ConQuest
Construction Estimating Software
Our easy-to-use construction estimating software Access ConQuest, has been chosen by over 900 UK and Ireland-based companies. Cost estimating software for the construction sector helps our customers gain control over their bid and pricing estimates to improve the accuracy and speed of the construction tender process.
Discover how our cloud-based construction estimating software covers your bidding and estimating needs, dramatically cuts your estimating times, and empowers your firm to win more bids.
Ireland's most trusted and easy-to-use estimating software
Access construction estimating software - key features
Construction estimating software built for your construction business.
Build your own Bills of Quantities - Fast
Our estimating software enables you to easily manage or build your own Bill of Quantities, improving the accuracy of your estimates. ConQuest can import any existing BOQ in any format or build one from scratch. You can switch easily from elemental and trade pricing, and dramatically reduce your estimating time.
On Screen Take-off
Save time by extracting key information from your PDFs, CAD files and BIM models – automatically transfer to your project, save time on rework and make a head start on your next bid. Say goodbye to manual data entry and human errors.
Access Our Library Of Over 10 Million Customisable Items
Browse our library of over 10 million costed items while building your own Bills of Quantities, schedules of work or cost plans. Everything can be modified to suit your needs- labour rates, material costs, constants and outputs.
Quote Comparisons
Quickly compare subcontractor quotes as close to like-for-like as possible in ConQuest estimating software. Rank quotes, select your chosen supplier and update the bill automatically.
Analytical Estimating
Even the most complex projects can easily be priced using a whole range of pricing techniques – the software is very flexible, whatever approach you prefer. Import bills of quantities or create them from scratch, and switch effortlessly between first principles and trade pricing as required.
Simple Online Enquiries
Streamline the way you send enquiries. ConQuest estimating software allows you to generate trade bills and subcontractor packages up to 70% faster, store them in the cloud and send notification emails. Live tracking lets you see which subcontractors have viewed and downloaded the information, and who intends to quote.
Effortless valuations
Easily create internal and external valuations, which can have different quantities. Items can be remeasured by value, quantity, take off or percentage complete. You also have a clear overview of budget vs actual vs claimed from the client.
Reporting
Access a wide range of reports at the click of a button including detailed materials requirements, job resources with labour/plant/material split by bill item, tender summary and adjudication reports, CVR (cost value reconciliation) and internal and external valuations reports for each phase.
Cost Planning
Create cost budgets based on historical project data. By converting projects into user-defined elemental breakdowns, you can create a database of historical elemental rates as a basis for new cost plans and benchmark the rates against any changes or new criteria.
Cloud Hosting
Host your ConQuest estimating software and data in the cloud. Suitable for large main contractors with multiple users, we provide a secure, reliable hosted environment. Never lose your data and work collaboratively.
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Why choose our construction estimating software to grow your business?
Access ConQuest is a suite of tools designed to simplify estimating, surveying, costing and tracking across the pricing and bidding process.
From simple on-screen takeoff to fast rework, our construction estimating software creates concise and dynamic bills of quantities that win bids.
While many construction companies still rely on error-prone spreadsheets and separate systems to manage bills of quantities, take-off and subcontractor enquiries, our simplified, easy-to-use solution manages all the work in one place.
ConQuest empowers construction estimators to win more work - resulting in improved margins, profitability and growth.
Benefits of estimating software for construction
Access estimating software will help your construction business become more…
- Streamlined
Quick, accurate and simple-to-build estimates will increase your bid-to-win ratio
- Productive
20% of estimating time is lost on re-work. Estimating software helps avoid human error, and lifts from your previous estimates to speed up your work and help you bid for more projects
- Profitable
Save time, win more business and cut risk with fast estimates, easy subcontractor bid comparisons and industry-leading tender management
- Secure
Store all of your projects securely on the Cloud, avoiding data and project loss
- Collaborative
Easily share your projects across your estimating and bidding teams using our cloud-based solution, encouraging a speedy and collaborative workflow
Customer Success Story - EE Smith
ConQuest transformed interior fit-out and joinery contractor EE Smith’s estimating workflow. The ability to quickly rework estimates without starting from scratch has helped EE Smith to win bids, create more estimates and form strong client relationships.
(We can now) become competitive… producing net bills, gross bills for the client, which ConQuest does at the flick of a switch
What our customers say...
We're already seeing huge benefits of using Access ConQuest. Teams that we felt were going to take a lot of prying away from their old spreadsheets and manual processes are already embracing the system because it's easy to use; because it makes life easier for them to get to their answer quickly and efficiently.
Online Enquiries... an excellent system to use and, probably one of the best aspects of Access ConQuest.
I save around 3-4 days per tender by using (Access ConQuest) Online Enquiries. If we price 150 tenders per year, this will give approximately 500 man-days longer for our supply chain to price the enquiry.
ConQuest Estimating software has enabled us to relate the costs back to the original quote with the other platforms available with the Access Group to allow us to track how projects are performing in a real time basis.
Why have 900+ companies across the UK and Ireland decided to use our estimating software?
It's really quite simple...
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Construction estimating software sectors
Our estimating software is flexible, adaptable and is perfect for a wide range of sectors within the industry.
Contractors and Subcontractors
Build estimates that win bids with ConQuest – our huge library with easy access to the latest pricing guarantees accurate pricing for contractor bids.
Residential Construction
Many housebuilders and property developers use ConQuest as their residential construction estimating software, helping developers deliver projects on-time and on-budget.
Civil Construction
ConQuest is used by civil engineering firms focusing on large infrastructure projects, groundwork and roads, helping make complex estimates simple.
Freelance Estimating
If you work as a freelance estimator, ConQuest has everything you need to deliver transparent, accurate and professionally presented estimates to your clients.
Commercial Construction
Our software is suitable for firms working on commercial construction projects from hotels to gyms, including builds and fit-outs. Create accurate commercial estimates quickly.
Groundworks
Everything groundworks contractors need to easily create accurate estimates for projects such as RC frames, earthworks and drainage.
Civil engineering
Everything civil engineering contractors need to easily create accurate estimates for projects.
Commercial fit out
Find out how Access Conquest helps commercial fit-out and refurbishment contractors generate accurate and professional estimates – fast.
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Construction estimating software FAQs
What is construction estimating software in construction?
Construction estimating software is designed for contractors, estimators and quantity surveyors to estimate the costs for a specific construction project. Construction pricing software is used to estimate to tender, bid and ultimately win construction work.
How much does construction estimating software cost?
The cost of estimating software will vary depending on how many users need to have access to the system. We can work to your budgets and create a solution for your company that is suitable.
What are the key features of estimating software?
Some of the key components with our estimating software include on screen take off, which you can use in 2D and 3D, to measure and extract key information to transfer to your bill or DIM sheet.
In ConQuest, you can build your own Bill of Quantities, choose from over 10 million costed items in our customisable libraries and use cost planning to improve your pricing accuracy on estimates.
Online enquiries, valuations and quote comparisons will speed up and streamline your tender and bid processes.
What are the benefits of efficient estimating software?
Getting the right construction job pricing software in place will speed up your tender and bid process by reducing duplication of work, admin tasks and errors in your estimates.
This is done by automation, storing, and updating all your data in one place. This gives you clearer visibility of your projects to make quick accurate decisions and control your costs to boost profits.
Why use our construction estimating software?
For over 30 years, our construction estimating software has given over 900 contractors and construction professionals better control of costs, increased accuracy of data, and maximum visibility of quotes, all in one platform.
While many construction companies still use error-prone spreadsheets and rely on multiple separate systems to manage Bill of Quantities, take-off and sub-contractor enquiries, ours is a simplified and easy-to-use solution that does it all in one place.
In this way, our estimating software effectively removes inefficient time-consuming processes and reduces errors – helping construction companies and teams to ensure consistency across the board and drive business continuity.
ConQuest supports main contractors and sub-contractors, estimators and Quantity Surveyors across civils, house building, fit-out and refurb sectors.
What is job pricing software in construction?
Job pricing software is a type of software that is used in the construction industry to help contractors and construction companies estimate the cost of a project and determine a fair and accurate price to bid on the job.
This type of software typically includes features such as the ability to input project specifications and details, access to cost databases and pricing information, and tools for calculating labour, material, and other costs associated with the project. Job pricing software can help contractors and construction companies to quickly and accurately estimate the cost of a project, and to create detailed and comprehensive bid proposals that accurately reflect the cost of the work.
This can help to ensure that contractors are able to submit competitive and profitable bids on construction projects.
