The transition from paper to digital...
While some estimators are still resistant to change, the shift from paper plans to digitized plans is inevitable.  Over the years, technology has changed practically every business including construction.  In keeping pace with new business demands and technology, On Center Software provides estimators with tools to make them faster, more accurate, and more organized.

The transition from preparing bids by hand to creating digitized takeoffs is simple, but more importantly, this transition is necessary to stay competitive.  Using On-Screen Takeoff and Quick Bid, estimates that once took several days or weeks to complete can now be done digitally in just a couple of days, if not hours.

From a business standpoint it’s simple.  The less time you spend on a bid, the more bids you can submit.  The more bids you submit, the more projects you win.  And the more projects you win, the more money your company makes…

...but only if the projects are profitable.

On Center Software increases a company’s profitability by eliminating the guess work from the estimating process. Using tools such as Digital Production Control, companies can gather production rates directly from the field.  These real world production rates can then be used by the estimator to tighten a bid and ensure that it remains profitable.

We all know that an estimator who constantly bids too high is going to win fewer projects.  On the flip side, the estimator who bids too low will gain more projects, but will work the company right out of business.  On Center Software provides the estimator with the tools to know the actual cost of a job, account for all materials, labor, misc expenses, overhead, tax, markup, and desired profit. 

Plus these tools speed up the communication and bidding process, reduce the chance for errors, and save on the clutter and time to manage paper plans and paper work.

Learn from an estimator's perspective how On-Screen Takeoff® saves time so that more bids can be submitted. < Watch Demo Videos

Click here to see what Paul Heath, an estimator at B.R. McMillan & Associates, Inc., has to say about his experiences using On-Screen Takeoff and how its use has affected the company.

Learn how Quick Bid saves time and allows your bids to extremely accurate and organized. < Watch Demo Videos

See how Digital Production Control™ integrates the takeoff and estimation process by digitally tracking labor production and payroll directly from the field to the project manager’s office. < Watch Demo Videos