Cost Engineering Consultancy

What Cost Engineering Consultancy does

Cost Engineering Consultancy is a Dutch private limited company founded in 1996, headquartered in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands, with a regional office in Houston, Texas. The firm provides specialised cost engineering services, project controls, and turnaround management to capital-intensive process industries, alongside proprietary software and structured cost data products. Its core product is Cleopatra Enterprise, a Java-based client-server cost management platform that integrates cost estimating and cost management in a single system, complemented by CESK Data, an industry-standard cost knowledgebase built over more than 30 years of project work and DACE Labour Norms.

Name

Cost Engineering Consultancy

Legal name

Cost Engineering Consultancy

Website

https://costengineering.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cost Engineering Consultancy is a Dutch firm (founded 1996, Zwijndrecht) selling project cost estimating software (Cleopatra Enterprise), industry cost data (CESK Data), and specialised cost engineering consulting and training to enterprise customers in oil & gas, chemicals, power, mining, renewables, and infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project Cost Management Software

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & Engineering ERP (Job Costing, Project Controls) (HDAEAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI), Project, Program & Product Management (EDAGANAE), Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA)

Keywords

• Cost estimating software
• Project cost management
• Cost engineering services
• Industrial cost database
• Project controls consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Zwijndrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consultancy Services: Cost estimating, project controls, turnaround management, and risk analysis services delivered by certified cost engineers. Services are billed per day with travel time and expenses as reimbursables.
2. Software Licensing (Cleopatra Enterprise): Perpetual software licenses with annual maintenance fee of 25% of the software licensing cost. Maintenance must be paid in advance and is subject to yearly indexation. Includes access to Cleopatra Enterprise software modules for cost estimating and cost management.
3. Software Maintenance and Support: Annual maintenance contracts at 25% of standard licensing cost. Provides software updates, technical support, and access to knowledgebase updates. Maintenance fee is 25% of standard knowledgebases starting from year two after purchase, paid yearly in advance.
4. Cost Engineering Academy Training: Professional training courses including certification preparation (CCT, CCP), cost estimating methodologies, and project controls training. Courses delivered at company office in Netherlands, on-site at client locations, or as custom in-house programs. Cancellation charges apply.
5. CESK Data Knowledgebase: Industry standard cost data sold as structured knowledgebase for use within Cleopatra Enterprise. Regular data updates included. Third-party datasets (Compass International, Richardson, Page & Nations) also available. Custom knowledgebases can be built for specific clients.
6. Interface and Custom Development: Custom software interfaces and developments invoiced 50% in advance and 50% upon installation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Cost Engineering Consultancy develops and sells Cleopatra Enterprise, a proprietary cost management software platform that fully integrates cost estimating and cost management for the process industry. The company complements this software with professional cost estimating and project controls consultancy services, the CESK Data industry-standard cost knowledgebase, turnaround (STO) management solutions, and the Cost Engineering Academy which delivers AACE-approved certification training to cost engineering professionals.

Product overview

Cost Engineering Consultancy offers a portfolio of integrated products and services for project cost management. The core product is Cleopatra Enterprise, a comprehensive cost management software platform that fully integrates cost estimating and cost management capabilities in one system. This platform is enhanced by CESK Data, an industry-standard knowledgebase providing up-to-date cost data. The company complements its software with professional services including cost estimating services, project controls services, and total turnaround management. Additionally, the Cost Engineering Academy provides training and certification programs. All these offerings work together as a complete solution for organizations seeking to manage capital investments throughout the project lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cleopatra Enterprise: Total cost management software solution for the process industry, used by Owners, Contractors and EPC firms for cost estimating, cost management and benchmarking.
• CESK Data
• Cost Engineering Academy

Products and services

• Cleopatra Enterprise Total cost management software platform for the process industry that fully integrates cost estimating and cost management in a single system. Used by Owners, Contractors, and EPC firms for cost estimating (from conceptual to detail), cost management, forecasting, change management, earned value management, project analytics and benchmarking. Built by certified cost engineers for cost engineers.
• CESK Data

Quantifiable outcome

• High estimate accuracy with confidence levels from 50-40% (conceptual) to 1-5% (detail)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Conquest Consulting GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive United States reseller of Cleopatra cost estimating software and detailed knowledgebase. Professional estimating and cost engineering consulting company dedicated to serving process industry owners and engineering firms.
• FB ManagementcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial reseller for Cleopatra Enterprise in Nordic countries. Part of FB Group, one of Sweden's leading engineering groups. Vision to help customers do the right things the right way with integrated management of cost, time, resources and risk.
• PRM YAZILIMcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial reseller for Cleopatra Enterprise in Turkey. Existing Primavera reseller for 8 years focused on project management software, offering complementary cost estimation and analysis solutions to diverse range of industries including engineering, construction, energy, oil&gas and manufacturing.
• PetroBehboud Baravard ParscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial representative and reseller for Cost Engineering in Iran and Middle East region. Develops cost engineering skills and knowledge through seminars, workshops and training. Organized 2nd International Cost Engineering Seminar at Tehran Polytechnic University with 40+ participants.
• RXBcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusiness partner in China providing Cleopatra Enterprise with real-time Chinese language translation. Trained employees on Cost Engineering and Cleopatra Enterprise. Met with companies like AstraZeneca, SIPG Shanghai Investment Port Group, Intel, Macquarie Goodman and Royal Haskoning.
• IntratechcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership in South Korea resulting in seminar on cost engineering practices held in Seoul. Introduced Cost Engineering and Cleopatra Enterprise to Korean market.
• DACE (Dutch Association of Cost Engineers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to bring DACE Labour Norms data into Cleopatra Enterprise knowledgebase. DACE Price Booklet provides cost data for capital projects in process industry. Cost Engineering participates in DACE workgroup on globalizing and harmonizing labour norms for industry standards.
• Cost Data OnlinesecondaryTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to offer Richardson cost data as a knowledgebase for Cleopatra Enterprise. Richardson has been monitoring markets and surveying projects for 47 years to deliver up-to-date cost data for industrial projects with 220,000 items.
• Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube GroupsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationFirst company whose prices are integrated in Cleopatra Enterprise. International industrial distributor of steel pipes, valves and fittings. Van Leeuwen knowledgebase based on their products priced per kilogram, major benefit for Cleopatra users in piping cost estimation.
• HoneywellcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership where Cleopatra Enterprise is integrated with Honeywell's UniSim process simulation tool. Enables seamless data flow between process design and cost estimation for chemical industry projects.
• Reed BusinesssecondaryTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to bring Bouwkosten.nl building cost data into Cleopatra Enterprise. Reed Business provides data to many building contractors at the Bouwbeurs expo in Utrecht.
• Eos GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS partnership for AACE meetings and trade shows, combined showcasing with Kildrummy for cost engineering software and expertise sharing.
• KildrummycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS partnership for combined showcase at AACE conferences, data sharing between cost estimating software and expertise.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Primavera (Unifier): Oracle Primavera Unifier is a capital project portfolio management platform with broad scheduling, cost, and contract management. As part of Oracle's enterprise stack, it competes head-on with Cleopatra Enterprise in larger owner/EPC accounts.
• Procore: Procore is a cloud construction management platform with expanding cost management, estimating, and project controls modules. It competes with Cleopatra Enterprise for project cost visibility on capital construction projects at scale.
• Trimble (Viewpoint / Prolog): Trimble's Viewpoint and adjacent modules provide construction ERP and project cost management for heavy/civil and industrial contractors, overlapping with parts of Cleopatra Enterprise's market and adjacent to its cost management scope.

Direct peers

• InEight: InEight provides capital project management software including cost estimating, project controls, and analytics for heavy construction and industrial projects — closely comparable to Cleopatra Enterprise's scope and customer profile.
• ARES PRISM: ARES PRISM is project controls and capital project cost management software widely used in oil & gas, mining, and infrastructure — a direct competitor to Cleopatra Enterprise for the same audience of project controllers and cost engineers.
• Kildrummy Cost Engineering: Kildrummy is a cost engineering consultancy and software provider focused on process industry estimating and project controls. It is a named Cost Engineering partner for AACE conferences and a peer in the niche cost engineering services market.
• Hard Dollar: Hard Dollar offers cost estimating and bid management software for heavy civil and industrial construction, overlapping with Cleopatra Enterprise's project cost estimating and benchmarking capabilities.
• Turner & Townsend: Turner & Townsend is a global cost management and project controls consultancy serving the same energy, infrastructure, and industrial clients. Its cost advisory services compete directly with Cost Engineering Consultancy's professional services arm.
• Hexagon (EcoSys): Hexagon's EcoSys PPM is an enterprise project portfolio management platform for capital projects, directly competing with Cleopatra Enterprise in cost management, earned value, and portfolio analytics for EPC and owner organizations.
• Nomitech (CostOS): Nomitech's CostOS is a 5D cost estimating platform for capital projects across process, infrastructure, and energy sectors — directly comparable to Cleopatra Enterprise. Both serve cost engineers with parametric and detailed estimating on industrial construction projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/costengineering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1019218
• Facebookfacebook.com/CostEngineering

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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