What this service covers
Comprehensive cost estimates for any building type — from foundation to finishes, structural to MEP to specialties.
Building estimating is our most general service offering — comprehensive cost estimates for any building type at any stage of design. Whether you need a quick parametric for a real estate pro-forma or a hard-bid takeoff against complete construction documents, this is the engagement.
Buildings get broken down by CSI MasterFormat or UniFormat (your choice), with quantity takeoff and pricing for every measurable item. Specifications are cross-checked against the drawings — when the spec calls out a different material than the plan shows, we flag the discrepancy as an RFI rather than guess which one is right.
How we work
Every building estimating services engagement starts with a free scope review — typically within 4 business hours of receiving your documents. We confirm the deliverable scope, turnaround, and fee before any work starts. Estimates and takeoffs are produced by US-based senior estimators with a minimum of seven years on the discipline in question, then reviewed by a second estimator before delivery.
Deliverables ship in your preferred format — PDF, Excel, your estimating software’s native file, or a custom client template. Bid-day clarifications during your bid submission window are handled in under an hour.
Why outsource this work
Outsourced specialty estimating gives contractors access to senior trade-specific capacity without the fixed cost of a full-time hire. The economics are simple: a senior in-house estimator costs $90K-$150K/year fully loaded; outsourced per-project work is paid as it’s used. For shops with irregular bid volume or specialty trades they bid only occasionally, the math heavily favors outsourcing.