Technology

Gain a Competitive Edge With Closed-loop Estimating
Put 100 general contractors in a room and ask how many have had to produce feasibility budgets in the absence of detailed plans, and at least 98 percent of the hands go up. Because project owners never forget initial numbers from conceptual or feasibility estimates, accuracy is key.
By Steve Watt
February 1, 2018
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by Steve Watt
Steve Watt is market segment manager of Estimating and Cost Planning Solutions for Trimble. He has been involved in developing and bringing to market software solutions for the AEC industry for more than 25 years. Prior to Trimble, Steve was CEO and president of WinEstimator, a provider of construction cost estimating and cost-modeling software that is now part of the Trimble award-winning portfolio of estimating cost planning solutions.
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