Construction Estimating & Quantity Takeoffs for US Contractors
Bid more.
Win more.
Your remote estimating partner. Accurate takeoffs and bid-ready estimates, built by expert estimators and delivered on your deadline.
Estimate Summary
Riverside Commons
84-unit multifamily, Austin TX · 92,400 GSF
- 03Concrete$1,846,000
- 06Wood framing$2,412,000
- 07–08Envelope & openings$2,032,000
- 09Finishes$2,286,000
- 22–26MEP$3,446,000
- 01General conditions & fee$2,178,000
Delivered in 5 days with PlanSwift markups$153.68 / SF
- All CSI divisions covered
- 24-48 hour turnaround
- Commercial, residential & civil
- NDA on request
- 3,260+
- Bids prepared
- 30%+
- Bid win rate
- 24-48h
- Typical turnaround
- 128
- Clients served
Everything between the plans and the bid
One partner for the full estimating workflow, from first measurement to submission-ready proposal.
Estimating that pays for itself
Contractors do not buy takeoffs. They buy more won bids and a lower cost of chasing them. Here is the math.
Win more work
Bid every job worth bidding
Capacity scales with your calendar, so winnable invitations stop going in the trash during busy weeks.
Win at 30%+, not single digits
Tight, defensible numbers let you bid close to true cost instead of padding yourself out of the job.
Never miss a deadline
A 24-48 hour turnaround means the bid goes in on time, every time, even when three are due the same week.
Spend less winning it
A fraction of an in-house estimator
Outsourcing every bid typically costs 80%+ less than keeping a full-time estimator on payroll. You pay per project, nothing in between.
Catch the six-figure miss
A scope gap or missed addendum caught before bid day is money that never leaves your pocket.
No software overhead
PlanSwift, Bluebeam, and RSMeans licenses sit on our books, not yours.
A full-time in-house hire
- Cost: Full salary, benefits, and software
- When you pay: Every month, bidding or not
- Capacity: One person's throughput
- Slow season: Still on payroll
Urban Estimation
- Cost: Fixed fee per project
- When you pay: Only when you bid
- Capacity: A full estimating team
- Slow season: Costs you nothing
For most contractors, outsourcing every bid costs up to 80% less than one salaried estimator, at a 30%+ win rate.
From plans to bid-ready in four steps
No long-term contract required. Send a project, get a fixed price, receive a finished estimate.
- 1
Send plans
Upload your PDF plans and bid documents. We confirm scope and send a fixed-fee quote within hours.
- 2
Scope review
A senior estimator reviews the set, flags missing sheets or gaps, and locks the turnaround date.
- 3
Takeoff & pricing
Quantities measured in PlanSwift or Bluebeam. Pricing built from RSMeans and current market data.
- 4
Bid-ready delivery
Excel estimate, color-coded markups, and an assumptions sheet. Revisions through bid day included.
Built for the way contractors actually bid
Estimating is a trust business. You are putting our numbers in front of owners with your name on the cover sheet, so every deliverable is built to be checked, questioned, and defended.
All CSI divisions covered
Sitework through finishes, one estimating desk. No scope is out of range.
Detailed assumptions & exclusions
Every estimate ships with a register of what is in, what is out, and why.
Dedicated estimator team
The same senior estimators on your work, project after project.
Commercial, residential & civil
From tilt-wall warehouses to custom homes to DOT drainage packages.
Built for the US market
Zip-code-adjusted pricing, prevailing wage handling, DOT bid item formats.
Auditable markups
Color-coded plan markups mean you can verify every counted item yourself.
The platforms your estimates live in
PlanSwift
Primary takeoff platform
Our estimators are PlanSwift power users. Every takeoff ships with the native file so your team can audit or extend it.
Bluebeam Revu
Markups & plan review
Color-coded markups, measurement overlays, and addenda comparisons delivered as standard Bluebeam sessions.
Earthwork Pro
Grading & earthwork takeoff
Cut and fill volumes calculated from existing and proposed grades, for sitework and civil earthwork bids.
RSMeans Data
Cost database
Location-adjusted labor and material pricing, cross-checked against current vendor and market quotes.
Recent estimating work
A sample of projects across commercial, residential, and civil scopes.
I'd been burned by outsourced takeoffs before, so I audited their first three jobs line by line. Found nothing worth flagging. I stopped auditing after that.
VP of Preconstruction
Commercial GC - Dallas, TX
Nine bids due in one spring. The old me lets four of them go. We got all nine out the door and won three.
Owner
Drywall & Finishes Subcontractor - Tampa, FL
Common questions
What is outsourced construction estimating?
Outsourced construction estimating is when a contractor sends drawings to a remote team of estimators who produce the quantity takeoff, the priced estimate, or a bid-ready proposal, instead of hiring an in-house estimator. You keep control of the bid number and submission; the estimating capacity scales with your bid calendar.
How much does a construction estimate cost?
Most projects are priced as a fixed fee, quoted before any work starts. The fee is driven by sheet count, the number of CSI divisions involved, the deliverable depth (quantities only, priced estimate, or full proposal), and the deadline. Contractors who bid steadily can also put an estimator on a monthly retainer, or pay hourly for occasional work; see the pricing page for details.
How fast is the turnaround?
Most single-trade takeoffs and estimates are delivered in 24 to 48 hours. Full multi-division commercial sets typically run 3 to 5 business days. You get a committed delivery date before work begins.
Which trades and CSI divisions do you cover?
All CSI divisions, from sitework and concrete through finishes and MEP, across commercial, residential, and civil work. If a scope is not on our list it is still covered.
Where do you work?
Across the entire United States. Pricing is adjusted to the project zip code and wage environment (open shop, union, or prevailing wage), and civil work is delivered in DOT bid-item format.
How do we get started?
Send your plans and a sentence about the scope you are bidding. A senior estimator reviews them, returns a fixed-fee quote and a committed date, and work starts only after you approve. The first project is the audition: judge the deliverable itself.
Your next bid starts here
Send your plans today and have a fixed-fee quote back within hours, no commitment required.
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