Helping you estimate like a real mate using the construction intelligence
DID YOU MEAN "ESTIMATE"?
Helping you estimate like a real mate using the construction intelligence
DID YOU MEAN "ESTIMATE"?
Welcome
ST-Mate serves as your global and local partner for estimating all aspects of your construction projects. Additionally, it facilitates material price research for your procurement stages, both within Turkey and other regional markets.
What We Do
All About You
Owing to international bidding and procurement experience for many years in global construction market, we created STmate.
Our Expertise
Whether you’re embarking on a new venture or seeking to estimate construction bids, ST-Mate has you covered across all stages. Our comprehensive services include:
- Preliminary Qualification (PQ) Stage: We assist from the outset, ensuring a solid foundation for your project.
- Local Country Analysis and Market Research: Our expertise extends to understanding local dynamics and market conditions.
- Bid Preparation and Cost Analyses: We meticulously prepare bids and analyze costs, ensuring accuracy and competitiveness.
- Value Engineering: Our team identifies opportunities for cost optimization without compromising quality.
- Procurement and Logistics: We streamline the procurement process, ensuring timely and efficient material acquisition.
Our guiding principles are: analyze, identify, estimate, execute. With extensive experience, we excel at securing precise quotations and creating tailored Bill of Quantities for each tender. Within the Bill of Quantities, pricing items are meticulously categorized into Material, Labor, and Equipment resources, all meticulously cataloged in our comprehensive database. Our estimating strategy allows for efficient preparation of Bill of Quantities in various formats, producing professional documents that prove invaluable to Builders, Estimators, Subcontractors, and Architects.
Technical Staff
We are a collective of highly skilled professionals, including quantity surveyors, architects, and engineers from various disciplines (such as MEP, civil, and structural engineering). Our mission centers around leveraging our extensive experience and knowledge to facilitate your business success.
Our proven track record underscores the importance of clear communication and expert collaboration in enhancing your bottom line. With over 20 years of industry expertise, we have chosen to redirect our focus toward assisting others. Our methodical ramp-up process is meticulously designed to empower your team by equipping them with the necessary tools for success.
Reach out to us today to explore how we can support your growth, minimize turnover, and guide you toward sustainable success and profitability. Our comprehensive service offerings include:
- Consultation: We conduct a thorough assessment to identify gaps and opportunities.
- Project Planning: Our detailed report includes a project plan, complete with timelines and milestones.
- Cost Analysis: We provide a meticulous breakdown of costs.
- Scheduling: Our team ensures efficient project timelines.
Additionally, we offer a suite of high-quality products that expedite your journey toward success. This commitment is how we guarantee your achievements.
The Details of the Estimating Process
Bill Preparation & Take-Off
Bill Preparation & Take-Off
Bill Preparation & Take-Off
When it comes to recording measurements and performing take-offs, especially in construction and estimating, there are efficient methods available. Let’s delve into the details:
Digital take-off involves using specialized software designed for construction estimation. These tools streamline the process and enhance accuracy.
On-screen Take-Off Software: These applications allow you to directly measure quantities from digital drawings (such as .pdf or .dwg files) displayed on your screen.
Linking Items to Global Dimensions: With this feature, you can associate specific items (such as materials, labor, or equipment) to global dimensions. This linkage ensures consistency and facilitates repeated use across different projects.
In summary, the use of on-screen take-off software, compliant with various file formats, allows you to record measurements accurately and link items to global dimensions for consistent application. Whether you choose digital or manual methods, precise take-offs are essential for accurate project estimation and cost management.
Activity Resources
Bill Preparation & Take-Off
Bill Preparation & Take-Off
A comprehensive examination of Materials, Labor, Equipment, and Subcontract resources is conducted.
For each resource, the analysis provides:
Total quantities: The overall amount of each resource required.
Rate: The cost per unit (e.g., per square meter, per hour, etc.).
Value: The total monetary value of the resource based on quantities and rates.
Allocation to Cost Codes:
Resources are assigned to specific Cost Codes.These codes categorize expenses for better organization and tracking.
The allocated resources can then be seamlessly exported to accounting systems and work schedules.
Profit Adjustments:
Profits can be fine-tuned across different elements.By adjusting profits, organizations can optimize their financial outcomes. This flexibility allows for strategic decision-making and better project management.
In summary, this process ensures meticulous resource analysis, efficient allocation, and profit optimization within the context of project estimation and management.
Reporting & Exporting
Bill Preparation & Take-Off
Reporting & Exporting
A BoQ is a detailed and itemized pricing document used in construction projects. It serves as a comprehensive breakdown of all the components required for the project, including materials, labor, equipment, and subcontracted services.The BoQ is prepared based on the design team’s drawings, specifications, and other relevant documentation.It provides a standardized method of quantifying resources and costs.
Rates: You have the flexibility to include or exclude rates (unit costs) for each item in the BoQ. Including rates allows for precise cost calculations, while excluding them simplifies the document for other purposes.
Profit: You can choose to incorporate profit margins into the BoQ. Profit adjustments ensure that the project remains financially viable.
VAT (Value Added Tax): The BoQ can accommodate VAT calculations.
Currency: You can express the BoQ values in any currency relevant to your project location or financial context.
In summary, the flexibility of a BoQ allows you to tailor it to your specific project needs, whether you require detailed rates, profit considerations, VAT, or multi-currency support. Additionally, the ability to export estimates to PDF reports or Industry Standard Formats enhances collaboration and efficiency across different tools and platforms
Preliminaries
Bill Preparation & Take-Off
Reporting & Exporting
Preliminaries refer to essential elements that contribute to the successful execution of a project.
Project Planning: Preliminaries include costs related to project planning, scheduling, and coordination.
Site Investigation and Analysis: Expenses associated with site surveys, soil testing, and environmental assessments fall under preliminaries.
Permits and Approvals: Obtaining necessary permits, licenses, and approvals from local authorities involves costs.
Procurement of Materials and Equipment: Preliminaries cover costs related to procuring construction materials, tools, and machinery.
Safety Planning: Safety measures, training, and equipment are part of preliminaries.
Hiring Skilled Workers: Costs associated with hiring skilled labor, subcontractors, and supervisors are included.
Project Management: Preliminaries encompass project management fees, administrative costs, and coordination efforts. Effective management ensures timely completion.
If required, Preliminaries can be determined and computed independently of the pricing exercise.
The Preliminary value can then be allocated to the Bill either as a collection of specific Bill Items or as a percentage adjustment applied to the measured work.
ABOUT US
All you need for Estimating
Estimating Accuracy and Winning the Bids
All you need for Estimating
- Cost Estimates
- Bid Day Analysis
- Bid Management
- Reporting
- Cost Databases
e-RFQs with Takeoffs
Estimating Accuracy and Winning the Bids
All you need for Estimating
Aggressive Pricing with Best-Value Products for
- General Contractors
- Subcontractors
Estimating Accuracy and Winning the Bids
Estimating Accuracy and Winning the Bids
Estimating Accuracy and Winning the Bids
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