McCormick Systems

What it is

McCormick Systems provides estimating and digital takeoff software for electrical, plumbing, and mechanical contractors. Its workflow runs from digital plan takeoff through a final bid proposal in one system. Electrical tools include auto-count, Auto Home Run, trade databases, and labor units such as NECA. Plumbing users can take off PDF plans and price fixtures, pipes, fittings, and labor through a plumbing database. Mechanical estimating offers pre-built assemblies, automatic quantity calculations, and optional MCAA or PHCC units. Multiple users can access estimates over the internet, and supplier connections can provide price updates or import preferred vendor rates. For awarded work, users can assign cost codes and classes, sync project and budget information with FOUNDATION, and share change orders through an API. Deployment options include web-based and self-hosted software. Pricing is available on request. McCormick was created in 1979, is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, and was acquired by Foundation Software in 2021.

Who it suits. It is intended for electrical, plumbing, and mechanical contractors handling takeoffs, estimates, and bids. Multi-user teams that need supplier pricing or FOUNDATION synchronization may find the workflow suitable.

Verdict

McCormick Systems links trade-focused takeoff and estimating with bidding, supplier pricing, and FOUNDATION project data. Its web and self-hosted choices support different deployment needs, but system requirements and request-based pricing should be reviewed first.

What the maker publishes

Accounting integration

McCormick integrates with FOUNDATION to assign cost codes and classes, sync awarded project and budget information, and share change orders through an API. source

Backups

McCormick Hosted says it backs up data to its servers every 15 minutes and sends an additional nightly full backup to a secure off-site location. source

Collaboration

McCormick describes its system as multi-user, with cloud-based access to estimates and shared project information. source

Company history

McCormick Systems says it was created in 1979 and was acquired by Foundation Software in 2021. source

Downloads

Software downloads are available through a page that asks users to enter a download code to get links. source

Electrical features

Electrical tools include auto-count, patented Auto Home Run, trade-specific databases, and labor units including NECA units. source

Electrical features

Electrical estimating includes auto-count, patented Auto Home Run, trade-specific databases and NECA labor units. source

Estimating workflow

The platform handles work from digital takeoff through final bid proposal in one system. source

Foundation integration

McCormick can assign cost codes and classes during estimating and sync project and budget information to FOUNDATION when a job is awarded. source

Founded

1979 source

Headquarters

Chandler, Arizona, United States source

Mechanical features

Mechanical estimating includes pre-built assemblies, automatic quantity calculations, and optional MCAA or PHCC units. source

Mechanical features

Mechanical estimating includes pre-built assemblies, automatic quantity takeoff calculations and optional MCAA or PHCC units. source

On-premises requirements

On-premises installation requires Windows-compatible equipment and Microsoft SQL Server 2019; the listed minimum server operating system is Windows Server 2016. source

Platform requirements

Version 26.5 and later is compatible with 64-bit Windows; hosted use requires Windows 11 Pro or Enterprise or later and a broadband connection. source

Plumbing features

Plumbing users can take off PDF plans with built-in tools and price fixtures, pipes, fittings and labor using a plumbing database. source

Plumbing features

Plumbing users can perform digital takeoffs from PDF plans and price fixtures, pipes, fittings and labor using a plumbing database. source

Pricing

The opened product pages direct prospective customers to request a demo and do not state a price. source