Accurate, timely estimates are the backbone of any successful project. From contributing to the bidding process to budgeting and reviewing project performance, estimates play a role at every stage of a project.
Having construction estimating software with trade-specific features designed to automate takeoff, estimating and bidding gives you an advantage over your competition.
The EDGE is leading construction estimating software for trades like:
- Roofing
- Concrete
- Fireproofing
- Drywall
- Flooring
- Acoustical
- Painting
Let’s take a closer look at The EDGE, its trade-specific features and how they can help you improve your estimating processes and win more bids.
Key Takeaways
- The EDGE bidding software delivers roofing-specific tools that ensure accurate, compliant estimates and help you create winning bids in just a few clicks.
- The EDGE streamlines concrete estimating by using dynamic labor calculations and prebuilt conditions, reducing setup time and preventing common calculation errors.
- The EDGE simplifies fireproofing compliance by integrating UL Designs, steel databases, and digital spray chart distribution so teams stay aligned and code-compliant.
- The EDGE optimizes interior estimating by automating material sourcing, waste calculations, and vendor quotes for drywall, flooring, and painting trades.
What Is The EDGE Estimating and Takeoff Software?
The EDGE is estimating and takeoff software that’s been trusted by construction estimators for more than 30 years.
By leveraging The EDGE, estimators can:
- Create accurate takeoffs in less time with on-screen measurements
- Build precise labor estimates using Smart Labor® Technology
- Easily source the trade-specific materials they need at a moment’s notice
Below, we explore The EDGE’s trade-specific features and how they help you maintain your bottom line while winning more jobs.
Roofing
Roofing estimators are under constant pressure to deliver fast, accurate bids to their clients.
Manual quantity takeoffs and disconnected spreadsheets slow down the process, while increasing the chance of costly mistakes or overlooked details. That’s why many estimators are investing in The EDGE, which offers features like:
- Roof Perimeter 2 to automatically calculate fasteners and adhesives required for ASCE Code 7-16.
- An integration with EagleView, which takes high-resolution images and sends them to The EDGE with measurements and quantities included to speed up estimating
- Proposal writer that pulls bid data to create customized proposal templates
In addition to improving your takeoff and estimating accuracy and speed, The EDGE serves as a central hub for crucial project data.
That means any changes or updates to your takeoff or estimates are visible to all applicable staff and stakeholders to keep everyone on the same page, avoiding confusion or project delays.
Concrete
The EDGE streamlines concrete estimating by automatically calculating volumes and dynamically adjusting labor.
Concrete estimating can vary widely depending on the project’s complexity. Attempting to accurately measure and calculate volume, depths and widths by hand or with a calculator for larger jobs, can be difficult.
That’s why The EDGE designed its software to address common concrete estimating challenges. The EDGE offers:
- Patented Smart Labor® Technology that dynamically adjusts labor rates based on task complexity.
- Automated calculations for volume, depths and widths for accurate estimates on any size job
- Custom layout that’s used to set up and adjust conditions for tasks based on specific project needs
By harnessing each of these features, concrete estimators can build more accurate estimates that reflect the true scope of their projects.
Fireproofing
The EDGE ensures fireproofing compliance by integrating UL design data and digital spray charts. Estimating fireproofing work is complex with tight margins and strict code requirements, leaving little room for error.
Estimators must account for varying material thicknesses, surface areas and board footages. A single oversight can lead to major cost overruns, delays or compliance issues later in the project.
The EDGE understands these challenges and addresses them with several features like:
- Digital, on-screen measuring, which allows you to create precise takeoff that are automatically factored into your estimate
- Fire test/UL Design and steel databases to help you calculate material quantities, project costs and timelines.
- The ability to easily create submittal drawings and distribute spray charts to your workers so they know how much material to use and where.
Each of these features empowers you to deliver fast, compliant and accurate estimates that win fireproofing jobs.
You’ll no longer have to stress about missing measurements, wondering if you’re compliant or if your team understands where to spray.
Interior Trades
Interior estimators, like those in the drywall, flooring, painting and waterproofing trades, are responsible for calculating materials needed, labor costs and waste. Even small errors can lead to lost bids, elevated costs that erode profits or project delays.
The EDGE designed several interior estimating features to address these concerns like:
- All-in-one takeoff, estimating and bidding to seamlessly sync data from your takeoffs into your estimates and bids to avoid costly errors.
- Trade-specific databases with the appropriate assemblies and items to simplify the bid creation process.
- Vendor quote to get more visibility into costs and source materials at the best rates for your projects.
- An integration with Workpack, an AI-powered quantity takeoff software, to detect, measure and count quantities directly from PDF plan files to create detailed takeoff without the need for manual data entry.
With The EDGE, estimators are able to avoid common interior estimating pitfalls like missed measurements or quantities during takeoff.
Estimate on the Go With EDGE On Site®
Estimators juggle multiple bids and opportunities simultaneously, and that means they’re constantly on the go to different jobsites. That’s why The EDGE created EDGE On Site, a mobile solution that allows estimators to:
- Retrieve the original estimate, drawings and takeoff
- Easily view and track change orders on your mobile device
- Quickly identify overruns, analyze performance, forecast profitability and report completed progress
By using EDGE On Site, you can make fast, data-driven decisions even if you’re not in the office.
Connect Your Estimating and Accounting
By syncing your estimating and accounting software, you can compare estimates with actual project costs to stay on budget, improve forecasting and maximize profitability.
The EDGE integrates with accounting software to share:
- Job cost details
- Labor costs
- Material and equipment costs
- Change orders and other project changes
Ultimately, this integration helps you save time, reduce errors caused by manual entry, track your budget in real-time, streamline reporting and improve communication across your teams.
Win More Bids With The EDGE Estimating Software
The EDGE streamlines the construction estimating process for a range of interior and exterior trades. Thousands of estimators trust The EDGE because of its trade-specific features that address their common concerns.
Whether you’re looking for a solution that offers trade-specific cost databases or you need one that combines takeoff, estimating and bidding, The EDGE has you covered.
For more information about The EDGE, talk to a specialist today.
