Third Party Databases

RS Means Databases

RS Means Databases are electronically compiled versions of the popular paperback cost estimating price books. Each database has a list of items with costs from the price books arranged to run specifically in WinEst Pro or WinEst Pro Plus. These databases provide an excellent set of prices for cost estimating construction projects.

Available RS Means Standard Databases include:

• Building Construction Cost Data (BCCD)
• Open Shop BCCD or Metric BCCD
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Sitework/Landscaping
• Concrete
• Heavy Construction
• Light Commercial
• Repair and Remodeling
• Interior
• Residential

3rd party databases offered include the full Suite of RS Means Databases. The RS Means Modeling database allows an estimator or salesman to create an entire detailed building estimate in mere moments. (click for larger screen)

Items of work have the same labor productivities and category pricing as found in the paperback price books.

Each standard database is formatted according to the Construction Specification Institute Master Format Index.

Each standard database has an index to look up items of work by common name categories for those items.

Additional user station standard database uses are discounted from the base price.

Available RS Means Composite Databases include:

• Commercial Composite
• Commercial Composite with Assemblies
• Civil Composite
• Facilities Composite
• Facilities Composite with Assemblies
• Master Union Composite
• Master Union Composite with Assemblies

Each composite database is a combination of four databases combined into one larger database.

One composite database is the price of four standard databases.

Each composite database is formatted according to the Construction Specification Institute Master Format Index.

Additional user station databases are discounted from their base price.