BOYNTON BEACH, FL / ACCESS Newswire / August 21, 2026 / Estimating Edge, developer of leading specialty takeoff & estimating software, The EDGE®, and a part of Foundation Software’s business portfolio, has published a new article addressing the challenges that estimators experience when trying to bid with a disconnected field and office.

According to Project Control Academy, roughly 32% of all construction cost overruns trace directly back to estimating errors – and for roofing, flooring and concrete contractors, many of those errors start in the field, with labor data that never quite makes it into the next bid.

When time tracking data and the estimating process run on separate tracks, that gap shows up on the bottom line: profit margins take the hit from cost overruns, and future bids get built on unreliable numbers.

The resource, “What Your Timecards Are Trying to Tell Your Estimator,” helps contractors close that gap, showing how time tracking data can sharpen their next bid by covering:

  • How field time tracking data directly affects future projects

  • How labor hours captured by cost codes reveal estimate hang ups

  • How accurate historical time tracking data leads to better labor budgets on the next bid

  • The most common sources of margin erosion in construction

Additionally, the piece provides an example of construction time tracking software via the mobile app WorkMax®, The EDGE’s sister product, to show how contractors can use a solution to feed the estimating cycle rather than run parallel to it.

To read the full article on time tracking for estimating, click here.

About Estimating Edge

Estimating Edge, a Foundation Software company, has been a trusted provider of commercial construction takeoff and estimating software for the roofing, concrete, fireproofing, interior and exterior finishing trades for more than 30 years. For more information, visit www.estimatingedge.com or call (844) 334-3378.

About WorkMax

WorkMax, a Foundation Software company, is a leading provider of construction mobile time tracking and other workforce management solutions. Contractors capitalize on WorkMax’s modern technology to connect their field and office with modules like TIME, ASSETS, FORMS and Insight. For more information, visit www.workmax.com.

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Tracie Kuczkowski | VP of Marketing
tak@foundationsoft.com
(800) 246-0800 x 7933

Samantha Ann Illius | Marketing Relations Coordinator and Influence Specialist
SIllius@foundationsoft.com
(800) 811‑5926 x 4823

SOURCE: Estimating Edge

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