Audience
Estimating and bidding software for construction companies
About Estimating Link
Designed for unit price and lump sum bidding, Estimating Link is a complete estimating and bidding software. It is ideal for users that need a fast, effective way to bid heavy highway, environmental, bridges, site work and civil projects, and for both state and private commercial work.
Estimating Link uses three main components that operate together to simplify the flow and process for developing winning proposals. Store and reuse estimates, items, rates, crews, assemblies, templates, catalogs, vendors, customers, etc. Re-use task data from job to job and scale it. Quantities adjust and labor and equipment costs will automatically scale to the amount of time needed.
Small jobs can be quickly pulled together without any special setup processes. You can easily use bid items from previous jobs and print the proposal. You can manually enter bid prices without the need to perform any cost workups at all. You can literally bid a small job in a matter of minutes.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
$375 per user per month
Pricing Details:
Transparent Pricing, No hidden Fees, Onboarding and Training are Always Included.
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Company Information
The Construction Link, Inc.
Founded: 1986
United States
www.tcli.com
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Cloud
Windows
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Documentation
Live Online
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Estimating Link Frequently Asked Questions
Estimating Link Product Features
Construction Estimating
Accounting Integration
Audit Trail
Bid Management
Building Product Database
Calculators
Cost Database
Customer Management
Customizable Templates
Electrical Estimating
HVAC Estimating
Historical Database
Job Costing
Plumbing Estimating
Price Data / Price Books
Reporting/Analytics
Scheduling
Subcontractor Management
What-if Analysis
Billing & Invoicing
Change Orders
Contract Management
Project Management
Quote Management
Takeoff