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February 07, 2013

On Center Software Joins Hands with W.A. Browne's Icarus Steel Division

By Jayashree Adkoli, TMCnet Contributor

With an objective to help customers win more projects and effectively manage bid tendering, material flow, budgets and schedules, On Center Software has announced partnership with one of the subdivision of W.A. Browne, Icarus Steel, in order to include Icarus Steel components with On Center Software's Quick Bid software.


As a construction industry software provider, On Center Software helps customers increase bid-win rates through the use takeoff and bidding software. Its Quick Bid is construction estimating software that facilitates estimators to be more thorough and productive by automating many of the functions.

With the help of On Center Software’s Quick Bid, bids can be adjusted easily and quickly. This feature facilitates in recalculating last-minute addendum changes.

Facilitating Quantity Surveyors to easily, accurately, and consistently increase project win rates and profit margins, the Quick Bid improves ramp-up time, eliminates discrepancies, gains material quotes, identifies and analyzes risk factors, improves the bottom line, measures, analyzes and reports.

The Quick Bid software now incorporates Icarus Steel materials into the QB database for immediate access by contractors.

Matt McAdams, MD at W.A. Browne, said in a statement, "For our Partner Program, we thoughtfully select partner solutions that deliver the highest value to our customers. On Center Software complements Icarus' Intelligent Cold Rolled Solutions. Helping our customers win more projects and effectively managing bid tendering, material flow, budgets and schedules, delivering a win-win for contractors. We know that in today's fast paced construction environment everyone benefits when suppliers work together."

Icarus Steel is a designer and a manufacture of light steel frame (LSF) solutions for the construction and manufacturing industry. Its CAD technicians use sophisticated software to upload panel designs directly to the roll forming machines to produce self-jigging, ready for assembly framing components. This eliminates the cutting requirement on site, thereby reducing waste.

"We take pride in our ability to partner with a leading UK Light Steel Frame manufacturer, Icarus Steel. Working together we deliver the best combination of automation and materials." said Cecilia Padilla, president of On Center Software, in a statement.

Padilla added, "On Center Software and Icarus Steel are committed to quality that encompasses the integration of solutions and products, customer support, and training into a customer's full lifecycle experience. The success of our customers is the very business of On Center Software and its partners."




Edited by Ashley Caputo


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