SPECIALTY MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING (MEP) CONSTRUCTION SOFTWARE
The right electrical estimating software, plumbing estimating software or other specialty construction software can help you grow your specialty MEP (mechanical, electrical and plumbing) construction business by improving efficiency, reducing costs and enhancing your ability to communicate with clients, suppliers and contractors. Choosing the right specialty construction software, however, can be a confusing and frustrating task.
Specialty construction skills require specialty software. Learn about the MEP features available in general construction software, as well as programs designed specifically for mechanical, electrical and plumbing professionals.
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A-Systems
A-Systems, founded in 1978, was the first company in PC-based job costing and has set many software standards in the industry. It prides itself on the fact that it "firmly refuses to charge a lot of money for its powerful software." Its two software systems are JobView and Visual...
ARES
ARES Corp. develops an array of project management and job costing software for clients in aerospace, defense, construction, oil and gas, government and electrical utilities. Many of those customers have invested in the PRISM Management suite, which helps ensure that projects meet cost and design specifications...
Autodesk Constructware
Autodesk construction software enable architecture, engineering, and construction firms to use digital design data and content across their extended teams. By leveraging the power of building information modeling (BIM), architecture, engineering, and construction firms can use information to perform quantity takeoffs, visualize...
Bid4Build
Bid4Build prides itself on its low cost and versatility. Its construction estimating software can be used by all types of general and subcontractors for both residential and commercial construction as well as remodeling and insurance estimating. The solution also contains job cost accounting software and scheduling features...
Centric Software
Centric Software Inc. developed four software solutions for management of large-scale construction projects, capital programs and facilities maintenance projects. The San Jose, California-based vendor created applications to serve automotive, aerospace and consumer goods companies, as well as construction firms...
Clear Estimates
Clear Estimates powered by RemodelMAX is a cost estimating software solution produced by Clear Estimates, Inc that uses the RemodelMAX unit cost estimating database to generate pricing for projects. The cost estimating software allows for flexibility with estimates, produces a variety of reports and client proposals, processes change....
Deltek
Deltek's Cobra suite was designed, broadly speaking, to streamline project processes and methods, to improve collaboration and to assure that project, IT and corporate governance guidelines are met. Specifically, Cobra is built to accomplish tasks such as construction cost estimating...
EPOCH
Faithful+Gould has more than 60 years experience in the consulting industry. It puts this knowledge to use to support clients of its range of commercial, consulting and program managements services. These customers range from General Mills, which recently selected Faithful+Gould to act as the construction project management firm for a new plant being built in California, to a three-year cost-engineering contract with a Washington state energy producer...
Intuit Quickbooks for Construction
Intuit focuses on tools for small businesses, and it dominate the construction small business accounting market. It has been estiamted that out of the 5.7 million contractors in the US, 5 million use Quickbooks. Quickbooks Contractor Edition 8.0 provides accounting, job costing, and project management functions that are designed to meet the...
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KIDASA Software
KIDASA Software Inc.'s Milestones construction project management software was so named because it's designed to manage a project's milestones -- which range from action item tracking and budgeting tools to job estimating, time tracking and construction scheduling. The vendor offers three versions of Milestones...
Maxwell
Maxwell Systems' construction business management software offers a variety of construction business management and property management products. Its products are used in the following construction segements: general construction, subcontracting, specialty trades, heavy construction, and property management. In addition...
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Microsoft Excel
According to the latest CFMA technology survey, 14% of construction contractors tap the capabilities of Microsoft Excel, a component of the popular Microsoft Office business suite, to create, manage and communicate construction estimates. Since so many companies already use Excel and the full Office suite as part of their day-to-day operations, startup and training costs are minimal when compared to custom construction estimating programs...
Microsoft Project
Microsoft has leveraged its expertise in business software to create Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007. This project management software application can be operated as a standalone program or as part of an organization's Office Project Server 2007, which delivers enterprise-level project management capabilities...
MII-PTC
Construction firms working with or for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) should be very familiar with Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (MCACES), Second Generation (MII), since the USACE has standardized construction cost estimating on this application. MII was developed by Project Time & Cost Inc...
Primavera
Primavera is a market leader for project and program management in the construction industry. Catering to all types of contractors, its solutions manage multi-billion dollar construction projects for large companies. With over 20 years of experience in the project management industry, it are continually refining their products to meet...
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Sage Software
Sage's construction division services construction firms ranging from fewer than 25 employees to more than 500. The company acquired Oregon-based Timberline and immediately began expanding its construction software offerings. Today Sage offers three packages to the construction industry -- Sage Timberline Office, Sage Master Builder, and...
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Smart Construction
Smart Contractor, created by Smart Construction Software, offers an integrated construction project management software system capable of meeting your customer relationship management (CRM), estimating, scheduling, reporting, payment tracking, accounting, and purchasing document management needs. This solution is user...
Viewpoint
For over 20 years, Viewpoint has been developing and providing services to the construction industry. Providing service to customers nationwide, its main product, Viewpoint V6, is designed for a variety of contractors, including general, specialty/sub, heavy/highway and enterprise...
WennSoft
When the operations department of a construction services company desired to find a better way to manage large construction projects, the answer that they found was WennSoft Solutions. WennSoft Solutions are designed to supplement and improve the functions of existing software solutions which ultimately increases business efficiency...
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AMSI
Like its parent, you don't hear a lot about AMSI Construction Management, but its incorporation into Alpharetta, Georgia-based Infor Global Solutions makes it part of the third-largest enterprise application software company, just ahead of Sage Software. Whether that will give AMSI much leverage remains to be seen, but it does offer the...
Compubuild
CompuBuild develops software solely for the subcontracting industry. Their flagship product is SubMaster, which is a complete software application that fully integrates Realtime Job Costing with Bidding, Project Management, Purchasing, H/R and Payroll with every function of Accounting....
Computer Guidance
Computer Guidance has worked with more than 500 customers from various construction disciplines, including General Contractors, Heavy Highway, Electrical Contractors, Mechanical Contractors, and Specialty Contractors.....
Construction Data Control, Inc (CDCI)
CDCI provides software for estimating, scheduling, accounting and cost control specifically for construction firms. CDCI's construction and computer specialists work together in order to create products that truly meet the needs of the industry and it is for this reason that they say the software is created "for builders by builders"...
Construction Partner
Construction Partner is an integrated accounting software solution that includes job costing, contract billings, subcontract worksheets, retentions, waivers and releases, certified payrolls, workers' compensation and more. For more than 20 years the company's focus has been to take companies beyond spreadsheets for...
Corecon
Corecon Technologies Inc. is a software developing company for the AEC industry, and was founded by long-time construction professionals who were striving to create cost-effective, easy-to-use software. Serving customers primarily throughout North America, Corecon's clients include general contractors, construction managers...
CSC
In 1986, CSC software began to provide software, digitizers and training within the construction industry. Its products are used by general contractors, homebuilders and remodelers, and specialty trades like electrical, concrete, and HVAC. CSC's main product, EasyEst, has 3 different levels -- EastEst Lite, EasyEst Basic, and EasyEst...
Dexter + Chaney
Dexter + Chaney has developed an integrated construction management software package, Spectrum Construction Software, which contains 30 integrated accounting and project management modules geared towards the needs of different construction markets…
E-Builder
To meet the needs of architects, engineers, contractors and facility owners and developers, e-Builder designed a family of web-based project management software and collaboration software that help organizations improve business processes during planning, design and construction…
eTEK
eTEK is a Corporation that provides Microsoft Windows-based accounting software for small to large businesses. eTEK acquired MTX international, the first company to provide Windows-based software, and since then it has continued to improve its Microsoft compatibility. It has been a partner of many different software solutions, such as...
Foundation Software
Foundation software launched FOUNDATION for Windows construction accounting software in 2000. The software consists of a core construction system and construction software modules. With these two components, clients can accurately perform functions such as job costing, payroll, inventory, project management, accounts payable, billing...
Hard Dollar
Hard Dollar integrates its programs with construction management software from industry leaders such as Autodesk, Primavera, Sage and Viewpoint. Overall, Hard Dollar's budget- and performance-based construction management software has been used around the globe…
Jonas
Jonas Software, supplier of fully-integrated construction management software, provides powerful job cost management, service management, accounting and other business management tools proven to boost efficiency, eliminate redundancy, ensure accuracy and increase profitability. Delivered as a fully integrated, all-in-one solution...
Headsup
HeadsUp Technologies offers fully Web-based construction applications that integrate to provide homebuilders and contractors with a seamlessly integrated and powerful construction management software solution. Designed to reduce the risks associated with planning and executing construction projects and increase the profitability of your...
PrioSoft
PrioSoft provides construction home building software software for custom home building and remodeling companies. Since its founding in 1986, PrioSoft has focused on providing fully integrated and customizable business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies. PrioSoft Contractor's Office delivers a business platform with custom modules designed...
Proest
CMS produces ProEst Estimating v11 and ProEst Takeoff for general contractors, residential home builders, and specialty trades like concrete/masonry, electrical, and mechanical for piping, plumbing, and HVAC. ...
Quick Estimator
Quick Estimator by Fitz Solutions Inc. offers flexible estimating software designed for small to mid-sized construction companies. This affordable software solution enables contractors of all types to inexpensively generate reliable and precise estimates that ultimately win companies more business. Estimates can be produced in a matter of minutes...
QuickPen
QuickPen, an industry innovator of mechanical construction software, is the provider of an extensive line of construction solutions and tools for sheet metal and mechanical contractors. Serving thousands of companies throughout North America and Australia, QuickPen collaborates with its customers to identify how to better serve...
Sales Simplicity
Sales Simplicity Software delivers customer relationship management (CRM), reporting and lead management tools to production homebuilders, developers and contractors. This construction software system is affordable and user-friendly, two factors that allow for quick and easy adoption...
SiteStream
SiteStream is a leading supplier of software to the housebuilding industry. SiteStream software helps maximize profitability of developments from the first land appraisal, through production control, to the completion of sales with an integrated sales and customer management system. SiteStream can be used with, and linked to the accounting...
Spitfire
Spitfire offers construction project management solutions that conveniently integrate with Microsoft Dynamics SL accounting system. Product features include project management, project accounting, financial management and materials management....
Tally Systems
Tally Systems develops takeoff software for construction engineers who want to use technology to eliminate the error-prone hand-written process of generating takeoffs. When combined with a digitizer, Tally Systems' QuickMeasure and QuickMeasure OnScreen can improve accuracy and speed…
TDOC Projects
Glasgow-based TDOC Projects said construction firms can benefit from its eponymous engineering project management software because the program minimizes clerical work, reduces the number of hard copies of documents and uses EDI to automatically register incoming documents…
Vanguard
The Vanguard System was designed to reduce financial risk throughout the entire construction process. It does so by helping users collaborate, analyze alternate scenarios and improve management effectiveness…
VirtualBoss
VirtualBoss is job scheduling and task management software designed for Home Builders, General Contractors, Remodelers, Developers and subcontractors. However, VirtualBoss functions can be customized to any type of business, and by using products such a Remote VitualBoss, users can access information regardless of their...
WinEstimator
WinEstimator Inc. is a well-established and internationally recognized project cost estimating software solution provider with customers in over 50 countries. Originally founded in response to the rising demand for Windows based cost estimating software, the company is a certified Microsoft Solution Provider....