From a first budget on a schematic to a bid-ready number on a full CD set.
Every project needs a different kind of number at a different stage. A developer testing feasibility needs a range; a general contractor bidding a complete set needs every line item; a subcontractor may only need quantities. We offer each of those as its own service, built to the same standard.
Grouped the way contractors usually ask for them. Need a single trade instead? See trade estimating.
Complete, multi-division estimates for the kind of project you're building.
Early numbers and estimating support before (or alongside) a full bid.
Measured quantities from your drawings: priced, or ready for your own unit costs.
Construction schedules that match the estimate and hold up to owner review.
Start from your situation. If it still isn't clear, send the drawings and we'll recommend one in your quote.
| Your situation | Service | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Bidding a complete construction document set as a GC | Construction Cost Estimating | Full CSI estimate, AACE Class 1 to 2, bid-ready |
| Pricing one trade as a subcontractor | Trade Estimating | Quantities and pricing for your division only |
| Testing feasibility on schematic drawings | Preliminary Estimating | Conceptual estimate, AACE Class 4 to 5 range |
| Setting an owner or lender budget | Budget Estimating | Budget with stated tolerance and contingency |
| Ordering materials or pricing with your own unit costs | Material Takeoff | Measured quantities by line item, no pricing |
| Working from a Revit or IFC model | BIM Estimating | Model-based quantities cross-checked to drawings |
| Preparing an insurance restoration claim | Xactimate Estimating | Xactimate estimate in ESX and PDF |
| Submitting a schedule with the bid or contract | CPM Scheduling | Critical path baseline schedule |
Whichever service you pick, these come with it.
Plans and specs are read before anything is measured. Conflicts and missing details come back to you as questions, not silent assumptions.
Material and labor rates from RSMeans and our regional databases, adjusted to where the project is built.
Quantities, formulas and totals are audited by another estimator before delivery.
Every clarification, allowance and exclusion written down, so the estimate holds up in a scope review.
Excel and PDF as standard, marked-up drawings included, or populated into your own bid template.
When the scope changes we update the affected line items on the same file instead of starting over.
27 trade-specific estimating services, each measured in the units that trade actually bids in.
Send the drawings and a line about what you need. We'll recommend the right service and quote a fixed fee with a delivery date, usually within a few hours.
