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McCormick Systems
Chandler, Arizona, United States
What it is
McCormick Systems provides estimating and digital takeoff software for electrical, plumbing, and mechanical contractors. One workflow runs from digital plan takeoff through a final bid proposal. 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 from 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. Supplier connections support price updates or preferred vendor rates. Awarded work can receive cost codes and classes, with project and budget synchronization to FOUNDATION and change-order sharing through an API. The software is web-based or self-hosted, supports Windows, and pricing is available on request. McCormick was founded in 1979 and acquired by Foundation Software in 2021.
For and against
For
- Covers takeoff through bid proposal
- Trade-specific estimating tools
- Multi-user internet access
- Supplier pricing connections
- FOUNDATION integration and API
Against
- Pricing is available only on request
- Hosted use requires supported Windows versions
- Self-hosted deployment requires SQL Server
- Support hours follow Arizona local time
The verdict
McCormick Systems brings several construction trades into one estimating and takeoff workflow. Its trade databases, supplier connections, collaboration, and FOUNDATION integration support contractors from plans through awarded work.
Who it suits
It suits electrical, plumbing, and mechanical contractors managing takeoff, estimating, bidding, and shared project information. Organizations can choose hosted web access or self-hosted deployment.
On the record
- 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.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- 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.mccormicksys.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- McCormick describes its system as multi-user, with cloud-based access to estimates and shared project information.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Company history
- McCormick Systems says it was created in 1979 and was acquired by Foundation Software in 2021.mccormicksys.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Software downloads are available through a page that asks users to enter a download code to get links.mccormicksys.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Electrical features
- Electrical estimating includes auto-count, patented Auto Home Run, trade-specific databases and NECA labor units.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Estimating workflow
- The platform handles work from digital takeoff through final bid proposal in one system.mccormicksys.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Foundation integration
- McCormick can assign cost codes and classes during estimating and sync project and budget information to FOUNDATION when a job is awarded.mccormicksys.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Mechanical features
- Mechanical estimating includes pre-built assemblies, automatic quantity takeoff calculations and optional MCAA or PHCC units.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- 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.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- 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.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Plumbing features
- Plumbing users can perform digital takeoffs from PDF plans and price fixtures, pipes, fittings and labor using a plumbing database.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The opened product pages direct prospective customers to request a demo and do not state a price.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- McCormick provides estimating and digital takeoff software for electrical, plumbing and mechanical contractors.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- McCormick says its integration uses a secure API and provides a responsible disclosure process for reporting security vulnerabilities.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Supplier pricing
- The software can connect with major suppliers for price updates or import preferred vendor rates.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The company says its in-house support team has an average response time under 10 minutes; support hours are Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arizona local time.mccormicksys.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Team access
- The company says multiple users can access estimates anywhere with an internet connection.mccormicksys.com · read 8 Oct 2026
