Billcost (Pty) Ltd
Project Management in Cape Town

Billcost is a complete electronic estimating, scheduling and management system for the construction industry. Billcost is also the supplier of the Merkel's Builders' Pricing and Management Manual. With the full set of management tools, Project Scheduling, the issuing of Certificates, Profit Calculations, Material Orders, Billcost takes the user from the initial estimating stage to project management with functions such as Cost Control, etc. It is possible to work from Plans or Bills of Quantities. It remains to this day the only construction estimating software to incorporate a full database of Material and Labour rates, all combined into powerfull formulae to make estimating a breeze. Please visit merkels.co.za for more information.

Assisting the builder in costing projects accurately and more efficiently. Are you needing a product that's online, easy to access and affordable, to get rid of those tedious, time-consuming processes when it comes to costing a Bill of Quantities? Built-in formulae and up-to-date material and labour prices included for the South African provinces and Namibia. The PPIS group presents workshops specifically tailored to persons involved in building cost estimating. PPiS takes that step forward to ensure Contractors, Estimators and Building Professionals have building estimation software at their fingertips to move towards the future. Billcost is a complete electronic estimating, scheduling and management system for the construction industry. It remains to this day the only construction estimating software to incorporate a full database of Material and Labour rates, all combined into powerful formulae to make estimating a breeze. With the full set of management tools, Billcost takes the user from the initial estimating stage to project management with functions such as Cost Control, Material Orders, Profit Calculations, the issuing of Certificates, Project Scheduling, etc. It is possible to work from Plans or Bills of Quantities. Accurately estimate from plans or Bills of quantities, residential, commercial & industrial projects, including mass housing & development projects. Calculate profit values and overheads to specific items of your entire project using the Profit calculator. Calculate productivity & estimate the activities involving your labour team. Generate claim certificates per activity or bill item. All claims generated are stored as your project progresses. Create & place orders on suppliers, subcontractors and merchants, while keeping track of all orders placed as your building projects progresses. Training is on offer to any customer who feel they need assistance with their Billcost software in order to get the full benefit of the product. Training for Billcost can be done in groups or as a one-on-one session, with a cost for the chosen package. Billcost is a user-friendly programme, but any users who are unfamiliar with their trade or simply want to have as much knowledge of the software as they possibly can are welcome to pick a training solution package for their needs! Our free Demo is a great way for users to get accustomed with the features and user interface.