



Crew composition criteria is limited to 7 skilled workers which I believe is not enough, developer should increase this limit to at least 20 workers. We can calculate the corresponding man-hours for each activity by assigning production codes. Production Coding: Candy enables crew compositions to be developed, with appropriate productivity rates.In addition, a priced BOQ can be imported to Candy with plugged rates (labour, material, sub-con). We can assign Price codes, task codes and pricing remarks in MS Excel for complex and lengthy BOQs and all this data can be imported to Candy very efficiently. Bill Importing: Candy allows to import a variety of data from excel spreadsheets which is not limited to standard BOQ columns i.e., item, description, unit and quantity.My network is requested to share their thoughts, experience and more features I may not have listed. The purpose of this Article is to share the experience from user's perspective for those who are considering buying an estimating software. Anyone who has a good command of MS Excel can learn it in a couple of days and can use it efficiently.īelow I have listed the features that distinguish Candy from other available options in the market (features related to estimation only). It gives all the unique features that are required to produce an accurate and competitive bid. With more than 14 years’ experience in the field of estimation, I have used a variety of estimating software but Candy is the best choice between currently available competitors in the market.
