Valesco Valuations

Screen View, Toolbars and Icons:

• Familiar tree structure for rapid BoQ navigation
• Alternative editable spreadsheet style view
• Customisable screen view
• Hot keys for rapid data entry
• Reports can be displayed as screen views
• Online help

BoQ Data Entry, Editing and Navigation

• Import BoQ data from spreadsheet, ADCII or CITE file
• User Valesco Estimating data import from other estimating software by ASCII or CITE file or using Windows Clipboard
• Add new bill, page, elemental data with a single mouse click
• Create BoQ from a commercially available database or your own library
• Automatic cost coding from the library (schedule)
• Create filters for navigation, summarisation, viewing or reporting
• Create Tags to collect/step through similarly Tagged records
• Cut, copy and paste BoQ or Resource data between concurrently loaded projects
• Edit consistently and rapidly using the Bulk Field Change feature
• Use customizable Grid View for keyboard entry or to Copy/Paste from other software
• Highlight items individually, by range or by the use of a filter
• Measure drawings on screen and record dims ad side calculations in an item spreadsheet
• Record relevant information using the Notepad

Reports and Reporting

• Create unlimited user defined BoQ or Resource based reports
• Analysis tabular style reports using sorts with summarisation by sort key
• Highlight (or show only) selected information using filters
• Send any report via email
• Analyse unbalancing effects with Expected, Best and Worst case Quantities
• User Defined Variable to customise analysis calculations
• Wastage as resource and/or operation specific

Interim and Final Measurement

• Access tender notes and spreadsheet information
• Claimed, paid , internal and estimated final quantities for previous, period, cumulative and remaining
• Enter quantity, revenue, % of final estimate or % of BoQ quantity for selected items
• Submit application (Claimed) quantities electronically and copy and paste amended (Paid) quantities
• Export Application to spreadsheet and submit with hard copy of report
• Paste ‘Paid’ quantities from returned spread sheet directly into Valesco
• End of Period ‘Roll-over’ (previous quantity becomes Previous + Period quantity)
• Evaluate Sub-Contract liabilities
• Use Valesco estimating feature to insert and price variations anywhere within the valuation document
• Measure non-BoQ Sub Items for internal value

Resource Assignment

• Quantifiable Sub Items for BoQ item rates build up
• Allow for a start-up cost with a ‘fixed’ Resource assignment
• Apply resources to multiple items simultaneously
• Copy and Paste resource/rate build ups between concurrently loaded projects
• Export Sub-Contract enquiries to spreadsheet
• Email the items that are to be priced
• Import Sub-Contractors rates
• Full audit trail of pricing
• Quick and easy creation of resource rate libraries
• Save rate build-ups to library for future use
• Price from your own or any commercially available resource or rates libraries
• Unlimited number of resources and/or resources sets (gang build –ups) per item
• Click mouse once to access project resource file
• Display/hide/rearrange resource assignment data
• Duration and usage automatically calculated from the assignment date
• Replace or re-price currently assigned resources
• Additional items/Variation can be added at any position within the document