Innostruktúra
INKA – cost-estimation software
A Windows, Python-based cost-estimation app for engineering offices (Innostruktúra). It keeps the pricing of completed road-design projects in one place on a shared NAS database and exports it to the client.
Tech stack
Python
PySide6 (Qt)
MariaDB
DockerThe challenge
The engineering office kept road-design pricing scattered across spreadsheets. They needed a dedicated tool that tracks prices consistently - from line item to quote - following the ÚME standard, and exports to the client in an auditable form.
What we delivered
- Windows desktop application (Python → exe) with a bespoke install
- Shared NAS-network database for the whole engineering office
- Line-item structure per the ÚME (ume.kozut.hu) road-design standard
- Price tracking on four levels: line item, item group, project and quote
- One-click export of the finished cost estimate to the client
The solution
Structured pricing
Prices build up from line item through item group to project and quote, following the ÚME road-design standard.
Shared database
The office keeps every project and price in the NAS-network database - one source for the whole team.
Client export
The finished estimate exports quickly and hands over to the client in a consistent format.
Measurable results
item · group · project · quote
standard line items
shared database
From line item to quote, in one place
Road-design project pricing, unified in a shared database - following the ÚME standard, exported for the client.