Estimating with MacNail

Although The BidMagic construction estimating software is capable of producing finished bids, it is not as flexible and accurate as MacNail estimating software, or Goldenseal estimating software.

MacNail offers the following features that are not available in BidMagic:

• Multiple Wage Rates-- MacNail uses separate skilled wage rates for carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and other skilled workers. This makes labor costs more accurate.
• Unlimited Items in a Subcategory-- There is a limit to the number of line items that can fit under each BidMagic subcategory. MacNail has an Add Row command that allows you to add as many line items as you need, anywhere.
• More Flexible Line Items-- MacNail lets you handle any individual line item on a labor and materials, sub and materials, subcontracted or fixed price basis. BidMagic does that for whole categories only.
• Better Reporting-- MacNail estimates are easier to format--you can change report fonts, size, style, and so on.
• Better Material Unit Prices-- MacNail Customizing calculates the unit cost of materials from assembly lists and raw material price sheets. It makes updating your material unit prices easier and more accurate.
• Links to Scheduling, Job Costing and Spec Writing-- MacNail includes several functions that are all integrated with each other. MacNail Scheduling creates a schedule and material takeoff lists from any MacNail estimate. MacNail Accounting uses an estimate to create a Cost Control worksheet, which will track 'estimated' versus 'actual' costs for the job. MacNail SpecWriter turns an estimate into a contract spec sheet.

Goldenseal offers all those features, plus greatly improved unit price updating, better integration with project billing and job costing, competitive bid tracking, and many other improvemnts.