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Welcome!

Methvin | Project Management Centre is designed and developed for the construction industry. It is a Project Management tool, which will make your life considerably easier while estimating and managing large construction projects. We hope you enjoy using Methvin Estimating Software as much as we did developing it with you the user in mind.

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The same work under the same conditions will be estimated differently by ten different estimators or by one estimators at ten different times. This is why we developed Methvin | Estimating Software to help you win preferred contracts with sound estimating techniques.

We highly recommend that you utilise eCompanyLive for all your IT requirements

eCompanyLive offer the following online software as a solution(SaaS):

  • Website (DotNetNuke) which is the most user friendly module based website available
  • Online project planning with Gantt chart and project based management tools (dotProject)
  • Ticket (e-mail) customer relationship management software (Smarter Ticket)
  • Online document control system (dotProject)
  • User friendly online e-mail package (Smarter Mail)
  • Online Accounting Package (OpenBravo)

 

 Methvin | Estimating Software - Construction estimating & bidding software  

Construction Estiomating Software is a user friendly Project Management, Construction Pricing System used for Estimating Large Construction Projects. Some of Methvin Estimating Software's unique features include the ability to break down tasks into sub-bills to allow for more detail, and the ability to lock tasks independently to allow for imbalanced rates. Also included is the ability to produce "Invitation to Tender" letters from a Supplier Database.

Construction estimating and bidding software for pricing contractors construction work: Highways, Bridges, Tunnels, Elevated Highways, Water and Sewer Line, Earthwork, Concrete, and Excavation, Landscaping, Golf Course Construction, Demolition, Mining, Railroad, Marine, Utility.

 

  • Define your Project with cost codes Develop an estimation implementation strategy
  • Improve your risk assessment
  • Copy and paste pricing from one task to another and from one project to another
  • Date stamp each resource
  • Networking with up to 250 users concurrently
  • Break down tasks into sub-bills allowing for more detail
  • Lock tasks independently and allow for imbalanced rates
  • Improved project pricing processes
  • Last minute discounts can be implemented with ease
  • Produce "Invitation to tender" letters from a Supplier Database
    
  Recent Articles  

The Determination of Damage to Reinforced Concrete Beams Designed to 1972 Ministry of Works Design Codes
Currently there is no prescribed method for determining the amount of damage sustained by a reinforced concrete structure designed to pre 1972 New Zealand design standards during an earthquake. One of the key features of these designs is the amount of shear damage that is observed and the lack of knowledge today, in assessing and repairing this form of damage.

Law relating to contracting
The law states that a contract shall be deemed legal if it is drawn up between consenting parties who accept it as complete and unconditional and some external manifestation of assent communicates the acceptance of an offer.(Burrows, Finn, & Todd, 2202, p. 60)

The art of construction estimating
Cost is important to all industry. Costs can be divided into two general classes; absolute costs and relative costs. Absolute cost measures the loss in value of assets. Relative cost involves a comparison between the chosen course of action and the course of action that was rejected. This cost of the alternative action - the action not taken - is often called the "opportunity cost".

Construction Estimating
What is an estimate? What is included in this estimate and where do these costs come from? Estimate - a list of material and other costs directly and indirectly associated with the construction of your home. Direct costs will be items such as lumber, concrete, and labor. These items are things that will be permanent fixtures in the home, or such things that will have been done to complete the construction.