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Construction Estimating Software

Jeff Gerardi | President | www.proest.com

Solution Introduction

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Construction Industry

In the construction industry today – nearly 75% of all contractors use Microsoft Excel for their estimating.

This leaves a huge opportunity to present a quicker, easier to use solution that will ultimately help increase revenues

by making the estimating process more efficient.

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What is ProEst Estimating?

ProEst is a software solution that replaces: Microsoft Excel based estimating systems QuickBooks basic estimating module Manual estimating methods

ProEst automates existing processes: Maintaining a shared database of material, labor and

equip Updating of costs including material and labor Producing proposals for work to be performed Integration into QuickBooks Enterprise

ProEst helps increase revenues: Win more jobs by estimating more work.

A 50% time savings allowing you to produce more estimates in the same amount of time.

Win more jobs by knowing your exact profit margin allowing more intelligent negotiating.

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Solving Customer Needs

How ProEst Meets Critical Customer Needs: The Integration of ProEst Estimating with QuickBooks Improve Estimating Speed and Efficiency Allow Shared access to a construction database Automatically generate proposals

Key Requirements for the right Estimating Solution: Must be easy to use and operate Must come with pre-built construction databases Must Integrate with other business applications

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Target Customer Profile

Business Types: General Commercial Contractors, Residential Builders Sub-Contractors including Electrical, Mechanical,

Landscape, Specialties. Business Size:

Employees 10 to 500 Revenue $1 million and up

Organizational Characteristics: Multiple users requiring a shared database of

information Product Used by Estimators, Project Managers and

Owners Key Need – Be able to generate quick accurate

estimate in a consistent format throughout the business

Typical Business Management Solutions Deployed: QuickBooks Microsoft Project ProEst Estimating

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Solution Overview

ProEst Key Features & Functionality: Intuitive, easy to use interface Master Database is shared by multiple users Directly integration with QuickBooks Enterprise

Competitive Advantages & Brand Attributes: Intuit Gold Level IDN Member Trusted, proven solutions with over 30 years of experience Customer feedback drives innovation and all development

QuickBooks Enterprise Integration Overview: Quick, simple interface with no necessary setup Automatically recreates the estimate in QuickBooks Imports QuickBooks clients, vendors and the chart of

accounts End-User Pricing:

ProEst Lite $995 | ProEst Standard $1995 | ProEst Pro $2995 All levels include integration with QuickBooks

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ProEst in Action

Now let’s take a look at ProEst Estimating in action!

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Resources Available

ProEst Web Site: www.proest.com

ProEst Website Resources: ProEst Case Studies ProEst Marketing Collateral ProEst Product Reviews ProEst Downloadable Demos

Technical Support Resources: ProEst Service Plans ProEst Users Manuals ProEst Web-Base Training ProEst Classroom Training Email Support

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Contact Information

Sales Information : Jeffrey Gerardi, President Phone: 800-255-7407 x104 Email: jeffg@proest.com

ProEst Technical Support : Support Line: 858-348-1374 Support Email: support@proest.com

Primary Web Site: www.proest.com