Online Estimating for Quantity Surveyors

Empowering Quantity Surveyors with CostMiner

Complete Your Estimates Up To 85% Faster

Transform your estimating experience with our innovative Quantity Surveyor software, designed to turbocharge your processes by enabling seamless importation and reuse of entire building sections from past projects. CostMiner helps you to tackle new projects efficiently and effortlessly.

Craft estimating structures on the fly

Easy composite rates and template creation

Repurpose estimates for new projects

Easily update jobs based on global rates

Auto apply a custom markup to each section

Bulk rate adjust markups to hit job budgets

Make Less Mistakes with Imports and Data Verification

CostMiner eliminates the hassle of managing multiple sections by allowing you to save and reuse quantities, measurements, composite rates, and items from your global rates and database. Embrace a new era of error-free estimating.

Leverage Global Cost Databases and Rates

Integrated takeoff tools to minimize errors

Reuse quantities for various items

Multi-Level Quantities for complex projects

Deliver Pinpoint Accuracy with Every Report

Accuracy is paramount in estimating, and CostMiner's Quantity Surveyor software ensures just that by enabling the reuse of your own pricing data. Now you can provide laser-accurate information for Quotes, Invoices, Orders, and other essential packages.

Flexible HTML Report Writer

Full rate breakdowns and BOQs

Overall job reporting on price markups

Export your data to Excel or PDF with ease

Flexible 2D and 3D Takeoff Built Into The Software

Costminer works with PDF, CAD, and IFC models, and is flexible enough to leverage both 2D and 3D models on the same project. Remove the inherent flaws in IFC models by rendering the model and extrapolating from the presented geometry.

Bring in 2D and/or 3D models on the same job

Work in industry standard formats

Extrapolate quantities based on model geometry

Easily clear junk data with 3D model extrapolation

Cloud Based for Local and Global Collaboration

CostMiner sparks effortless sharing of estimates, fostering a collaborative and communicative environment for all project partners, whether they're in the office, on-site, local or global, making sure everyone can access critical information independent of their location or operating system.

Easily Collaborate Across a Global Workforce

Effortlessly Manage Multiple Workspaces

Works on PC, Mac, or Linux Devices

Enjoy the Freedom of Estimating Anywhere

Quantity Surveyor Software FAQ

What useful features does CostMiner have for me as a Quantity Surveyor?

Quantity surveyors typically love these features:

● User-Generated Cost Database: CostMiner includes a built-in cost database that users can customize and expand.
● Sample Database: A simple sample database is provided to help users get started quickly.
● AIQS Work Breakdown Structure: The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) Work Breakdown Structure is available as a database, offering a standardized approach to project organization.
● Custom Pricing Libraries: Users can create and manage "Global Rates" for frequently used items.
● Automated Calculations: CostMiner features tools for automatic quantity calculations based on measurements.

How does CostMiner support different types of modeling?

● Digital takeoff from PDF plans
● 3D model visualization (IFC format)
● Takeoff from Geometry from the 3D IFC Model

What project management features does CostMiner include?

While CostMiner is not a project management tool, it does contain some fundamental features to help, including:

● Work breakdown structure creation
● Progress claim tracking and reporting

How does CostMiner reduce my estimating time?

CostMiner's entire purpose is to save your time and improve your accurancy. Some features that help include:

● Job Templates
● Global Rates and Composites
● Cloning Jobs
● Reusable Measurements
● Spreadsheet-style interface
● Single-screen hybrid takeoff
● Multi-level quantities

How does CostMiner keep my quantity takeoffs accurate?

● Offering integrated takeoff tools
● Allowing reuse of quantities
● Supporting multi-level quantities
● Enabling reuse of pricing data
● Global Rates as a central repository
● Composite Rates for complex assemblies
● Reusable quantities and measurements
● Updating from Global Rates

Can I assign Quantities to my estimate items?

Absolutely, you can effortlessly input quantities directly into the quantity field. To perform a takeoff, select the quantity, and ensure the measure tool is set to the correct type and measurement. The Quantity field updates in real-time as you measure.

Can I apply composite rates to items?

Yes, easily add a composite rate to your estimate before or after assigning a quantity. A composite rate combines several item rates into a single bundle or recipe.

You can also create configurable items. Instead of selecting an item template now, define a configurable item (a parameter) to choose the items you require later when using the composite rate in the estimate.

Discover how to create composite rates

Can I see Job details and Estimated costs?

Absolutely, our platform allows you to gain insights into all your projects with a comprehensive view using our Job and Templates reports. These reports enable you to monitor progress and manage resources effectively. Additionally, you can delve deeper into each project by examining rate breakdowns and shopping lists, ensuring that you stay on top of your project's financial aspects.

One of the key advantages of our reports is their HTML format, making them highly flexible and adaptable to your unique requirements. You can modify and update these reports to display the data most relevant to your Quantity Surveying needs, giving you better control and understanding of your projects' performance.

We’re making Estimating easier for Quantity Surveyors

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Here’s what people are saying about us

Amazing for the productivity and efficiency of our business. Simple to use, quick to input and measure plans and fantastic customer service.

Easy to import, scale and measure on PDF and DWG blueprints. Affordable and very easy to use, in our opinion the best quality/price relation you can get.

CostMiner has become an ideal solution for me because I can quickly create my budget, intuitively and with an appealing layout.

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