of your
Benchmark users have fast, easy access to your
business knowledge when creating estimates.
This is a great way of controlling knowledge so
it is passed from
more experienced to less experienced Benchmark
users. |
Benchmark's Variable Library
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New Routines Interface
for ease of use and new functionality to
simplify Routine creation |
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Routines are a powerful, unique feature in
Benchmark that can slash the time taken to
estimate
your repetitive tasks by up to 80%. Your day-to-day
estimates or Items, that have many parameters,
can be priced by Routines in seconds.
Routines have been given an overhaul in Version
6.07.
The new, simple format makes it much
easier for the end user to operate. The
Routine Input screen has been simplified to make
it easier to operate and can include information
to guide the end user in determining the
quantities required.
Additionally, over 20 new, more flexible commands and a new
Routine Test feature make creating Routines
easier than ever before. In Version 6.07,
Routines can be created in 50% of the time,
meaning your business can get a competitive edge
from using Routines very quickly. |
Benchmark's enhanced Routine Input screen
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More Quick
Find Menus to simplify adding and modifying estimate
information |
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Benchmark's Quick Find menus slash the time it
takes you to find the data you need. To
continue to speed up your estimating, Version
6.07 includes more new Quick Find features in
various locations.
You can now use Quick Find when adding items and
when adding resources to your project from the
libraries; find your items and resources in 25% of the
time it would normally take. |
Quick Find for
adding resources to your estimate
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Additionally, you can now use Quick Find when
updating resource prices across your entire
project in the powerful Resource Rate Change
Screen, as shown below. |
Quick Find for updating resource prices
in your project
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New My Reports Feature
for fast, consistent access to your favourite
reports |
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A key
feature of Benchmark Estimating Software has
always been the vast reporting options available
to your business. Now, to make finding
your favourite reports even easier, Version 6.07
includes a 'My Reports' menu. In this menu
you can store your most frequently used reports, giving you
fast access to the key estimate data you need. |
Benchmark's new My Reports window with some
sample reports established
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New Customisable Estimate Report
to generate the information you need and help
maximise profits |
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Version 6.07 introduces a report that could be
the most powerful report you run in your
business.
The report is customisable to your business
needs, meaning you now have incredible
flexibility when creating reports directly from
your estimate.
A brilliant way to use this report is to print
the Job Budget to hand over to your Project
Managers or Supervisors, giving the project a
great chance of running to budget for maximum
profits. |
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The Report with Options
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Enhanced Find Windows
for speed and consistency |
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The 'Find' windows allow you to quickly
and easily search through your Benchmark
libraries. In Version 6.07, the
'Find' windows have been given an
enhanced, consistent appearance to help
cut the time it takes you to perform
your searches.
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The
enhanced appearance of Benchmark's Find Resource
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And More...
Some of the other enhancements
found in Version 6.07 |
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More consistent,
user-friendly screen layout
for easier, faster estimating
Version 6.07 is even more user-friendly
than its predecessor; many areas
have been enhanced for consistency and ease
of
use. These areas include the
standard Section, Item and Resource
screens, and the Routine and Resource Rate Change
features as outlined above. |
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Subcontractor Manager
Subcontractor Manager allows you to
automatically import a subcontractors
price into your Benchmark estimate.
It is now more flexible than ever,
giving you additional options to
ultimately save you time. |
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Progress Claims
Progress Claims help to keep the cash
flowing into your business as you
complete a project. New
functionality allows you to keep track
of the actual payments you have
received. |
Download the V6.07 Brochure (883Kb)
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