EST-Duct enables bids to be produced more quickly, efficiently and accurately to improve your chances of securing contracts. The flexibility of the program enables the system to calculate prices for an infinite range of products entered via a logical, easy to follow interface.

The extensive range of tools & functions includes:

• Native Windows application with intuitive user interface for fast learning.

• Multiple Takeoff Methods: Work how you want, not how others want you to!
• 'Quick Takeoff' for efficient, rapid Keyboard & Mouse entry of quotations.
• Customisable Digitiser interface for fast direct 'blueprint' drawing takeoff.
• Direct CAD Drawing Estimating for the fastest possible Quote generation.

• Interface with CAD drafting to automatically cost drawings produced in CAD-Duct.
• Automatic manufacturing capability via CAM-Duct for pre-agreed contracts, small jobs, etc.

• ‘Services’ based Take-off for rapid selection of the correct parts & specifications.
  i.e. Supply Air, Dirty Extract, Kitchen Exhaust

• Specification driven Take-Off automatically controls the selection of manufacturing details
  i.e. gauge, connector, seams, splitters, air turning vanes, stiffeners, support brackets…

• Uses “Real” Ductwork fittings for the most accurate calculations of fabricated parts.
• Flexible parts library allows total customisation of products to be quoted.
• Includes Trade Price lists for major industry suppliers product ranges.
• Supplied with industry standard Fabrication and Installation times.
• Utilises M.A.P.'s 'Family' Database, which is shared with our CAM-Duct and CAD-Duct programs.
• Summary screen displays detailed Estimate cost breakdown and enables price manipulations.
• Audit-Trail, tracks 'Adds and Omits' throughout the Life of the Project.
• Database “Archiving” saved with each Project ensuring future variations can be tracked & charged at original rate.
• Surveying: Use the Estimate to Quantity Survey Items that have been delivered and installed on-site.
• Supports 'Full Value' and 'Extra Over' measurement methods for price calculations.
• Pre-Configured Printouts included i.e. Bill of Quantities, Schedules of Rates, Variations, etc.
• Flexible Report Generator enables customisation of existing printouts & creation of new reports.
• Data Export facilities for linking to external software i.e. Accounts & order processing.