Estimator View 2009

Create Accurate Model-based Estimates, Manage Bids, and Generate Cost Reports

VICO ESTIMATOR 2009A Virtual Construction Solution

Vico Estimator™ 2009 is a unique, 3D-model-based estimating system. By using quantities extracted from Vico Constructor™ 3D models, highly accurate estimates can be created in less time. The “what you see is what you estimate” approach reduces inaccuracies and risks, and helps you identify and communicate the relationship between quantities, costs, and locations.

The Vico Estimator 2009 spreadsheet view provides a familiar, easy-to-learn, and easy-to-use environment. Increased flexibility, together with improved accuracy, are achieved through a user-defined Work Breakdown Structure, and the Conditional Method functionality.

Vico Estimator 2009 supports large projects by enabling the merging of the quantities of any separate sub-models into one coherent project estimate, and by providing comprehensive bid package tools and versioning functionality.

Tight integration with the entire Vico Virtual Construction™ Suite assures model, cost, and schedule synchronization, and allows the clear visual communication of 5D processes.

Estimator lets you:

Generate model-based estimates

Create bid packages

Compare estimate versions

Perform cost tracking

Perform traditional estimating

Constructor Estimator Control 5D Presenter Change Manager

In a project of this size, we used to have a full - time estimator and 10 other people extracting quantities from drawings. With Vico’s Virtual Construction suite, one man works with the model and feeds the whole organization faster and more accurately.

Erno Aalto,On-Site EngineerThe Palmberg Group, Finland

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Estimate, Analyze and Control Costs

Automatically generate model-basedestimates.

Enhance productivity with the new, easy-to-use spreadsheet view.

Generate Earned Value Analysesusing the 5D Presenter view.

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Cost Explorer

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Ready, Set, GoHighlighted New Features of Vico Estimator 2009

Cost Range Estimating

Efficiently handle estimating in the early

phases of your project by defining Cost

Ranges on the Method level.

The Cost Range report will help you identify

which Methods include most of the cost risk in

your project.

Enhanced Export to Vico Cost Explorer

Vico Estimator 2009 allows you to save more

detailed cost status versions. All cost items

(Recipes, Methods, and Resources) are saved

by location, which can be filtered, viewed, and

compared as desired in Cost Explorer 2009.

Estimate, Analyze and Control Costs

Import and Process QuantitiesIssue accurate, model-based quantities from the Vico Constructor 3Dmodel, and let Estimatorcalculate the cost foryou.

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Generate Model-Based EstimatesProcess model-basedquantities, generateaccurate cost estimates,track model versions,and immediately identifythe consequences of any design changes.

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Create Tender DocumentsAdd coefficients andmargins to the costestimating data, dividemargins as required,and generate tenderdocuments.

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Bid PackagesEasily group costitems into bid packages, receive quotes, and compare and progressively increase the accuracy of yourcost estimate.

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Compare VersionsTrack quantity datafrom versions of the3D model, and useVico Software CostManager to analyze,communicate, andvisualize variances.

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