Remote quantity takeoffs and estimating for projects in Philadelphia. Project-specific scope, documented assumptions and local cost inputs when pricing is requested.
Choose quantity or material takeoffs, labor-hour calculations, a material and labor cost estimate, budget or bid estimating, or recurring outsourced support. The service is tailored to the documents and trade scope you provide.
For projects in Philadelphia, use the local document notes below to prepare your request and identify scope information to clarify before pricing.
Philadelphia · Project Preparation
Philadelphia offers defined EZ permit standards for certain limited work, while projects affecting listed historic properties involve Historical Commission review. The appropriate documents depend on both the scope and the property.
A small repair still needs a clear estimating basis even if the permit route uses fewer drawings. Send dimensions, photographs supplied by your team and specifications showing the repair extent. For historic work, include the relevant approved details and distinguish salvage, matching replacement and ordinary new work. We estimate remotely from the supplied information and identify inaccessible or undefined areas as qualifications rather than claiming an on-site inspection.
Reviewed September 27, 2026. The estimating recommendations above explain how these documents can help define scope. The project designer and relevant authority determine the requirements for the actual property.
Remote Estimating Process
All estimating and quantity takeoff services are provided 100% remotely throughout the United States. We do not perform site visits.
When cost estimating is requested, we use RSMeans Data as one of our primary sources for location-specific material and labor pricing. Inputs are selected for the project’s city/state and adjusted as appropriate for specifications, trade requirements, quantities, construction type and information supplied by the client.
A quantity-only takeoff does not include cost pricing unless it is part of the agreed scope.
Depending on the agreed service and trade, deliverables may include a quantity takeoff / BOQ, material quantities, labor quantities or hours, drawing markups, trade breakdowns, inclusions and exclusions, and assumptions and clarifications. Material and labor costs are included when requested; 3D views are optional where applicable.
Missing or unclear information can be recorded as assumptions and exclusions. We confirm the scope and deliverables from the documents received before work begins.
Prepared using professional estimating tools including PlanSwift, Bluebeam, CostX and BuildSoft Cubit. See our service process and available support →
Representative Work
These examples are from the actual project locations shown on each card. They illustrate our deliverables and are not presented as projects in every market we serve.
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