PriMus — Professional Construction Estimating Software

Design Smarter. Model Faster. Deliver with Confidence.

PriMus is the detailed construction estimating software trusted by project designers, quantity surveyors, contractors, and public administrations worldwide. Produce bills of quantities, run BIM quantity takeoffs, manage construction costs, and schedule project work — from one connected suite that grows with every project you take on.

Now available across the Middle East and Africa through Isotech — your regional implementation partner.

Certification Callout buildingSMART International® Certified — IFC quantity takeoff from BIM models, verified to the global openBIM standard.

Trust Statement Before technology, there has to be a relationship. ACCA software and Isotech work alongside estimating teams, quantity surveyors, and construction companies across the GCC — coaching and supporting your adoption of professional construction estimating software at every step.

 

Value Pillars

Core Value
01

The Complete Construction Estimating Software Suite

Five integrated tools covering every estimating workflow: desktop cost estimates and BoQs, BIM model quantity takeoff, CAD drawing measurement, cloud-based online estimating, and project scheduling. One platform. Every project stage. No gaps in your commercial process.

02

BOQ Software Built for Professional Procurement

Produce bills of quantities to the exact format and structure your client, contractor, or government authority requires. PriMus is the BOQ software that handles public procurement documentation, tender packages, and contract BoQs — with full audit trails and export in every standard format.

03

BIM-Connected Construction Cost Estimator

PriMus IFC extracts quantities directly from IFC BIM models — automatically, accurately, and dynamically. When the model changes, the estimate updates. The construction cost estimator that stays connected to the design, not behind it.

04

Online Construction Takeoff Software. Free to Start.

PriMus online is the cloud-based construction takeoff software that lets your entire team collaborate on the same estimate in real time — from any browser, any device, anywhere. Free with usBIM registration. No installation required.

05

Supported by Isotech from Day One

We do not hand over software and walk away. Isotech configures PriMus for your project types and procurement environment, trains your team, and stays alongside you long after go-live. Because before technology, there has to be a relationship.

Platform Introduction

A Construction Cost Estimate That Lags Behind the Design Is Not a Cost Estimate. It Is a Risk.

GCC construction operates at extraordinary speed and scale. Mega-projects, government infrastructure programmes, and national vision initiatives are running simultaneously across the region — and the commercial teams behind them are under pressure to produce accurate cost estimates faster, maintain BoQs through continuous design changes, and demonstrate BIM cost compliance on projects that increasingly require it.

For many construction companies and quantity surveying practices across the region, this is still managed through spreadsheets: manually maintained, difficult to update when designs change, disconnected from the BIM model, and impossible to audit under the scrutiny of a public procurement review.

PriMus solves this. It is the detailed construction estimating software chosen by professionals, construction companies, and public administrations for cost estimating, quantity surveying, and cost management — precisely because it connects the estimate to the project, keeps the BoQ current through every design iteration, and provides the professional documentation output that GCC procurement processes demand.

Five tools. One connected suite. Every construction estimating workflow covered — from first budget to final account.

Connected Construction Estimating Suite

Detailed construction estimating software for cost estimating, quantity surveying, BoQ management, and BIM cost compliance.

Cost Estimating
Quantity Surveying
BoQ Management
BIM Cost Compliance
Design Change Control
Procurement-Ready Documentation

Free Trial Callout

Try PriMus free for one month — full capability included, with technical support from day one. Then choose the plan that fits your project volume and team structure.

PriMus: Core Cost Estimates and Bills of Quantities

Detailed Construction Estimating Software for Every Stage of the Cost Process.

PriMus is the core application, the detailed construction estimating software that covers the full range of cost estimating, quantity surveying, and cost management activities from first budget through tender documentation to post-contract cost control.

Produce construction cost estimates quickly and accurately using an interface built for professional estimating workflows. Build bills of quantities to any structure your procurement process requires. Conduct rate analysis against a constantly updated database of construction industry price lists, covering building and plant works with current articles, materials, and prices, and manage site material requirements and construction site costs in a single environment.

For GCC construction companies and consultants working to government procurement requirements, PriMus is the BOQ software that produces submission-ready tender documentation, structured to public authority formats, fully auditable, and exportable in every standard format your submission requires.

Estimate Output Board
First budget through detailed tender pricing
Budget
Bills of quantities to any required structure
BoQ
Updated construction industry price lists
Rates
Submission-ready export formats
Export
1
Estimate Cost estimates from first budget through detailed tender pricing.
2
Structure BoQs Bills of quantities to client, contractor, or authority formats.
3
Analyse Rates Rate analysis against constantly updated price lists.
4
Submit Export and print documents to project standards.
Import price lists in standard formats: BC3, XPWE, and others.
Site material requirements analysis and construction site cost management.
Dynamically update cost estimates and BoQs when the project design changes.
Export in RTF, Word, PDF, HTML, ASCII, and CSV for submission and client review.
Customise and print all produced documents to your practice or project standards.
Final account reconciliation support across the cost process.

PriMus IFC: Quantity Takeoff from BIM Models

Extract Quantities Directly from Your BIM Model. Automatically. Every Time the Model Updates.

The most significant change in construction estimating software over the past decade is the ability to derive quantities from a BIM model rather than measuring them manually from drawings. PriMus IFC delivers this — certified by buildingSMART International for IFC quantity takeoff.

Open any IFC file from Revit, ArchiCAD, Edificius, Allplan, Tekla, or any IFC-compliant tool. Every building element — walls, floors, columns, beams, openings, finishes, MEP components — is measured automatically from the model geometry. No manual counting. No scaling from drawings. No risk of omission because an element was overlooked.

The extracted quantities transfer directly into PriMus for cost estimate and BoQ production. When the design changes, the quantities update. The estimate always reflects the current model — not last week's version or the one before that.

For quantity surveyors and construction estimating software users across the GCC working on BIM-delivered projects — or who need to demonstrate 5D BIM capability to government clients — PriMus IFC turns BIM-connected estimating from a specialist capability into a daily workflow.

5D BIM Cost Workflow
IFC BIM Model Import IFC files from Revit, ArchiCAD, Edificius, Allplan, Tekla and other compliant tools.
Automatic Measurement Walls, floors, columns, openings, finishes and MEP elements measured automatically.
PriMus Estimate Quantities feed directly into cost estimates and bills of quantities.
Dynamic Updates Changes in the BIM model instantly update quantities and costs.
Certified IFC buildingSMART International certified quantity takeoff workflow.
All Major BIM Tools Supports Revit, ArchiCAD, Edificius, Allplan, Tekla and all compliant platforms.
Full 5D BIM Geometry, quantities and costs connected in one workflow.
No Manual Measurement Eliminates counting, scaling and omission risks.
Live Quantity Updates Quantities update automatically whenever the BIM model changes.
Estimate Ready Direct transfer into PriMus for cost estimates and BoQs.

PriMus TAKEOFF: Quantity Takeoff from CAD Drawings

Professional Construction Takeoff Software for CAD Files and Scanned Drawings.

Not every project arrives with a BIM model. Renovation works, smaller developments, infrastructure projects, and jobs where the design is delivered in 2D all require quantity takeoffs measured from drawings — and the accuracy of the bill of quantities depends entirely on how reliably those measurements are made.

PriMus TAKEOFF is the construction takeoff software designed for this workflow. Open DWG and DXF CAD files, or scanned raster images of drawings, directly in PriMus TAKEOFF. Measure quantities using purpose-built tools for linear measurement, area calculation, and element count — with the precision of a professional software tool, not the approximation of manual scaling.

Every measurement transfers directly into PriMus for cost estimate and BoQ production, with a fully auditable measurement record that tracks from drawing through quantity to cost — essential for the procurement audit trails that public authority contracts across the GCC require.

CAD TAKEOFF WORKFLOW
DWG / DXF Drawings
Raster Images
Linear, Area & Count Measurements
PriMus Cost Estimate & BOQ
Measurements are taken directly from CAD files or scanned drawings and transferred automatically into PriMus for estimating and bill of quantities production.
CAD & Raster Measurement from DWG/DXF CAD files and scanned raster drawing images.
Measurement Tools Linear measurement, area calculation, and element count tools.
Direct Transfer Measurements transfer directly to PriMus estimating environment.
Audit Trail Fully auditable measurement record for public procurement documentation.
Project Types Suitable for renovation, infrastructure, and all 2D-delivered project types.

PriMus Online: Cloud Collaborative Estimating

Online Construction Estimating Software. Real-Time Collaboration. Free to Start.

PriMus online is the cloud-based construction estimating software that brings full professional estimating capability to any browser, on any device, from any location, with real-time collaborative working built in from the ground up.

For construction companies and quantity surveying practices managing projects across the GCC and wider MEA region, where the estimating team, the site manager, the commercial director, and the client representative may be in different cities or different countries, PriMus online creates a single shared environment that every authorised team member accesses simultaneously.

Multiple users work on the same cost estimate or BoQ at the same time. Changes are visible in real time. The current version is always in the cloud, accessible from anywhere, never lost to a local machine failure, never sent as an email attachment that creates a version conflict.

PriMus online is free as part of usBIM platform registration, including cloud storage, full BOQ software capability, and real-time collaboration, making it the fastest way to start using professional construction estimating software with no upfront investment and no installation overhead.

Shared Cloud Estimate
10GBCloud storage included with usBIM registration
Estimator
Site Manager
Commercial Director
Client Representative
One live estimate, accessed by authorised users from desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
Browser Based Full construction cost estimator capability in any browser, no installation required.
Real-Time Work Multiple users can work on the same estimate simultaneously.
Any Device Access from desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
Cloud Storage Always current, always accessible, never a version conflict.
Free to Start Free with usBIM platform registration, 10GB storage included.
Distributed Teams Ideal for multilingual and distributed GCC project teams.

PriMus KRONO: Project Scheduling

Link Your Construction Estimates to the Project Programme. Manage Time and Cost Together.

Cost overruns and programme delays are rarely independent problems. When the construction estimate and the project schedule are disconnected, neither tells the complete story — and project owners, government authorities, and commercial teams are left making decisions with only half the information they need.

PriMus KRONO connects the two. Build Gantt charts for the full construction programme. Define work phases and activities. Link programme activities directly to the cost items in your PriMus estimate — so that cash flow projections, resource loading, and progress reporting are all derived from the same connected picture of cost and time.

For government contracts and public procurement across the GCC — where programme reporting, milestone certification, and progress payment documentation are contractual requirements — PriMus KRONO provides the scheduling and reporting capability to meet those obligations from within the same construction estimating software environment that manages your cost data.

PROJECT CONTROL BOARD
Cost Data Estimates, BoQs, cash flow projections, and cost reporting.
KRONO
Programme Data Activities, milestones, schedules, and progress tracking.
Gantt Charts Scheduling linked directly to the construction estimate and BoQ.
Activities Work phase and activity definition for the full programme.
Cash Flow Cash flow projections from connected cost and programme data.
Resource Loading Resource planning and earned value reporting.
Government Contracts Progress certification support and procurement reporting.

PriMus for the GCC

Construction Estimating Software for Contractors and Quantity Surveyors Working at GCC Scale.

GCC construction is not like construction anywhere else. Projects are larger. Procurement requirements are more prescriptive. Government clients expect detailed, auditable documentation at every stage. And the financial exposure on major infrastructure or development programmes demands estimating precision that spreadsheets cannot deliver.

PriMus is the construction estimating software for contractors, quantity surveyors, project designers, and commercial managers who operate at this level.

For contractors tendering government infrastructure, PriMus is the BOQ software that produces submission-ready tender packages, with full rate analysis documentation, quantity measurement records, and document export formats that meet public authority requirements across the region.

For quantity surveyors managing cost across the full project lifecycle, PriMus is the quantity surveying software that connects pre-contract estimates to post-contract cost management, tracking variations, certifying payments, and reconciling the final account within the same environment used to produce the original tender.

For project designers and consultants producing cost plans for client approval, PriMus is the construction cost estimator that delivers professional, credible cost documentation at every design stage, from order of magnitude budget through detailed design cost plan to tender estimate.

And for organisations delivering BIM-compliant projects, where 5D BIM is a procurement requirement on major GCC infrastructure works, PriMus IFC is the certified construction takeoff software that makes model-connected estimating a working daily practice.

GCC Project Pressure Points
Scale
Procurement
Auditability
5D BIM
Built for estimating environments where accuracy, documentation, audit trails, and BIM compliance are contractual expectations.
Contractors

Produce submission-ready tender packages with rate analysis, quantity records, and export formats required by public authorities.

Quantity Surveyors

Connect pre-contract estimating to post-contract cost management, variations, payment certification, and final account reconciliation.

Design Consultants

Deliver credible cost documentation from early budget planning through detailed design cost plans and tender estimates.

BIM Organisations

Use certified IFC quantity takeoff to make 5D BIM and model-connected estimating part of the daily workflow.

Capabilities Summary

Detailed Construction Estimating Software — Five Tools. One Connected Platform.

PriMus
Cost Estimates and Bills of Quantities. Full construction estimating, BoQ production, rate analysis, and site cost management. Price list database — constantly updated. Export in all standard formats.
PriMus IFC
BIM Quantity Takeoff. Automatic quantity takeoff from IFC BIM models. buildingSMART International certified. Dynamic update when the model changes. Full 5D BIM cost workflow.
PriMus TAKEOFF
CAD Drawing Measurement. Quantity measurement from DWG/DXF and raster images. Auditable measurement records for procurement documentation.
PriMus Online
Cloud Collaborative Estimating. Full construction cost estimator in any browser. Real-time team collaboration. Free with usBIM registration.
PriMus KRONO
Project Scheduling. Gantt chart scheduling linked to cost estimates and BoQs. Cash flow, resource loading, and progress certification.

What Our Testimonials Say

Marcin Pszczolka

Marcin Pszczolka

Poland • Civil Design Lead
★★★★★
Another useful IFC feature allows exporting model data to CSV for Excel and processing tools... Another very simple but extremely useful free IFC feature. Exporting your model data to CSV allows quick work with IFC data in Excel and data-processing applications. Personally I often use extracted data for information take-off. Read more
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Pierpaolo Canini

Pierpaolo Canini

Switzerland
★★★★★
We learned how to structure information requirements intelligently... We learned how to structure information requirements intelligently and how to collaborate, communicate and control models efficiently through usBIM.IDS. Read more
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Victor Fuentes

Victor Fuentes

Chile
★★★★★
I am already using the platform and I am pleasantly surprised at how efficient and friendly the environment is.
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David Quevedo

David Quevedo

Ecuador
★★★★★
The value of federated BIM models improves decisions before construction... The value of federated BIM models improves decisions before construction. Traditional design processes often discover clashes during construction leading to delays and rework. BIM methodology allows these issues to be anticipated during design. Read more
usBIM
Marcin Pszczolka

Marcin Pszczolka

Poland • Civil Design Lead
★★★★★
Another useful IFC feature allows exporting model data to CSV for Excel and processing tools... Another very simple but extremely useful free IFC feature. Exporting your model data to CSV allows quick work with IFC data in Excel and data-processing applications. Personally I often use extracted data for information take-off. Read more
usBIM
Pierpaolo Canini

Pierpaolo Canini

Switzerland
★★★★★
We learned how to structure information requirements intelligently... We learned how to structure information requirements intelligently and how to collaborate, communicate and control models efficiently through usBIM.IDS. Read more
usBIM.IDS
Victor Fuentes

Victor Fuentes

Chile
★★★★★
I am already using the platform and I am pleasantly surprised at how efficient and friendly the environment is.
usBIM
David Quevedo

David Quevedo

Ecuador
★★★★★
The value of federated BIM models improves decisions before construction... The value of federated BIM models improves decisions before construction. Traditional design processes often discover clashes during construction leading to delays and rework. BIM methodology allows these issues to be anticipated during design. Read more
usBIM

Isotech Differentiator

Detailed Construction Estimating Software. Regional Expertise. Long-Term Support.

PriMus is the construction estimating software chosen by professionals and public administrations globally, built by ACCA, the world's number one IFC-certified openBIM expert. As Isotech, we bring it to contractors, quantity surveyors, and commercial teams across the Middle East and Africa with the regional project knowledge, procurement context, and implementation expertise that the GCC construction environment demands.

Deploying construction estimating software that actually works in your environment, configured for regional price lists, aligned to local BoQ formats, integrated with your BIM model workflow, and adopted by your estimating team, requires a partner who understands the regional context as well as the technology.

We configure. We train. We stay alongside you. In a region where many estimating teams are making the transition from spreadsheet-based workflows to professional construction estimating software for the first time, the support of an experienced regional partner is what makes the difference between a tool that gets used and one that gets shelved.

Isotech Support Framework

Configuration

Set up PriMus for regional price lists, BoQ formats, and procurement requirements.

Training

Train estimators, quantity surveyors, commercial managers, and site managers.

Integration

Connect PriMus IFC with BIM models and existing design team workflows.

Support

Provide multilingual onboarding and dedicated support across GCC and MEA.

PriMus suite configuration for MEA construction environments and procurement formats
Regional price list and rate schedule setup for GCC market data
BoQ template configuration for government procurement and public authority requirements
PriMus IFC integration with existing BIM model and design team workflows
Training for estimators, quantity surveyors, commercial managers, and site managers
Multilingual onboarding and dedicated on-site support across the GCC and MEA
“Before technology, there has to be a relationship. We work alongside your teams to ensure successful adoption, measurable value, and long-term operational success.”

Technology Partner

We are proud to partner with ACCA Software, a global provider of BIM, digital construction, and Common Data Environment (CDE) solutions. Through this collaboration, we leverage advanced technologies that support ISO 19650-compliant workflows, streamline project coordination, and enhance information management across the entire project lifecycle.

This partnership enables us to deliver innovative, scalable, and industry-aligned solutions that help clients improve collaboration, efficiency, and project outcomes.

Questions Worth Answering Up Front.

PriMus is a five-tool construction estimating software suite covering every workflow in the estimating and cost management process. PriMus desktop handles cost estimates, bills of quantities, rate analysis, and site cost management. PriMus IFC extracts quantities from IFC BIM models for 5D BIM estimating. PriMus TAKEOFF measures quantities from CAD drawings and scanned images. PriMus online provides cloud-based collaborative estimating from any browser. PriMus KRONO connects the construction estimate to the project programme. Used by project designers, quantity surveyors, contractors, and public administrations — chosen for its depth of capability and its connection to BIM model workflows.

BOQ software is construction estimating software designed to produce structured, itemised bills of quantities — listing every measurable project element alongside quantity, unit rate, and extended cost. Bills of quantities are fundamental to GCC construction procurement, as they are required by government authorities and major private clients for tendering, valuation, and contract administration. PriMus produces bills of quantities in any client, contractor, or public authority format — with full audit trails, rate analysis documentation, and export to Word, PDF, and CSV for submission and review.

PriMus IFC opens IFC BIM files from Revit, ArchiCAD, Edificius, Allplan, Tekla, or any IFC-compliant tool and automatically extracts quantities from the model geometry—walls, floors, columns, openings, finishes, and MEP components. Measurements are transferred directly into PriMus for cost estimation and BoQ production. When the model changes, quantities update automatically. PriMus IFC is certified by buildingSMART International, independently verifying its IFC quantity takeoff capability against the international openBIM standard.

Yes. PriMus is widely used as construction estimating software for contractors on government infrastructure projects across the region. Its BOQ software capabilities support the document formats, audit trail requirements, and rate analysis documentation of GCC public procurement. Its BIM integration through PriMus IFC supports the 5D BIM requirements increasingly specified on government projects. Isotech provides full regional configuration support — including price list setup for GCC market rates and BoQ template alignment to local authority requirements.

Quantity surveying software covers the full range of QS activities — from initial cost planning and tender pricing through contract administration, variation management, and final account reconciliation. PriMus covers all of these across its suite: cost estimates and BoQs from PriMus desktop, BIM takeoff from PriMus IFC, CAD measurement from PriMus TAKEOFF, collaborative online working from PriMus online, and programme management from PriMus KRONO. For quantity surveying practices managing pre- and post-contract responsibilities on major GCC projects, PriMus provides a complete quantity surveying software platform in a single integrated environment.

Yes. PriMus online runs entirely in the browser — on any device, from any location, no installation required. It provides full construction cost estimation and BOQ software capabilities in a real-time, collaborative cloud environment. Multiple team members can work on the same estimate simultaneously. PriMus online is free with usBIM platform registration, making it the lowest-friction starting point for teams that want professional construction estimating software without a desktop deployment.

Isotech provides end-to-end coaching and implementation support — from regional price list configuration and BoQ template setup through team training and long-term technical assistance. We configure PriMus for your specific project types and procurement environment, not a generic setup. For organisations transitioning from spreadsheet estimating to professional, detailed construction estimating software for the first time, we provide the structured onboarding and ongoing guidance that make adoption successful and sustained.

The Construction Estimating Software Your Commercial Team Has Been Waiting For.

PriMus connects your cost estimates, bills of quantities, and quantity takeoffs to the current state of every project — whether it lives in a BIM model, a set of CAD drawings, or a live construction programme. Trusted by professionals and public administrations globally. Backed by Isotech’s coaching and support from day one across the Middle East and Africa.

Try it free. Control your costs with confidence. Build with Isotech alongside you.

“Technology creates possibilities. Relationships create successful outcomes.”

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