Industrial Piping Estimating

Industrial Take-off Pads

Of course, Industrial Take-off is one of the most complicated to do, but we try to make things easier for you to do your job!  Depending on the system you are working on the is a designated take-off pad that will be used for that type of system.

The picture to the left is the take-off pad for flanges.  You will find varying material types, sizes, pressure classes and types.  So if you need a 24" 150# SS 304 blind flange - it is into your take-off in 3 clicks!

Not bad huh?  Our system is very visually driven, and you will see results in you speed for take-offs almost immediately!

Piping Take-offs

Whether it is SS butt weld schedule 80 pipe being stick welded, or a schedule 10 line being heli-arced with an argon purge, or a carbon steel line with socket weld 3k fittings, we have you covered!

We have fiberglass, polypropylene, all the stainless steels, carbon steels, threaded pipe, welded pipes, butt weld, socket weld, welding types like TIG, stick welding, and much, much more!

We give you the option to enter a list of material, or use an electronic roll device like the Scale Master, and we also have a Digital On Screen option for take-off as well.

All you need to do is select the take-off pad you want to use, select the system type and you are ready to go!

Our system will add expendables, welding rod costs, Argon costs, and will even give you the weight of the system with and without water!

Finally, you can add insulation as you go, choose to acknowledge that cost if you want, you can add couplings as you go and hanger costs can be calculated and counted as you go too.

Shutdowns

Especially in the Industrial Estimating arena for these types of projects, it is pretty much a given that you will be doing at least part of the project under what would be termed a shutdown.

So how do you quantify your inefficiencies?  What could happen to your project?  You may have to add manpower that has not been on the project.  You may have to work overtime not needed on the remainder of the job.  You will have inefficiencies and added safety costs that were not on your original estimate.

If you have to get people from out of town to work this shutdown, you might have to add perdiem costs too.  In most estimating systems, you don't get an opportunity to address these costs as easily as they are addressed with ours.

In our system, you can set the shutdown schedule, the number of men and the duration, and then you are able to address all these costs separately with our shutdown breakout.

This one item could cost you thousands of dollars if you do not get it right.  It is much more complicated than just adding the intended overtime differential and moving on.  Let us help you get it right every time!

Fabrication

For the last 30 years, the mechanical contracting industry has been actively pushing prefabrication to help save on labor and be considerably more effective and competitive.  This entails pipe detailing and allotting a portion of the project to the prefabrication effort.

Our system addresses all of these things within our program so you don't have to do it.  You certainly are the one making all the decisions and driving the choices in the program but in the final recap the splits are there and can be manipulated.

Another useful tool that we have to offer is the fabrication can be split into spools.  If you are quoting a spooled project, you can take-off per spool and get a report that quantifies each spool by labor hours, fabrication costs, general conditions, and final totals for each.

It is critical to do fabrication to be successful in this business.  You do not need to have the biggest and the best fabrication facility, but the pre-planning and efforts to streamline your installation and minimize your "on site" presence need to be a part of the equation in a manner that saves you money.  This is the number that we encourage with our system at bid time!

Do you know your systems?

If you are an Industrial Contractor or even if you delve into the Industrial Market at times, you need to know the in's and out's of every system.  You also need to have a system that gives you all the tools that help you address all that is needed to address the costs properly at bid time.

Our system is unique in a way that helps you, your estimators and your project managers properly bid and plan your installation for a successful outcome.

If all of you labor and material costs are not addressed and properly bid, if successful, those costs are now going to be coming out of your pocket.  This is exactly why we have developed and built this program.  We have been in this situation and are hoping we can help you avoid it!