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version 6 features
August 2005 saw the release of Benchmark Estimating Software's
latest update, Version 6. This version of the popular estimating
software represents further enhancements to Benchmark's quality,
and a broadening of Benchmark's offering.
Again the software has
undergone changes that have been requested by both the users and
the Benchmark staff. The top ten of these new
additions and features found only in Benchmark Version 6 are
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Resource Rate Change |
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Allows
the user to view
all Resources used in their estimate on the one screen,
and from here allows
project-specific price changes to these resources.
This helps to save time going through the resources
manually, reduces the chances of making errors, and
allows the user to tweak the bid to make it more
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Marketing Analysis |
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After
submission of a tender, Benchmark allows users to input
the results. Users can then analyze
your market share and key business performance
indicators, e.g. won/lost, reason for loss, competitor
comparison. Over time, this feature can give your
company a much better understanding of your position,
and your competitors position,
in a particular region |
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Quote with Options Report |
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Choose
what information you display on your quote to save you
time and impress your clients. This addition is
very useful as it allows you to customise the specific
information requested in your report |
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Follow Up |
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The
Follow Up feature is an important customer relationship
management tool. You can record details of all
correspondence, and set
reminders to follow up your
clients.
This will enhance your customer relationships to help you win
more work, and ensures that important information is
overlooked |
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Price Variations faster |
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A new
Fix All Rates feature in the Spread screen saves you
time pricing your variations. Now you can add
items to your bid as variations without affecting the
submission rates of your initial items |
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Cost Codes for more budget reporting |
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Assign
your Cost Codes quickly to Sections, individual Items or
groups of Items. This has been incorporated to
better integrate with accounting systems, while the new
cost code reports further enhance budget reporting |
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Export to Excel |
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Export
your key project data into Microsoft Excel to perform
your own analysis |
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Improved handling of provisional sums |
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Allocate your provisional sums faster and easier |
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More reporting |
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Over 12
new reports including an additional Progress Claim
report, more Direct Cost reports to help you review your
estimate, and reports by Cost Code. These all help
to provide additional transparency and flexibilty
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More Copy + Paste Functionality |
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You can
now copy and paste a Section or Item from one estimate
to another, which saves time and can eliminate errors |
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