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Quantity takeoff software, trusted since 1991.

Built for quantity surveyors, estimators and contractors. Vertigraph makes quantity takeoff for Microsoft Excel and the browser, with quantities that drop straight into your BoQ. Plus earthwork cut and fill in m³, and Pursuit, the CRM that tracks every tender to award.

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Estimate-Foundation.xlsx · Excel
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Drawing:[1] A2.01 Floor Plan.pdf▾
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TO: AreaScale: 1/8"Factor: 96.0000
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Slab footprint
18,240
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$4.20
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Perimeter beam
820
LF
$18.50
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Col. footings
24
EA
$185.00
A-201 FoundationSlab-01
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100,000+100,000+100,000+contractor tenders since 1991.

Every price is published. Local support comes from Costplan Quantity Surveyors in Nairobi.

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“I've used many programs in the past and BidScreen XL is the best. It is quick and easy and does exactly what I need and want with no hassles.”
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“Of all the programs I researched, SiteWorx/OS was the easiest to use and the price was good. I estimate 2 to 3 jobs per week and I could not manage without it.”
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Pick where your day starts. Each tool does one job well, and they stay out of each other’s way.

  • BidScreen XL takeoff inside Microsoft Excel
    Measure quantities from drawings
    BidScreen XL
    Excel

    Counts, lengths, and areas from PDF or CAD, written straight into your Excel workbook.

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  • BidScreen Cloud takeoff in the browser
    Take off in your browser
    BidScreen Cloud

    Upload plans and measure online, nothing to install. Free to start.

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  • SiteWorx/OS 3D cut and fill model
    Cut and fill from grading plans
    SiteWorx/OS

    Existing and proposed surfaces, balanced earthwork, grader ready exports.

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  • Oakdale Elementary Addition
    Jul 18Takeoff
    US-287 Frontage Improvements
    Jul 22Quote out
    Lakeview Distribution Center
    Jul 15Follow up
    Track and win your bids
    Pursuit
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    Every customer, correspondence, and bid date in one place, with AI document Q&A.

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Add onDrawing Compare · compares drawing revisions, attaches to either desktop tool.
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Pursuit · Construction CRMAvailable now

Every tender. One place.

Pursuit is the AI-powered construction CRM built for estimators and quantity surveyors. It pulls the documents, emails, enquiries and quotes for each project into one workspace, answers plain English questions about them, and keeps every tender deadline and follow-up on schedule.

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Pursuit · Bid board
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Pipeline4 active pursuitsSorted by bid date
  • Oakdale Elementary Addition
    Harmon Builders
    Bid Jul 18
    Takeoff
  • US-287 Frontage Improvements
    Reyes Civil
    Bid Jul 22
    Quote out
  • Lakeview Distribution Center
    Weston & Co.
    Bid Jul 15Due today
    Follow up
  • Cedar Park Retail Pads
    Ibarra Construction
    Bid Jun 30
    Won
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Which spec section covers paving?

Section 32 12 16, sheet C-401. The Weston quote references it.

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