Text Box: About Concalc 3.1 Text Box: Thank you for showing interest in CONCALC Version 3.1. We trust that the program will add significant value to your organisation and that many tenders will follow their routes to your order book. The construction industry closely follow the economic cycle of a country and we have all seen the negative as well as the positive effects of our economy on construction over the past decades. These trends have placed the focus more than ever on effective construction and project management. The natural derivative from the reduction in demand for projects is escalation in competitiveness as companies cut profits to the bone in order to sustain a positive order book. The fate of many projects are decided long before any spade is put in the soil. An incorrect take-off or rates could cost you dearly if these prove too low for actual costs. The construction tendering / quotation process is well known to all of you. We have all experienced the anxiety of waiting for tender results and have seen, on numerous occasions, the vast differences between the contract prices. In some cases contractors have been gross calculation errors or simply forgot to add P & G, VAT or a NHBRC (South Africa only) levy etc. One bad tender awarded to you can seriously jeopardise an other wise sound company or similarly a tender price that is too high can result in inefficient procurement of work to carry offices, staff, labour and plant. As a result Concalc was developed for the small to medium builders to provide affordable estimating software for all contractors as opposed to the expensive and complex packages available on the market.