When you purchase the Chief Estimator Software you not only get estimating software but you get a comprehensive Construction Cost Database and Master Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) from International Project Estimating Limited developed by estimators with over 35 years of experience on major international infrastructure projects. This data covers Water Power, Dam, Tunnels, Civil, Transportation and Infrastructure.

Master Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

The Chief Estimator Software includes the most comprehensive Work Breakdown Structure there is in the business covering Instrastructure, Water Power, Dam, Civil and Pipeline. The breakdown also includes a complete Project breakdown of Construction Costs, Engineering & Design, Project Management, Development Costs, Operations & Maintenance and Project Margins. Use the breakdown to structure your estimates or to link you Quantity Takeoff Models (QIM).

Master Construction Resource Cost Data

When we provide you a proposal for our software it will include our resource database along with our services to customize it to your local environment. In fact we don't sell our software without it. The Chief Estimator has the unique ability to convert data between currency exchange rates and to prorate productivity factors and resource rate so that we can set you up and running quickly.

Once you get going then you control your resource file and you can edit and make changes at your discretion without disrupting the structure of the file.

The Chief Estimator software comes complete with comprehensive listing of over 10,000 resources including Labour, Construction Equipment, Crews and Production Rates, Man-hour Factors, Material Rates, Material Assemblies and General Unit Rates.

Click on the following links for more information on our cost data;

Cost Data for Water Power, Dams, Tunnels and Heavy Civil

Cost Data for Transportation, Infrastructure and Pipeline

Cost Data Partners

In addition to our own infrastructure cost data we provide third party data fully intergrated with the Chief Estimator Software covering Building Construction, Mechanical, Electrical and Process Equipment.

Richardson Process Plant Cost Data

International Project Estimating Limited is also pleased to partner with Richardson Cost Data for the Petrochemical and Process Industries. We are pleased to offer this data fully integrated into the Chief Estmator Software on a yearly subscription basis.

Cost Data for Process, Petrochemical, Mechanical, Electrical