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Estimating Capacity
Add Estimating Capacity Without Adding Permanent Overhead.
Use our team for one overloaded bid cycle or as ongoing estimating support across a recurring pipeline of contractor opportunities.
ServiceOngoing / Outsourced Estimating Support
Service Overview
An External Extension of Your Estimating Team
Ongoing / Outsourced Estimating Support is designed for established GCs, subcontractors, builders and construction companies that regularly face overlapping deadlines, multiple plan sets or trade-specific estimating needs. The objective is reliable capacity, not one-off low-cost takeoffs.
Recurring supportStandardized outputsPipeline capacityProject-by-project review
What’s Included
A Defined Scope With Reviewable Deliverables
The exact output is confirmed for the project before estimating begins. Typical elements include:
- Recurring project intake and scope review
- Quantity takeoff and estimating support
- Parallel support for multiple bid deadlines
- Consistent deliverable structure
- Trade-specific estimating capacity
- Workflow alignment for repeat accounts
How It Works
From Plan Set to Contractor Review
Scope Review
We review the information and confirm fee, scope and turnaround.
Estimating Work
The agreed takeoff, calculations and documentation are prepared.
Quality Review
Deliverables pass through the internal QA workflow before delivery.
Who This Is For
Designed for Teams That Need Reliable Estimating Capacity
General contractors with continuous bid volume
Trade contractors whose internal estimators are overloaded
Builders adding capacity without a permanent hire
Teams bidding multiple projects at the same time
Service FAQ
Questions About Ongoing / Outsourced Estimating Support
Do we need to commit to a long-term package?
The service can support one busy period or an ongoing relationship. The operating model can be agreed around the client’s actual bid pipeline.
Can you handle multiple concurrent projects?
Yes. Ongoing support is specifically intended for recurring workloads and overlapping deadlines, subject to agreed capacity and project schedules.
Can you follow our internal format?
Where practical, repeat accounts can use a consistent client-oriented worksheet, scope breakdown and review workflow.
Which services can be included?
Ongoing support can combine quantity takeoffs, labor hours, cost estimating, bid worksheets and pricing support depending on each project.
Remote Estimating Process
Documents, Pricing and Agreed Deliverables
All estimating and quantity takeoff services are provided 100% remotely throughout the United States. We do not perform site visits.
Location-Specific Cost Inputs
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.
What to Send
- Architectural, structural and/or MEP drawings in PDF
- Scope of Works, specifications and relevant schedules
- Addenda, revisions and trade-specific requirements
- Project location and preferred material, labor or supplier pricing
- Required inclusions, exclusions and bidding requirements
What You Receive
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 →
Have a Project to Bid?
Send the Plans. We’ll Review the Scope.
Tell us the trade, bid due date and project requirements. We’ll confirm scope, fee and turnaround before work begins.