Valesco Estimating Software from Crest The Valesco application is just one of the Crest Construction Software products available to the Construction and Civil Engineering Industries. Valesco is designed to enable you to work from an imported Bill of Quantities or from a manually created Bill of Quantities using drawings and specification. Our construction estimating software is multi functional and by way of a common data file format allows a seamless transition from estimating to valuation status. Our construction estimating software has been written specifically for the Windows environment and incorporates all the facilities you would expect to find in modern Windows software.  › READ ON OR CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

...just one of the Crest Construction Software products available to the Construction and Civil Engineering Industries...

Software for the construction industry

The 32bit Windows environment allows the user to make full use of functions such as copying and pasting items between concurrently loaded projects. In such cases all measurement, pricing/resource and cost group data will be transferred with the item allowing rapid production of estimates for similar contracts.
The ability to utilise resource databases and rate databases of your choice and to customise the resource file, leads to greater flexibility and has helped Valesco to become a proven Construction Estimating Software package in both the Building and Civil Engineering environment.
Valesco can be used as a stand-alone Construction Estimating system or, alternatively, can be used in conjunction with, for example, MS SQL server to offer a multi-user facility to larger sites and offices. This allows multiple users to access (subject to security settings) a common estimate data file and share the workload.
  • Tree View allows simple navigation of the BoQ document
  • Grid View enables the Estimator to work in a virtual spreadsheet if preferred
  • Price build-ups from customisable resources or rates database of your choice
  • Subcontract enquiries/comparisons produced within the software package
  • User-defined filters for speedy navigation and global editing of the BoQ
  • Multi-user capability
  • Data transfer to and from Excel, Word etc via MS Windows clipboard
  • Unlimited number of user-definable reports
  • Export to post-contract or planning software
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  • Supports 32 & 64 bit Windows for XP, Vista & Win7
  • Flat files or client to Access, SQL Server or Oracle with built in OLEDB
  • Protect confidentiality by controlling access to specified data
  • Adapt to different contracts with your own Text, Date and Numeric User Fields
  • Customise with user defined cost structure, calculations/formula
  • Easy interface to other software by ODBC, Clipboard or ASCII file
Bill of Quantities Data Entry
  • Scan the BoQ document retaining the original page layout
  • Speed up BoQ entry by importation from a spreadsheet or CITE
  • Cut/Copy/Paste Bills, Pages, Items, Resources project to project
  • Grid view for keyboard entry or Copy/Paste from other software
  • Create Bills from your own or an industry library
  • Automatic Cost coding from the library
BoQ Navigation/Editing
  • Customise the dialogue boxes for increased usability
  • Navigate large Bills using the Windows compliant tree structure
  • Create Tags to collect/step through similarly Tagged records
  • Create filters for navigation, summarisation, viewing or reporting
  • Edit consistently and rapidly using Bulk Field Change
  • Store Estimating calculations/methods with spreadsheet per item
  • Remember topical matters by using the Item Notepad
Resources/Sets
  • Define Cost Types (Labour, Plant etc) for Resources and Costs
  • Optionally specify complex Resources to allow for fuel, transport etc
  • Import by scanning or from a Spreadsheet
  • Define "Sets" containing Resources and/or other Sets
  • Copy a priced item into the Resource library for re-use as a Set
  • Create Filters for navigation, summarisation, viewing or reporting

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Cost Estimating
  • By resources, net rates (Labour, Plant, Material etc) or both
  • Rapid assignment of resources/sets using the Windows compliant tree
  • Simulate a start-up cost with a "Fixed" Resource assignment
  • Assign Resources to a single or many items in a single operation
  • 10 user defined multiplication/division factors for pricing calculations
  • Define your own resource assignment view with user defined columns
  • Re-arrange resource assignments in a logical order
  • Track by Item and optionally replace, individual resources
  • Quantifiable Sub Items for BoQ item rates build up
Sub-Contractors
  • Specify excluded costs for Sub-Contractors
  • Assign one or more Sub-Contractor to selected BoQ Items
  • Distribute printed or electronic enquiry documents
  • Instant Sub-Contractors rate entry by pasting to the Grid
  • Sub-Contractor comparison can highlight Sub-Contractors mark-up bias
Suppliers
  • Print Resource usage and export to a spreadsheet for the enquiry documentation
  • Copy and Paste returned spreadsheet data into the Resource file for comparisons
  • Use the flexible report procedures to compare Supplier bids
Mark-up
  • Specify project mark-up with front loading, offsetting of risk with margin etc
  • Set mark-up by margin, % or rate for individual items
  • Fix the Tender Amount by setting Total Mark-up, Mark-up by % or Tender Amount
Reporting
  • Define, save and password protect any number of reports
  • BoQ or Resource based with optional rates build up for each item
  • User Defined Variables to customise analysis calculations
  • Export to the Clipboard, text files or any database
  • Analysis using Sorts with summarisation by Sort Key
  • Wastage as Resource and/or operation specific
  • Unbalancing effects with Expected, Best and Worst case Quantities
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  • Send out Sub-Contract enquiries
  • Records all drawings and documents that have been sent out pre and post contract
  • Seamless hand over from Estimating Department to Project Team
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  • Export, fragment, re-arrange and summarise Bill Items into activities
  • Link, resource level, and immediately view the Bar Chart
  • View imported Resources and Resource assignments with their durations
  • View/print Cash Flow, Resource Usage, 'S' Curve, Resource Cross Tab etc.
  • Durations from Expected, Best and Worst case quantities for Risk Analysis
System Requirements
  • Windows NT/2000, XP or Vista
  • Minimum 128 MB of RAM recommended
  • Hard disk with approximately 100MB free disk space
  • Can be installed on workstations or network servers
  • Any printer or plotter supported by MS Windows
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