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                   PROCON CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS

         Professional Estimating and Tendering Software

                 PROBID - Cost Estimating System


FINALLY!

A fast, flexible and powerful alternative to tedious manual 
estimating. PROBID sets a new standard in Computer Aided 
Estimating for PCs. It represents a completely new generation of 
professional construction software, guaranteed to sharpen your 
competitive edge by helping you prepare not only more tenders - 
but more profitable tenders. 


PROBID is essential for

     * Civil & Mechanical Contractors  * Builders
     * Construction Managers           * Subcontractors
     * Public Works Agencies           * Fabricators
     * Custom Manufacturers            * Specialty Contractors

PROBID will

     * Result in more profitable contracts
     * Give you that critical lead over your competitors
     * Reduce significantly the time you spend preparing estimates
     * Provide detailed analysis of costs and markup
     * Streamline last minute tender changes
     * Produce superior "submission quality" tender documents
     * Cut takeoff costs and errors with direct digitizer input
     * Adapt easily to your estimating methods

Try PROBID with no obligation

A working EVALUATION system (full Manual including a tutorial and 
a restricted version of the program) is available a nominal cost. 
This enables you to use and assess the system at your leisure. 



                            SPECIFICATION SHEET

                      PROBID - Cost Estimating System


MAIN FEATURES

  * Easily installed with no copy protection affecting legitimate 
    use. 

  * Pull Down Menus with status line prompts.

  * Full Screen Editor, "Bring Forward" & interactive validation. 

  * Context Sensitive Help and online manual always available.

  * Completely flexible data entry order with full Mouse support.

  * Sets (Crews, Equipment Spreads, Materials Assemblies etc.) 
    may include Resources, direct Suppliers/Subcontractors and 
    other sets to unlimited nesting levels. 

  * Resource or Set use given as Production rate, Usage, fixed
    Quantity, Unit Cost or Total Cost.

  * Optional and flexible division of Items into Sections and 
    Groups to match any Contract or BOQ formats. 

  * Alphanumeric Group, Section, Item, Operation, Supplier, 
    Subcontractor, Set and Resource Numbers. 

  * Allocate Resources, Sets and Subs directly to Item OR Operation
    (sub-item) level.

  * Operation quantity derived from Item quantity or specified
    directly.

  * Similar items may be linked for automatic pricing.

  * Windowed data entry and selection of records.

  * Optional Intelligent Pattern matching on record search.

  * Notepad Facility (up to 240 lines) on all records.

  * Popup multiline Arithmetic Expression Evaluator which may be 
    tied to any numeric input field. 

  * Dated records show lastest access date.

  * Estimator's ID can be logged on individual records.

  * Optional Password protection of data.

  * Optional Archiving of data files.

  * Browse modes to facilitate screen viewing of data.

  * Efficient data structures to minimise disk storage.

  * Direct production of Supplier and Subcontract orders.

  * User definable Rounding of rates, amounts and tender total.

  * Markup can be calculated - and Spread allocated - in many 
    different ways. 

  * Markup analysis shows effect of differences in Tender and 
    Actual quantities and consequent "loading". 

  * User alerted if Tender Submittal contains incomplete items, "plug"
    costs, undefined resources, etc.

  * Report content selection by Masking with output to video, printer
    or file.

  * Flexible determination of report formatting and layout. 
    Direct Laser printer support. 

  * Multiple Report definitions may be "stacked" and saved.

  * User's Organization Name may be used in Report Headings.

  * Utility Module with Cloning and Changing by mask.

  * Up to 9 User Definable Cost Types.

  * Alphanumeric Costcoding facility allows flexible aggregation 
    of operations under one costcode. 

  * Add to - or Extract from - any number of user defined 
    Standard Libraries. 

  * Export of pay items to PROBILL Contract Billing System.

  * Export of activities to PROPLAN Project Scheduling system.

  * Digitizer takeoff of quantities directly from plans.


VERSIONS

PROBID is available in STANDARD, EXTENDED, DIGITIZER, 
MULTICURRENCY and EDUCATIONAL versions. Not all features are 
included in the STANDARD version and capacity varies between 
versions. 

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   PROCON CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS
   3/5-7 Victoria Parade
   MANLY   NSW 2095
   Tel: +61 2 9977.6863, Email: sales@procon.com.au
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