One of DESTINI Estimator construction estimating software’s most time-saving features is templates. Templates hold your historical cost data in them and are a starting point for every new estimate. Because they have your data built in them, you never have to start from zero when creating a new estimate.
Because you can build templates of similar project types, you can quickly provide an accurate conceptual estimate with defendable numbers in it. Because Templates hold all the line items associated with like projects, you decrease the risk of missing line items and any estimator at any level can confidently create a conceptual estimate by using Templates.
Most DESTINI Estimator users build 5 to 7 estimate templates a year based on similar project scopes. You can build your Templates as high-level or as complex as you need them to be. As part of your implementation of DESTINI Estimator, our Services team will help you begin building your Templates.
In the following video, Beck Technology demonstrates how the templates feature helps you put together an accurate conceptual estimate.
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You can set up templates to have line items in them or not. Each template has a choice of tabs at the top so you can work inside your estimate.
The home tab houses your database and line items. The project tab calculates quantities and captures quantities for historical data.
In the estimate view is where you will make changes and add costs to your estimate. Inside the estimate view you can create custom columns and layouts.
The filter tree filters how you want to view your estimate.
The comparison tab allows you to compare multiple estimates and analyze the cost variances between them.
When working within a template, there are three main parts that will help you build an accurate conceptual estimate—scope, quantity, and pricing.
To make it easier to work in DESTINI Estimator, users can load in an existing Excel spreadsheet into a template and map project properties and link them together. Here you can start filling out the project details. Estimator will then automatically fill out those costs and update the quantities.
