AASHTOWare Project Estimator
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Spec sheet
- What it does
- AASHTOWare Project Estimator is a standalone system for preparing detailed transportation-construction cost estimates.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Purpose
- The product is a standalone cost estimation system for transportation construction projects that helps prepare detailed estimates.Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Intended users
- AASHTO says the software was developed for transportation agencies and their design consultants.Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Integrations
- The product integrates with AASHTOWare Project Preconstruction and AASHTOWare Project BAMS/DSS for data transfer.Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Support
- AASHTOWare Project technical support and product-related issues are directed to [email protected].Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Ad hoc pricing
- New York's documentation says users can reference a price lookup table or enter ad hoc data when historical data is unavailable.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dot.ny.gov
- Additional data exchange
- The product supports XML project data exchange with AASHTOWare Project Preconstruction and import of project data from external design systems via aecXML Infrastructure Project.Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- API availability
- AASHTOWare OpenAPI provides documented endpoints, interactive testing, subscription keys, and SDK downloads, with authentication required for live calls.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.aashtoware.org
- API deployment model
- The OpenAPI gateway routes requests to implementations deployed on agency AASHTOWare assets and does not host application implementations or data.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.aashtoware.org
- API security
- The OpenAPI platform is Azure-based, uses benchmark audits including SOX, CIS, and FedRAMP rulesets, and isolates multitenant data by agency and environment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.aashtoware.org
- API self-hosting
- Agencies can use a bring-your-own-enterprise hybrid-cloud arrangement and retain control of persisted storage and encryption keys.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.aashtoware.org
- Bid-history source
- New York's transportation department says historical pricing is supplied from its BAMS/DSS system.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dot.ny.gov
- Catalog update scope
- WisDOT's catalog contains three years of item bid-history information for pricing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · wisconsindot.gov
- Catalog viewing limit
- WisDOT states its estimator catalog can only be viewed through Estimator and is not intended for contractors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · wisconsindot.gov
- Company founded
- AASHTO's predecessor AASHO was formally established on December 12, 1914, and changed its name to AASHTO in 1973.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtojournal.transportation.org
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists headquarters at 555 12th Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, D.C. 20004.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
- Company identity
- AASHTO's LinkedIn page describes it as a nonprofit civil-engineering organization representing all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists AASHTO's company size as 51–200 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
- Custom interfaces
- Accessible XML formats and in-application web-services links allow agency-specific interfaces and external price sources.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Data catalogs
- Estimate data can include standard construction items, wages, production rates, historical prices, equipment costs, and material costs.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Data management
- Catalog data can be stored on workstations or shared locations for access to construction items, wage rates, production rates, historical prices, equipment, and materials.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Documentation depth
- New York publishes user, installation, configuration, interaction, system-manager, FAQ, and change-summary documents for Estimator.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dot.ny.gov
- Estimate methods
- It supports cost-based and bid-based estimating and primary funding at group and estimate levels.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Estimate verification
- Estimate verification helps identify incompatible or incomplete data before finalization.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Licence scope
- AASHTO licenses its software to organizations or agencies under master and supplemental licence agreements rather than to individuals.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- License restriction
- Consultants and local agencies doing non-federal projects must purchase their own license at the special reduced license fee available through Infotech.Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Licensing terms
- AASHTO licenses software to organizations or agencies under Master and Supplemental License Agreements that include use limitations and protections of AASHTO proprietary rights.Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Limit: metric catalog
- Connecticut says its metric five-year catalog was removed and recommends converting metric projects to English units for estimating.Read 15 Oct 2026 · portal.ct.gov
- Limit: new catalog items
- Connecticut requires a new-item request at least six weeks before a final-design-plan deadline when an item is absent from its catalog.Read 15 Oct 2026 · portal.ct.gov
- Local and shared storage
- Base data is normally maintained on individual workstations, with shared network installations also supported.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Maryland adoption
- Maryland's highway administration adopted the software for estimate submissions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · roads.maryland.gov
- Maryland branded edition
- Maryland says consultants obtain a specially branded edition directly from Info Tech.Read 15 Oct 2026 · roads.maryland.gov
- Module integrations
- The product transfers data with AASHTOWare Project Preconstruction and AASHTOWare Project BAMS/DSS.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Network installation
- Connecticut says Estimator can be installed standalone or in a managed network environment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · portal.ct.gov
- Notable news
- Connecticut announced that all new in-house cost estimates had to use its web-based AASHTOWare Project Estimation module starting May 1, 2025.Read 15 Oct 2026 · portal.ct.gov
- Operating platform
- AASHTO describes the product as an interactive, Windows-based, stand-alone cost estimation system for highway construction.Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Owner and licensor
- The FY2027 catalog identifies Info Tech, Inc., doing business as Infotech in Gainesville, Florida, as the proprietary product owner and says AASHTO sublicenses it.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Praise: agency workflow fit
- Connecticut describes the software as part of its formal construction-estimate process and requires its use for final-design estimates.Read 15 Oct 2026 · portal.ct.gov
- Praise: structured historical pricing
- New York's training materials emphasize standard catalogs, bid-history regression, average prices, and supporting cost sheets as the core estimating workflow.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dot.ny.gov
- Price derivation reports
- Reports show unit prices and identify bid-based, cost-based, reference-based, or collection-based derivation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Proprietary licence
- Connecticut identifies Estimator as proprietary software from InfoTech Inc.Read 15 Oct 2026 · portal.ct.gov
- Reports
- Detailed cost estimate reports show unit prices and identify bid-based, cost-based, reference-based, and collection-based price derivation methods.Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
- Support model
- Product questions are directed to InfoTech support by email and telephone in Maryland's documentation.Read 15 Oct 2026 · roads.maryland.gov
- Training resources
- New York provides computer-based training covering standard item catalogs, bid-history regression and averages, and cost sheets.Read 15 Oct 2026 · dot.ny.gov
- XML integration
- The product exchanges XML project data with Preconstruction and Cost Estimation and can import project data through the aecXML Infrastructure Project format.Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Plans and prices
Annual License — 1–15 copies $4,000 a year annual fee per copy 1–15 workstations · support and maintenance included · additional workstation fees prorated July 1–June 30 Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Annual License — 16–20 copies $38,500 a year annual fee 16–20 workstations · support and maintenance included Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Annual License — 21–30 copies $51,500 a year annual fee 21–30 workstations · support and maintenance included Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Annual License — 31–40 copies $63,500 a year annual fee 31–40 workstations · support and maintenance included Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Annual License — 41–50 copies $70,500 a year annual fee 41–50 workstations · support and maintenance included Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Annual License — 51–60 copies $78,000 a year annual fee 51–60 workstations · support and maintenance included Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Site License $86,000 a year annual fee site-wide use · may extend to local governments for federally funded projects under agency oversight · consultants and non-federal local projects need their own license Read 15 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Annual License — Option 1 Price not published 1-15 Copies Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Annual License — Option 2 Price not published 16-20 Copies Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Annual License — Option 3 Price not published 21-30 Copies Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Annual License — Option 4 Price not published 31-40 Copies Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
Annual License — Option 5 Price not published 41-50 Copies Read 7 Oct 2026 · aashtoware.org
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