ConstructConnect Insight vs RSMeans data, from Gordian (Costworks)

• Great for large amounts of data.
• Has great filters.

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• CostWorks is very good at generating quick and valid estimates for standardized facilities such as office buildings, schools, etc. It allows you to validate other cost estimates at the UniFormat level when doing an estimate validation.
• CostWorks' database of detailed line-items is a very resourceful asset when it comes to finding a very specific line-item. Sometimes, when using Success or MII, I will have CostWorks open on the other screen so I can find an item that the other softwares just don't have and build it into the other software from the CostWorks entry.
• CostWorks does a very good job of generating reports that are both well-developed and have enough detail at the summary level to be able to sit with a client or a project manager and have them follow along and understand without being overwhelmed with detail and numbers.

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• I would like to see the Listing date for a project in the exported excel sheet
• I don't know where to find it, but make available and easy to find and reference the search rules.. like using the AND, OR.. type of functions.
• I don't like it that when you open up insight it defaults to an Updated Within level. I always have to remember to turn that off before I run my searches.

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• small project costs where labor is a bigger portion than materials on cost
• markup factors on governmental projects

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• It has given us more sales leads.
• Direction for reps.

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• I don't really see any "negative" impacts on my business or my ROI by purchasing CostWorks. It's a valuable tool that we use, however, some of my colleagues do not use it or use it very infrequently.
• I find it well worth the cost even though we don't develop complete estimates in CostWorks due to client dictated softwares.
• It has provided very quickly-built estimating models that let our team and project managers know that the RFP or the task that they are contemplating bidding on or starting to work on is actually feasible to construction given the budget and directive.

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