We do residential Construction Cost Management, Tender preparation and Contractors support.
The program we use is "Quantify-it" Full house cost estimating system TM. We are based in Pretoria but operate through the whole of Gauteng and even further.
Our main focus is to be a support system to the Construction industry. Over the past few years have we managed to increased the profit margin of quite a few of, as the industry would know them, the "Bakkie Builders" as well as Contractors that has been in the industry for 20 years. As you would appreciate can a Builder only produce as his infrastructure allows him/her to.
The lack of a strong database that gives him/her access to material prices and Labour rates contributes to a large portion thereof.
What we at I.C.S do is to endeavour to fill exactly that gap.
And with success. Our database consists of more than 4000 line items, which we can quote on. All material prices and relevant rates get updated as and when needed. This means that you always have up to the date and time prices and rates.
The financial institutions and others considers “Quantify-it” to be the most comprehensive and consumer friendly cost analysis available. It is not based on the normal Quantity surveyors modules, but is entirely different. The way that it has been designed is not with information we thought people would need, but with information and requests and needs given to us by the Contractor, Architect, Developer, Banks and Subs. Which means it has been design to suit the end user.
The success rate on quotations done on behalf of the contractor or developer is higher than any other known system. 70% - 95% of all contracts rewarded.
The difference is in the presentation. The costing/tender document is a 30-page information-working tool. To our knowledge is our system the only that shows the profit beforehand, the Contractor will make if he would implement and stick to the system. Nothing is done with the "Guess method" All figures given are actual.
We accept that maybe you have a system that meets your requirements.
We would like the opportunity to do a presentation if you have the time to let us do so.