C o m m e r c i a l S o l u t i o n

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1 Commercial Solution

2 Out in the field, you wouldn t use a tool that wasn t just right for the task at hand. Let Quest provide you with the right tool for the office. Your business is unique. To do your job the right way, you need tools designed to meet the rigorous demands of your business. You need estimating software that works the way you work. You need the custom-designed Commercial Solution from Quest. No matter what type of contracting is your specialty, Quest can design a system around our Estimator software that will generate quantities and costs in a fraction of the time you re used to. And since no other estimating method can match the precision of Quest Estimator, you won t have to lose sleep wondering if your bid is accurate. With Quest, it s right, every time. Quest s Commercial Solution lets you put together complete estimates for all your bids quicker, easier and far more accurately than any technique you ve used in the past. You ll spend less time estimating and more time building. Let your competitors worry about trying to fit their business to canned estimating software. With Quest s Commercial Solution, you can be sure you re getting an estimating system designed with your business in mind. Quest Commercial Solution page 1

3 VISUAL AUDIT TRAIL TAKEOFF TOOLS UNIT CONVERSION Estimator saves multiple takeoff sheets with every job, providing a visual audit trail printable in full color for review. You can digitize lengths, areas, and count-up items using the various tools on the speed bar. Simply choose the correct unit of measure from the drop-down list and your quantity is automatically converted. For speed, accuracy and ease of use, Quest s digitized takeoff system is head and shoulders above any other takeoff method. SPEED Measure your plans on Quest s digitizer board and let Estimator calculate your quantities. If it s on a set of plans, Quest can measure it in a matter of seconds. ACCURACY Quest s digitizer measures to within 1/1000 th of an inch, so whether you re calculating the area of a roof or the length of a block wall, Estimator will give you figures that are on the money. EASE OF USE Easy to maintain a clear, color-coded audit trail recall any job months down the road to verify your quantities Easily digitize areas, lengths and count-up items in seconds Instantly convert quantity totals from one unit of measurement to another never worry about losing a bid because of simple math mistakes Use any known engineering, architectural or metric scale Keep track of complex jobs with multiple takeoff sheets LINES AND SYMBOLS Color code and print your takeoff sheets using custom, user-definable Lines and Symbols. TEXT FORMATTING Place important labels, descriptions and notes anywhere on your takeoff sheet for future reference. SCALE Digitize plans in any known Architectural, Engineering or Metric scale. page 2 Quest Estimator Digitized Takeoff page 3

4 FINANCIAL ITEMS DATABASE WBS CODES Calculate and distribute Build, update and maintain a Sort estimates in overhead, bonds, profit, and custom database and price list, unlimited ways using up to other indirect costs, with this or use a pre-built database by 15 (WBS) Work Breakdown essential bottom-line tool. C.E.I.A., R.S. Means, or U.S. Filter. Structure codes. THE ESTIMATE Quickly create a job-specific estimate using your takeoff quantities and the cost items from your database. Your estimate will always give you the current bid total and a breakdown by cost categories. Your costs for concrete studs, bricks, flashing, drywall or any other cost items are all quickly and easily accessible. And Estimator makes it easy to calculate and distribute overhead, profit and any other financial line-items. With Estimator, it s easy to create custom reports designed to show only the information that s important to you, your management team or your client. Quest will filter, sort and print your data into any style and format you need. THE DATABASE Your database contains the cost items general contractors use on every job all in 16 CSI divisions. Whether you need materials for concrete, masonry, roofing, framing or any other type of construction, you ll find it all in Quest s database. And it s easy to modify the information in your database on the fly, or even add your own cost items. Track historical material/labor costs, and productivity rates Use up to 15 WBS codes to sort your estimate Add custom wage and equipment spreads Create a custom database, or use a third-party database Set up project baselines to track cost changes Create and print custom reports RUNNING JOB TOTALS See the current job total and its breakdown by cost categories and man-hours in real time. ASSEMBLIES AND CREWS Calculate multiple cost items with a single measurement and build custom crew assemblies for labor costs and man-hours. CUSTOM VIEWS Navigate easily through complex estimates with custom column views organizing your bid for in-depth analysis. page 4 Quest Estimator Creating the Estimate page 5

5 VISUAL VERIFICATION PAGE-BY-PAGE ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS The Graphics button gives you a clear picture so you can easily verify items and identify missing elements. Easily navigate through the various components of a visual assembly with this drop-down list. The cost items in the component lists are directly linked to your database, so Visual Assembly costs are always up-to-date. Tired of the time-consuming process of taking off each individual cost item in your structures? Takeoff multiple pay items in a single pass with Quest s exclusive Visual Assemblies. Visual Assemblies act as a graphic checklist they give you a computer-generated diagram of your project and show you what you re estimating, so it s that much easier to spot any errors or omissions before you submit your bid. Our Commercial Solution includes Visual Assembly Packages for: Concrete Sitework Roofing Framing Finishing Tilt-Up Masonry The Visual Assemblies help you figure costs for the materials, labor and equipment that go into any of these cost items. You can always add, remove or change the materials or quantities in a Visual Assembly to suit the needs of a particular project. And of course, you can save any Visual Assembly for use on future bids. If you want the level of flexibility, accuracy and power that Visual Assemblies provide, you need Quest s Commercial Solution. You won t find features like these in any other estimating software. GRAPHICS/QUANTITIES These buttons let you switch between viewing the Visual Assembly graphic and your current quantities. PRINT Print your Visual Assembly with both color graphics and quantities to enhance the professionalism of your bid proposals. FINISHED Save your Visual Assembly to either the database or estimate, and recall them for reuse on any job. page 6 Quest Estimator Visual Assemblies page 7

6 CONCRETE PACKAGE: Beam PSI System Column Slab Footing Slab on Metal Deck Pad Wall Pan Slab Openings SITEWORK PACKAGE: Asphalt Paving Lift Station Concrete Paving Manhole Culvert Underground Pipe Curbs Valve Fire Hydrant Walks FRAMING PACKAGE: Low-Slope Roof Structure Metal Frame Wall Pre-Engineered Steel Structure Wood Frame Wall ROOFING PACKAGE: Built-Up Roof Single-Ply Roof Steep-Slope Roof TILT-UP PACKAGE: Cast-On Panels Pour Strip MASONRY PACKAGE: Block Wall Openings Brick Wall Pavers FINISHING PACKAGE: Ceiling Openings Exterior Wall Interior Partition CUSTOMIZE QUEST WITH VISUAL ASSEMBLY PACKAGES Quest understands that every GC is different. Some do their own concrete. Some don t. Some are involved in sitework. Some aren t. You want estimating software for your business, designed to handle the work you do. That s why we offer Visual Assembly Packages. Our Visual Assembly Packages are tailored to fit you. Customize the Commercial Solution to fit your business by adding only the Visual Assembly Packages you need. No matter what segment of the construction industry is your bread and butter, we have a Visual Assembly Package for you. What if you don t need an entire Visual Assembly Package? No problem. You can purchase individual Visual Assemblies to achieve the exact level of customization you need. So get only the custom software tools you need, with Quest s Visual Assembly Packages. page 8 Quest Estimator Visual Assembly Packages page 9

7 Quest Earthwork CROSS SECTION VIEW GRID CELL VIEW TOTALS VIEW View existing, proposed and substrata layers of the site in crosssection view. Find quantities and volumes between cross-sections. View cut and fill quantities and locations across the site using the grid cell staking view. View quantity totals based on your digitized measurements. Automatically balance your site for a more efficient estimate. On most projects, earthwork represents the area of the highest financial risk and the greatest difference between subcontractor bids. So make sure the numbers are right, with Quest Earthwork. Using Quest s digitizer board, digitize your existing and proposed elevations right off your plans. Earthwork will calculate your cut and fill quantities instantly. Manually gridding off your cut and fill quantities is a thing of the past. Check the lay of the land with Earthwork s 3 D color site views. Balance your site with the click of a button. And Earthwork gives you grid staking reports and substrata calculations, so you re never missing crucial information about your site. Earthwork takes the guesswork out of your earth-moving projects by giving you quantities you can trust, with speed that is second to none. Automatically balance your site in seconds eliminate costly import or export on every project Import.DWG and.dxf files from AutoCAD Total station integration Verify subcontractor bids for earthwork and cut the financial risk to your project Import and export data collector files Work seamlessly with all brands of Laser and GPS systems Use the field data to calculate ongoing cut and fill quantities for monthly progress payment requests. Include 3 D color printouts of the project in your bid package STATUS The current grid interval and active layer are clearly displayed, so you always know exactly what s on the screen. 3-D VIEW See the existing, proposed or substrata layers in 3 D. Rotate, zoom in or out to see the site at any angle and magnification. LEGEND The color-coded elevation chart makes it easy to read and understand the 3 D view. page 10 Quest Earthwork 3 D Cut and Fill page 11

8 CROSS SECTIONS Quest Cross Sections is designed to generate cut and fill quantities for roadwork contractors who receive plans that are drawn in cross sections. No more tedious, time-consuming manual cross section takeoffs. Express takeoff Mass haul diagram Calculate average end areas and volumes ROADWORK Quest Roadwork is designed specifically for highway construction, allowing you to digitize proposed highway profiles. Roadwork takes that information and then lets you apply a road template to quickly calculate accurate cut and fill quantities. Unlimited road types Import data reader files Cut and fill quantities Centerline, left and right elevation TRENCHWORK Quest Trenchwork radically increases the speed of your takeoff process for estimating underground trenching and construction. Simply digitize your underground pipe profile and then apply the appropriate trench template. Unlimited trench types Cut depths Import data reader files Excavation and backfill volume Highway and underground contractors can extend the Quest Commercial Solution even farther. Eliminate the frustration of manually calculating cut and fill quantities from profile and cross-section plans with Roadwork, Trenchwork and Cross Sections. Complete takeoffs of roads or trenches in just a few minutes you won t ever have to spend the whole afternoon calculating cut and fill quantities again. Then export your quantities directly to Estimator with a single mouse-click. page 12 Additional Products

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