Feature Focus

What Sterling Does

Cost Plan

Cost Estimating

Top down and bottom up estimating
Customise your Cost Plan view
Add notes, descriptions and links to the details of cost items
Add to / from libraries

Take-off

Integrated 2D & 3D Take-off
Import multiple file types, including .rvt, .nwd, .ifc, .pdf and .dwg
View a report on the Cost & Carbon impact of adjusted quantities from design changes
Add manual take-off quantities where required

Estimating

Carbon calculations integrated into your cost estimating solution
Evidenced, auditable carbon values with detailed calculation fields and EPD links
Calculate carbon in accordance with PAS 2080*
Instantly see the impact on the carbon value of the project

Carbon Estimating

Carbon calculations integrated into your cost estimating solution
Evidenced, auditable carbon values with detailed calculation fields and EPD links
Calculate carbon in accordance with PAS 2080
Instantly see the impact on the carbon value of the project

Package Manager

Create a Library of Delivery Partners within a Portfolio to invite to tender for Project Work Packages
Create a Library of standard Work Packages, or create unique Work Packages for each Project
Delivery Partners quote for their Work Packages within Sterling, with no licensing barriers
Sterling enables direct comparison of returned quotes in the same format, without manual data transfer
Automatically update your Cost Plan with the Cost & Carbon values provided by the preferred Delivery Partner

Libraries

Use centrally managed libraries to manage Cost Items and Resources
Multiple industry breakdown structures are included as standard
Create custom breakdown structures, or add additional industry structures
Manage the cost and carbon rates of each item in the libraries

Life Cycle Cost & Carbon

Full Project Life Cycle Support: From conception to contract execution
Informed Decision-making: Compare and contrast multiple life cycle options
Targeted Focus: Identify key life cycle challenges in your project
Value for Money and Value for Carbon: Sterling can generate both cost and carbon values

Data

Avoid manual data entry and import your estimating rates data
Import and export Cost Items to and from your project Cost Plans
Integrate your other solutions with Sterling with our APIs
Extract any and all of your data with our APIs

Report Writer

Use a selection of pre-defined sample reports
Produce your own custom reports within Report Writer
Produce custom report templates for use across projects and portfolios
Use our APIs to link Sterling reports to other solutions. Use our APIs to link Sterling reports to other solutions
Export reports to multiple formats, including .pdf, .html, .docx, and .xlsx