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        We at DMI know what contractors want from their construction software investment:

        • Minimal Training Requirements

        • Everyday Time Savings

        • Detailed Accuracy

        Construction professionals want software that works.


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        DMI surveyed 470 wall and ceiling subcontractors in June 2003, asking participants two basic questions:

        1. What product does your company use to prepare estimates?

        2. What would help your company bid more successfully?

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        Respondents to the 2003 survey shared one legitimate complaint:

        "The software system we use lacks relevant, effective data."

        (Paraphrased - expletives deleted!)

        Today, the construction software industry continues to provide the same static data. Amazingly, this is essentially the same data originally published in print format many decades ago. Estimators working with this static data waste precious time throughout the bidding process.


        Saddled with static data, even the best estimators using the best software struggle to succeed. Estimators routinely find themselves in similar predicaments: fudge the numbers, or waste time incessantly "reinventing the wheel." Working with static data can even frustrate some estimators into making catastrophic blunders.

        Most contractors in the commercial building industry inevitably invest hundreds (often thousands) of hours working on data-building projects, regardless of how much money they’ve already shelled out for construction estimating software. Ironically, after all those hours of data building, their once-promising new software system still remains awkward, at best.


        Construction professionals can now stop spinning their wheels. Contractors don’t need to waste time mired down in data-building projects any more. By using DMI Dynamic Database Systems™ contractors can simply opt out of the entire data-building quagmire.

         

        DMI Database Systems™ deliver accurate data, instantly enabling any smart management team to outperform their competition and achieve greater success. Estimators can now spend their entire workday productively, estimating efficiently, allowing spare time to confidently contemplate bidding strategies.


        Estimating with DMI Database Systems™ enables immediate access to all crucial information necessary for successful bidding with myriad Labor Analysis Breakdowns, Material Lists specifically designed for Vendor Quotes, and much more. Consequentially, project management efficiency improves dramatically with immediate access to Material Stocking Lists, Labor Production Rates, and much more.


        Moreover, DMI Database Systems™ quickly guide estimators toward accurate organized results. DMI Databases™ enable estimators, project managers, and field superintendents to enjoy much needed stress relief throughout their careers, so they can work in concert and achieve excellence: generating optimal profitability for their company.

        Contractors performing in-house specialty trades benefit the most

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        • Commercial Contractors

        • Construction Managers

        • General Contractors

        • Industrial Builders

        • Residential Builders

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        • Acoustic Ceiling Subcontractors

        • Commercial Carpentry Subcontractors

        • Drywall/Finishing Subcontractors

        • Door and Hardware Subcontractors

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        • Insulation Subcontractors

        • Light Gage Structural Steel Framing Subcontractors

        • Metal Stud Framing Subcontractors

        • Painting and Wall Covering Subcontractors

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        Software Products

        • Digital Production Control™

        • DMI Databases™ for Quick Bid®

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        Call Mike or Sheryl Litz directly at 800-983-0829.

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