SCADDS/Building Estimator™ Release 2002

This package is meant for Estimation of Quantities and Costing for Multistorey Buildings and other Construction Works.

6th May, 2003

SCADDS/Building Estimator 2002 wins the prestigious ACCE-CDC NATIONAL AWARD for the Best Software Package in Civil Engineering for the year 2003. This Award has been constituted by Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) for the outstanding Software Package in Civil Engineering based on its usefulness, functions, efficiency, features, user-friendliness and overall potential.

SCADDS/Building Estimator 2002 bundles the following products:

SCADDS/Quantity Estimator™, a software for Quantity Estimation and Costing of Multistorey Buildings.

SCADDS/Item Scheduler™, a Software for maintaining Schedule of Rates & Item Specifications for unlimited Regions. This product also performs Rate Analysis.

SCADDS/Rate Manager™, a Software for Managing Rates for Men, Machinery, Material & Carriage.

SCADDS/Tender Analyst ™, a Software for Comparison of Tenders.

SCADDS/Building Estimator 2002, bundles the above four products through a centralized User Interface.

These products are on Windows 98/ME/2000® platform.

Owing to the size of the total package, a Trial Version of SCADDS/Building Estimator 2002 is presently not available. For Trial Version. please send:

Rs.100.00 (within India) or US$6.00 (outside India) by cheque/demand draft, payable at Chennai, India, drawn in favour of STRUCT CADD SECTOR. Please see Home|Contact Us page for our complete mailing address.

Unique Features & Benefits GUI Features and Reporting Features
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) System Requirements
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Unique Features & Benefits of SCADDS/Building Estimator 2002

  • Applicability for virtually unlimited range of estimation projects from simple sheds to Multistorey Apartments & Commercial Complexes.
  • Extraction of Quantities and Cost Material-wise, Floor-wise and Item-wise for the Project at the click of a button.
  • Unique and first-of-its-kind Software Architecture which Guarantees Estimation of any Building, Simpler, Intuitive and Faster.
  • Strict adherence to CPWD and other relevant Estimation Standards.
  • Estimation of all Items of Civil Works related to Buildings such as Excavation, Filling, PCC, RCC, Masonry, Plastering, Flooring, Painting, Joineries, Formwork, with additional support for other items such as Electrical work, Plumbing, etc.
  • Facility for entering any user-defined type of building work.
  • Detailed Rate Analysis incorporating Machinery, Material, Carriage, Labour and other additional items such as Contingencies, Water & Electricity, Scaffoldings, Contractor's Profit, etc.
  • Creation of Estimation Projects combining virtually unlimited Rate Databases and Items of Works.
  • Completely Flexible and User Expandable Item Specification Database with Unlimited Variations.
  • Completely Flexible and User Expandable Rate Database with Unlimited Variations.
  • Unique Project Archive Feature for backing up your projects for absolute portability, incorporating high data compression.
  • Facility to create New Items & Rates from scratch.
  • Facility to import Items & Rates from an existing Project.
  • Facility to select and mix Items & Rates from multiple databases for absolute customization and flexibility.
  • Centralized access to all the Modules, viz., SCADDS/Quantity Estimator, SCADDS/Item Scheduler and SCADDS/Rate Manager.
  • Built-in Intelligence, incorporating proprietary SCADDS Technology, to manage Projects with Inter-modular Communications.
  • Program Access Security Features to prevent unauthorized use of Modules and change of data.
  • Use of MKS and FPS Units of Measure to suit your custom needs.
  • Support for all types of printers supported by Windows®.
  • Spreadsheet like appearance for easy data visualization and editing.
  • Context Sensitive Copy & Paste functions.
  • Find/Search command to locate any Item and its Rate.
  • Excellent and Fast Data Sorting Features.
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    Common GUI Features

  • Efficient, Intuitive, highly User-friendly and Consistent User Interface with State-of-the-art User Interaction Components of the Millennium.
  • 'WHAT-IF? Explorer' Facility, found only in Expert Systems.
  • An Intelligent, On-line 'WHAT-NEXT? Advisor'.
  • A 'WHY? Narrator' for Error Isolation and On-line suggestions.
  • Intelligent Data Acceptance Mechanism, 'Intelli-Validator', prompting the user for structured, schematic and error free input.
  • Automatic Pre-Processing and Post-Processing facilitating Minimum User Input.
  • Facility to generate Limited or Extensive Reports on Estimation.
  • Built-in Databases for Standard Input Parameters.
  • Extensive, Context-Sensitive, Hyper-Text On-line Help System with an exhaustive On-line Topic Index.
  • An efficient Print Manager to print part or whole of Estimation Summary & Report to User Specified Format, with Print Preview facility.
  • Generalization of Estimation Algorithms to suit all situations.
  • Efficient use of Memory through Dynamic Memory Management.
  • Modular and Highly Structured Computer Code through Object Oriented Programming (OOP) Concepts.
  • Easy Keyboard Access to all Commands through Accelerators.
  • Default Startup and Auto-Loading of Projects with efficient Project File Management.
  • Complete Customization of the various features including types of Estimation Projects, Items of Works, etc.
  • Efficient, Plug-n-Play Software Security System facilitating quick & easy installation.
  • Fully explained On-line User's Manuals, Quick Start Tutorials, Features Guide and Setup Guide.
  • Prompt intimation and Hefty Discounts on Upgraded Releases
  • FREE supply of Regular Updates and Maintenance Updates.
  • Web-based Product Updates directly from SCADDS/Building Estimator 2002.
  • 120 days' Warranty on Media.
  • FREE Life Time Technical Support on using SCADDS Series of Software Applications for any of your Projects through Phone, Fax, E-mail and Mail.