Advantages for Contractors

		Digitized plans and automated quantity calculations become reality with Nemetschek’s Design2Cost solution. The integrated solutions can be used to quickly and securely generate a quantity framework and a seamless description of the construction work, including a building model.

More leeway for completion deadlines

As a general contractor, you are under more pressure than ever: In the building trade in particular, clients increasingly want a single contact person for all building processes. Pressure on time and costs is just one aspect of the challenges you must deal with. We provide you with a solution with which you can manage your projects quickly and easily. With Design2Cost, you can also accelerate your processes and reduce the quantity risk. Design2Cost immediately provides you with more leeway when confronted with completion deadlines.

Reduced processing time per offer

Today, construction companies sometimes make up to 10 to 15 offers in order to win an order. Working with Design2Cost increases the level of detail for offers. This means that the documented pricing assumptions are more comprehensive and precise, even though processing time is reduced per offer. Quicker working methods mean that users can create more offers in the same time that also more accurately reflect the market and meet the order requirements. The software for graphic quantity takeoff also means that you can more quickly recognize and take advantage of opportunities when creating the offer.

Improved internal controlling

But that’s not all. You can now compare more than just planned and actual values when checking costs. With the Design2Cost solution from Nemetschek, cost assessors can go a decisive step further and generate forecasts for every point during the project. This makes it possible to also forecast and plan for future costs and deadlines, hugely improving your internal controlling processes.

How does it Work?

Design2Cost is an integrated solution that comprises Allplan BIM (Building Information Modeling), Allplan BCM (Building Cost Management) and Allplan IBD (Intelligent Building Data) depending on requirements. This means that users receive a comprehensive IT solution for model-based quantity takeoff. But the Design2Cost solution offers even more: When used in conjunction with other software modules, it can significantly accelerate processes. Simply forward the bill of quantities (with calculated quantities) to the costing software and allow the results to flow into construction planning and implementation.

Your Advantages

• Speed: You can work significantly more quickly than before: Reduce up to 70 percent of the time spent on quantity takeoff. You can process more offers to a greater level of detail. Representation of variants, in particular, can be performed much more quickly.
• Simplicity: Effective immediately, you can digitize plans, which form the basis for a well-founded quantity model capable of reflecting changes. You can implement multiple evaluations easily at the click of a button.
• Security: You can be sure of your results using Nemetschek solutions. Graphic quantity takeoff with Allplan BIM and Allplan BCM has been checked and certified by TÜV SÜD. So far, Nemetschek is the only provider that can make this claim.
• Quality: You can use professional presentations and consistent cost analyses to provide your customer with even more competent and comprehensive support.
• Flexibility: Costs and quantities can be clearly documented in terms of locale and calculation method.