is a cutting-edge construction estimation software designed to streamline your building and civil works projects. With its analytical approach, BCG allows you to build up unit rates, compute resource for project planning and implementation, and effortlessly convert a Bill of Quantities (BOQ) into a Bill of Resources (Bill of Materials). The software has practical construction data that makes it useful for quantity surveyors, engineers, architects, planners and any one with the mind to estimate.
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BCG is designed with the estimator in mind, featuring an easy-to-use and intuitive interface that simplifies the estimation process.
BCG saves you 60%-90% of the time typically spent on building up rates, allowing you to focus on other crucial aspects of your project.
Easily tailor BCG to work as desired, ensuring a seamless estimation process.
BCG eliminates the need for market surveys by providing an integrated price list tailored to your preferred region (currently available for some regions Ghana only).
Stay up to date with the latest market prices through our automatic price list update feature, or manually enter and update prices as needed.
With well-researched default resource constants and outputs, anyone can estimate like a pro using BCG.
Transform your existing BOQ into a Resource Bill (Bill of Materials) for efficient project management.
Determine how your resources should be packaged for optimal project management.
Enhance your winning tender with a well-organized printout of your estimates and rate analysis.
Add side notes to each rate build-up for future reference and improved efficiency.
BCG's in-built validators guide you through the estimating process, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
Utilize historical data and prediction equations to forecast future prices and rates.
Benefit from our predefined BOQ items, with the ability to edit or add descriptions and resources as needed.
BCG is compatible with SMM7, SMMG and CSMM4.
Determine the best pricing strategy for your project with BCG.
Optimized for Ghana and West Africa practices.
Receive top-notch customer support to address any concerns or questions.
Affordable pricing
Frequently Asked Questions
The software is suitable for quantity surveyors, engineers, architects, planners, and anyone who intends to estimate.
BCG-Building is not a scheduling software; it complements other scheduling software by providing resource data and task durations for easy method statement writing and scheduling programs.
No, LL&K LTD Co. offers a separate product, BCG Add to Takeoff, for estimating building and civil construction quantities.
No, BCG-Building uses a general best analytical cost estimating approach that estimators from various regions and backgrounds can utilize. The base data, such as resource outputs and price lists, are currently optimized for Ghanaian estimators, but can be adjusted to meet your specific needs due to the software's flexibility.
Currently, yes. However, we plan to expand to other sub-regions.
The master price list is sourced from Accra-Ghana, where most commonly used items can be found easily. We also include items from different regions with significant price differences and update them regularly. Users can check for additional regional price lists as we strive to cover all regions in Ghana and other major towns.
We aim to keep our price list updated as frequently as possible, depending on market changes. Users can manually check for updates or schedule automatic price list updates (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly). We also notify customers of any major price list updates.
BCG-Building offers various price input options, allowing you to manually input your prices or override any item price or data.
We strive to eliminate all possible errors through quality control and assurance. We also rely on customer feedback to improve the software and enhance the user experience.
Yes, the software has built-in default constants for easy estimating. It serves as a helpful guide for cost estimation, but users are still responsible for the software's outputs.
The constants are derived from renowned authors and our experienced team. We also gather input from our community of BCG estimators, who share their professional experiences and feedback on the software's usage and improvements.
The software is designed to be customizable by all users. Experienced professionals can tailor the software to their personal use or organizational standards by inputting their desired data.
Yes, we offer regular updates for software maintenance and new feature introductions. Our updates do not affect customer data.
No, but we offer the option to use a dongle, which can be moved to any computer as long as the dongle is inserted into the new device.
We offer after-sales support to enhance our customers' experience with the software.
Yes, we have a dedicated YouTube channel with helpful videos. Individuals or organizations seeking one-on-one training can make a request.
BCG-Building is a Microsoft Windows-based software that runs on Microsoft Excel.
Mac users can install a virtual Microsoft Windows machine, such as Parallel Desktop, with Excel installed to enable them to use the software.