Accurate takeoffs. Bids you can stand behind.
All-trades quantity takeoffs and detailed estimates for general contractors and subcontractors. Built by estimators who have priced real work, and delivered in editable Excel you actually own.
Fixed price per bid. Typical turnaround 24–72 hours, with same-day rush available at a premium.
Everything between the plan set and the number you submit.
Take the whole package or just the piece you're short on. Most clients start with a single bid and keep sending them.
Quantity takeoffs
Measured, itemized quantities organized by trade and line item, ready to price or check against your own count.
Detailed estimates
Quantities priced with labor, material, equipment, and production rates broken out line by line.
Scope review
A read of the specs, general conditions, and addenda that flags what is buried in your scope before you own it.
Preconstruction budgets
Conceptual and schematic-level budgets from partial drawings, for owners and CMs testing feasibility.
Four steps, and you stay on your jobs.
Send the plans and get back to work. You will hear from us twice: once to confirm scope, once to deliver.
Send the package
Plans, specs, and any addenda. PDF, DWG, or a link to the plan room works.
Confirm scope and rates
A fixed price, a delivery date, a written list of what we are pricing, and a short ask for the cost inputs below.
We take it off
Quantities measured and priced, with assumptions and exclusions documented as we go.
You get the package
Excel workbook, PDF bid summary, and documented assumptions. One round of revisions included.
Two ways to price it.
Quantities are quantities. What they cost depends on whose shop is building the job, so you choose the cost basis, and you can change your mind between bids.
Market rates
We price with current regional labor, equipment, and material rates for the project's location and wage classification.
- Nothing needed from you but the plans
- Fastest turnaround
- Good for feasibility, budgets, and unfamiliar markets
You adjust to your own shop before you submit.
Your numbers
We build the estimate on your actual cost structure, so the bottom line is a number you can submit rather than a starting point.
- Burdened labor rates by classification: union, open shop, or prevailing wage determination
- Crew composition: who is actually on the crew, and how many
- Owned equipment and its internal ownership rate, versus what you rent
- Your production rates where you have history. They beat book values every time.
- Haul and disposal: spoil site, tipping fees, import source and distance
- Supplier agreements that beat market material pricing
- Markup, overhead, bonding and insurance, broken out or carried, your call
Sent once. We keep your rate sheet on file and apply it to every bid after that.
Built by contractors, not a data-entry shop.
Most outsourced takeoff services count lines on a drawing. That is not the same as knowing what it costs to build.
Field-tested numbers
Production rates and pricing come from work that actually got built and billed, not from a generic cost database.
Workbooks you can edit
Every estimate ships as a live, formula-driven Excel file. Change a unit price and the whole thing updates. Nothing is locked.
Assumptions in writing
Inclusions, exclusions, and clarifications are spelled out, so you know where the risk sits before you sign.
Public work understood
Prevailing wage, certified payroll, and DBE requirements are priced in, not discovered after award.
Bid-day responsive
Addendum drops at 2pm for a 4pm bid? That is a normal Tuesday. Rush work is a service, not an inconvenience, priced at a premium and quoted before we start.
One point of contact
Every trade on the job priced by the same team, with one set of assumptions running through the whole number.
What lands in your inbox.
Excel workbook
Line-item quantities and pricing, formula-driven and fully unlocked. Summary tab, detail tabs, and an assumptions sheet.
Bid summary
A clean recap of the numbers, scoped to the job. Brief enough to attach to a proposal, detailed enough to walk an owner through. Your markup stays out of it.
The things contractors ask first.
What does a takeoff cost?
It depends on the size of the plan set and how many trades you need priced. Send the package and you'll get a fixed price before any work starts. No hourly billing, no surprises on the invoice.
How fast can you turn one around?
Most complete packages go out in 24 to 72 hours. Same-day rush is available at a premium when the bid date is tight. Tell us the deadline up front and we'll quote the rush price and confirm whether we can hit it before you commit.
What do you need from me to start?
Plans, specifications, and any addenda issued to date. A plan room link, Dropbox folder, or a stack of PDFs all work. If drawings are incomplete, we'll tell you what's missing rather than guess.
How do you make the numbers match my costs?
By using your costs. Quantities are objective: 400 cubic yards is 400 cubic yards. What that costs depends on whose crews and equipment are doing the work. A union shop with an owned excavator and an open shop with a rented one are two different numbers for the same scope.
So we ask for your burdened labor rates by classification, your crew makeup, which equipment you own versus rent and your internal ownership rates, your production history where you have it, haul and disposal distances, any supplier agreements that beat market pricing, and how you want markup, overhead, bonding and insurance handled. You send that once; we keep it on file and apply it to every bid after.
If you'd rather not share rates, or you're testing an unfamiliar market, we price at current regional rates instead and you adjust before you submit. Both are legitimate. Just tell us which when you send the plans.
What if I disagree with a quantity?
Every quantity is broken out line by line in the workbook, so you can see exactly what was counted. One round of revisions is included in every package. Flag it and we'll correct it.
Do you handle prevailing wage and public work?
Yes. Prevailing wage rates, certified payroll burden, and DBE or set-aside requirements get built into the estimate from the start, not bolted on after award.
Can we talk before I send plans?
Of course. Book a 15-minute call and we'll walk through your upcoming bids and what you'd want priced. Or call 973.772.7598.
Tell us about the bid.
Send the plans and we will come back within one business day with a fixed price and a delivery date. No obligation, no pressure.
Ready to bid? Send your plans.
Opens a pre-filled email in your mail app with every question already laid out. A Dropbox, OneDrive, or Google Drive link is the easiest way to send a plan set.
Open a pre-filled emailWant to talk first? Book a call.
Pick a 15-minute slot that suits you. We'll talk through the work you're bidding and whether we're a fit. No pitch deck, no pressure.
Book a 15-minute call