Esccomate is an estimating package for sheet metal and piping subcontractors. Features include single key-stroke item entry, voice input takeoff, digitizer control of computer, roller scale input, different material specifications, automatic calculations of hangers, excavation, couplings, bolts, gaskets, welds, and duct joints. Space is provided for two labor units and two prices for each item. Material quantity takeoffs can be used to print purchase orders. Two databases with 6,000 to 7,000 items (Harrison Publishing House database for piping) are used. The approximate cost for the sheet metal module is $1,650 and for pipe module, $3,020.
Only upfront installation costs are estimated. Other costs categories, such as maintenance and repair costs, are not estimated, and cannot be included in the analysis.
The program was released in 1967. It has not been updated since 1985.
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