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ContractorHub.com and WinEstimator Form Partnership
Leading Technology Providers Streamline E-Commerce for Construction Industry
Seattle, WA – June 14, 2000 – ContractorHub.com, a leading business-to-business (B2B) e-marketplace for the construction industry, and WinEstimator, Inc., a leading global supplier of software for the AEC industry, today announced a strategic alliance that will integrate WinEstimator’s cost-estimating software with ContractorHub.com’s online e-procurement network. Users of the Hub can now directly incorporate WinEst Pro and WinEst Pro Plus cost-estimate information in a comprehensive online e-procurement system, to automatically feed requests for quotation (RFQs) on construction projects.
“Seamless continuity between the ContractorHub.com e-marketplace and WinEstimator software takes users beyond collaborative and document-sharing capabilities to facilitate the full procurement process, from cost estimating to payment,” says Darryl Lewis, Co-founder and Executive Vice President of ContractorHub.com. “ContractorHub.com and WinEstimator together will continue our impetus to address the real-world e-procurement process, enabling negotiation and communication as well as contiguous exchange of critical information.”
“This partnership brings WinEstimator’s 6,000 customers a truly comprehensive option for online procurement, which has become a critical factor for success in today’s construction industry,” says Istvan Szabo, President and CEO of WinEstimator, Inc. “It is yet another step in a major WinEstimator thrust to increase customer efficiency and competitiveness through integration with construction process technologies.”ContractorHub.com seeks to remove the fragmentation inherent in today’s construction processes through implementation of new-generation Web technologies and industry alliances with leading technology and service providers. ContractorHub.com is a comprehensive e-marketplace where contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers buy and sell online.
The Hub offers a unique Exchange format system that performs e-procurement and bid management, following proven approaches and leveraging traditional work processes and systems. By enabling full-scale construction e-commerce through a central location or hub, ContractorHub.com streamlines the bidding, materials management, procurement and payment processes, helping contractors and suppliers trim transactional costs and reap timesavings. The Hub offers an Invitation to Bid system as well as real-time e-Procurement Engine, encompassing bidding and order processing, shipping, logistics and distribution management, billing, inventory checking, online payment processing and more.
About WinEstimator, Inc.
WinEst is a leading software tool enabling AEC industry professionals to quickly and easily create accurate and detailed cost estimates. Utilizing a user-friendly interface featuring a combination spreadsheet/database, WinEst extends a powerful level of customization to estimates and projects. The comprehensive suite of tools provided by WinEst is designed to significantly enhance productivity and profitability. Founded in 1992 as the first Windows-based construction-estimating package, thousand of companies in over 40 countries rely on WinEstimator to successfully manage their AEC projects. All WinEstimator products are developed with Microsoft technology and are fully compatible with Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT. For more information on WinEstimator, call 253-395-3631 or visit www.winest.com
About ContractorHub.com
ContractorHub.com is a B2B e-commerce exchange that improves the procurement and invitation to bid processes for the construction industry. ContractorHub.com’s comprehensive exchange gives contractors the most efficient method for procuring materials and services. For suppliers, wholesalers and manufacturers, ContractorHub.com provides access to an established customer base. Since its inception in 1999, ContractorHub.com has attracted a core group of general contractors, large subcontractors and suppliers. Headquartered in Kent, Washington. For more information, please visit ContractorHub.com on the World Wide Web at www.contractorhub.com.
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ContractorHub.com is a trademark of ContractorHub.com. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
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