Computer-implemented method and system for producing a proposal for a construction project

US6446053B1 · kind B1 · utility

Inventor

• Michael Elliott · Renton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 6, 1999
• Grant date: Sep 3, 2002
• Expiry date: Aug 6, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S707/99948
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computerized system includes a central site with various databases and a user site connected for electronic communication over a networked communication system such as the Internet. The user site includes a computer having stored in memory an application that enables a user to develop a construction proposal including a detailed graphical model and a detailed cost estimate model, have the proposal submitted electronically over a networked communication system to a construction professional for a bid, and receive a response on the proposal from the construction professional over the networked communications system. The user accomplishes all of these tasks from a single computer environment. The application educates the user as it guides the user through a series of construction phases and steps, prompting the user to input critical information and make appropriate selections throughout the series of phases and steps.