"I’m writing this letter to expound on my positive experiences with D4COST. We have been using the software for over three years and it continues to get better. Our main object when we first purchased the software was to have conceptual software that we could quickly establish a budget for a project.
"As most Architects know as soon as the owner is contemplating to proceed with a project he wants to know what is the schedule and most importantly what is the cost going to be at completion. We have tracked projects that we have established budgets using D4COST and found that the conceptual estimates were accurate compared to our final estimate and ultimately the actual bid price. D4COST is an essential part of our estimating process.
"We have found the software to also assist in our marketing. Nothing is more impressive to an owner to sit down with him in front of a computer using D4COST’s visual pictures of projects along with the database descriptions to establish a level of quality. Then to adjust it for location and project anticipated time frame, and within 5 minutes you can print an estimate of probable construction cost that has a factual basis that he can take with him. Talk about a client that is impressed!
"We have also used D4COST to do detailed estimates and found the format easy to work with. I would recommend this software to any design professional that wants to have confidence in giving clients accurate conceptual estimates that can be a true budget through the design process. My hat is off to your company and keep improving on an outstanding program."
Troy Secord, AIA
President, Secord & Lebow Architects, Inc.