DrillEst – Drillpath Cost Estimate Program

Guided horizontal drilling has become one of the most popular trenchless techniques for the installation of many types of utility lines. To aid engineers and planners in the design process, Maurer developed a suite of PC-based software programs comprised of DrillPath, DrillMud and DrillEst. Together these programs represent one of the most comprehensive and powerful software tools for designing and constructing high quality, cost-effective utility installations using HDD directional drilling technology.

DrillEst estimates costs for installing underground pipes and cables using mini-, midi- or maxi-HDD directional drilling systems. DrillEst is very easy to use and allows customizing input screens and output reports to match specific aspects of a given application. Cost elements are logically divided into the categories of labor, equipment and materials. These are then assigned to typical construction activities, which in turn are defined by their respective crew, equipment and reimbursable item requirements.

Features detailed labor and equipment database elements
Output includes tabular reports and graphics
Costs are summarized by activities

Benefits

• Fast, efficient job costing
• Customizable to individual preferences
• Supports pre-bore design and post-bore audits
• Results can be printed, exported or saved in text file