Sterling DCS launches Smart Builder to revolutionise estimating

According to Sterling, the key differentiator for Smart Builder is its drag and drop functionality, which simplifies and speeds up an estimator’s task.

The new software includes:

• rapid cost plan formulation that allows users to quickly select their preferred structures, enabling them to quantify and price at any level with “remarkable efficiency”;
• functionality that allows users to drag and drop individual lines, groups or entire sections of NRM2 into their cost plans, complete with their IDs for validation against relevant rule sets;
• the streamlining of the selection of multiple resources and complex resource pricing, allowing users to accomplish these tasks in one process. This capability is particularly beneficial for estimators managing diverse resources across multiple projects, Sterling claims;
• functionality that allows users to establish the project structure at the top level, applying NRM1 for quantifying and pricing at any level. As project details evolve, users can integrate an array of NRM2, SMM7 and, when appropriate, CESSM structures within a single solution, fostering transparency and consistency across the estimating process;
• the ability to pivot estimates to preferred reporting formats, recognising that each project can have unique reporting requirements; and
• an “intuitive design” that eliminates the need for multiple windows or forms, simplifying an estimator’s workflow.