Contractor estimating software that follows the profit

One economic thread from estimate to learning

1. 01

   Estimate

   Build quantity and cost lines, keep direct job cost explicit and price the work with markup and margin kept distinct.

2. 02

   Protect the price

   Review expected profit and Profit Guard findings before the estimate becomes a customer proposal.

3. 03

   Proposal

   Create a proposal from the estimate, produce a PDF and share a read-only customer version.

4. 04

   Job

   Create a job with a frozen baseline. Plan stages and crew bookings, review materials and supplier quotes, and record execution without changing the original estimate.

5. 05

   Actual and WHY

   Compare expected, projected and final outcomes, then open the variance to see what changed.

6. 06

   Learning

   Turn completed-job patterns into explicit suggestions for future estimates instead of silently rewriting company numbers.

What RHACOVA keeps connected

• Direct cost, overhead recovery, price and expected profit remain separate figures.
• Your Numbers stores confirmed company assumptions with their source.
• Assemblies and templates make repeat work faster without creating a live link to old jobs.
• CSV, XLSX and PDF estimate imports preserve the source and reconcile original totals.
• Price Evidence records the source, freshness and confidence behind selected costs.
• Every calculation uses shared deterministic engines and explicit rounding.

Use the method before you create an account

• True Job Cost Calculator

  Classify direct costs and add overhead only when you choose to.

• Markup & Margin Calculator

  See the price, profit, margin and markup produced by the same pricing definitions.

• Labor Burden Calculator

  Turn a wage into the employer cost per productive hour without inventing productivity.

• Overhead Recovery Calculator

  Choose and explain how fixed company costs reach job prices.

• Job Profit Calculator

  Separate job revenue from cost and see the profit the price actually leaves.

• RHACOVA methodology

  Read the financial definitions used across calculators, estimates, proposals and jobs.

The estimate is the beginning—not the end.

CRM keeps bid follow-ups and commercial links explicit. Jobs connect schedule, field records, purchasing and costs; managerial insights bring the evidence back into view. You still choose prices and confirm changes. For worked explanations, continue to the Contractor Knowledge Hub.