Welcome to Viewpoint Estimating

Viewpoint Estimating™ is an advanced, trade-specific estimating solution designed to help contractors prepare accurate bids up to 10 times faster than manual processes.

Viewpoint Estimating is built for the needs of mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), and other specialty contractors, enabling you to generate professional estimates, leverage real-time pricing data, and win more bids. The system seamlessly integrates with ERP solutions like Vista and Spectrum to ensure your estimate data flows directly into your job costing and accounting workflows, maximizing efficiency from bid to closeout.

Viewpoint Estimating's Core Capabilities

Viewpoint Estimating is engineered to mitigate risk and increase profitability in the pre-construction phase by focusing on speed and accuracy:
  • Trade-Specific Tools: Utilize specialized features like dynamic assemblies tailored for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work.
  • Rapid Digital Takeoff: Perform fast, accurate digital takeoffs directly from plans, eliminating manual errors and speeding up the quantity surveying process.
  • Integrated Pricing: Leverage extensive, pre-built material and labor cost databases, with the ability to integrate real-time pricing from suppliers.
  • Professional Bidding: Produce detailed estimates and customized proposals quickly in familiar, easy-to-read spreadsheet formats.
  • ERP Data Flow: Connect your final estimate directly with your ERP system to avoid double-entry and ensure cost analysis is based on approved bid data.
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