Tilton, now a Timberline employee, used the original version of the preconstruction databases to do conceptual estimates for his former employer. Bovis has waived any claim of authorship or ownership. Screen shot of the actual takeoff process using Precision Estimating's Smart Assemblies. Designed to work with Timberline's Precision Estimating Smart Assemblies takeoff function, the database contains rate tables and material costs for 21 major U.S. cities. Built-in equipment pricing, crew and productivity rates, and access to labor classification base wages and fringe benefit packages for all U.S. counties and states round out the database functions.
Users also have the ability to create their own sort sequence.
Tilton will be in charge of updating the database information on a periodic basis, and the updates will be sent on to customers to keep their databases as current as possible. The 13 preconstruction database assemblies currently available can be purchased as one package, or individually as needed. Selected assemblies contain mini-assemblies, which include 11 major building components that cover foundations, substructure, superstructure, exterior closure, roofing, mechanical, electrical, and more. Moving forward, Timberline will be adding more cost assemblies for structures like schools and airports.