AEC Budget

The Internet offers many software solutions that you could use in order to complete your work projects, regardless of the domain you work in. One of them is AEC Budget.
It's a neat program designed for engineers to plan and budget the resources they would need in order to build highways, tunnels or various road constructions.

Sleek and clean user interface

The application installs quickly and it sports a really complex but intuitive graphical interface with a neat layout that gives you access to various sections. The toolbar gives you access to various features and tools for making all sort of budget estimations.
It comes with a help menu with all sort of useful information that you could check out. It lets you restrict access inside the application by using a password, but it doesn't come with any recovery options.

Estimate project costs easily

The first thing that you need to do after launching the application is to create a new project or load one from your computer. It lets you type in the project information like name, location, date of project start, duration, defect liability period, project location, the name of the project in full form and client.
You can also add methodology information. You can set automatic or manual selection for tasks, and integrate Excel sheets. It lets you pick from multiple materials and techniques, the database also includes a short description of each entry.

More features and tools

Based on the tasks that you've added, the program makes an estimation of the total cost. You can create reports with the cost summary, resources, material, manpower needed to complete the project, machinery, methodology, cash flow and fuel consumption.
It comes with a built-in calculator, unit converter, steel table, area calculator and carriage calculator. You can backup the project on your computer so you wouldn't lose the information.
All in all, AEC Budget is a complex and advanced application for making cost estimations for building all sort of projects, including roads, tunnels and many more.