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Dead center on EV
Spot-on on a $15M data center bid
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Estimator building your takeoff & pricing materials… ETA 24–48h
Bid Summary
v11 · QA passed
Materials$7,386,636
Labor · 25-man crew$2,166,367
Subcontract & Per Diem$4,131,375
Overhead & profit—
Total bid $13,684,378
Independently validated as spot-on
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Your first bid package is free.

Send us your drawings. See what you get.

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24-48 hour turnaround on standard bids
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Calibrated on real scope — not textbook pricing

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How it works

Three steps. We handle the takeoff. We build the bid package.

You hand us the drawings. We hand you a complete bid package.

01

Submit your drawings

Upload your plans and scope through our secure form. Drawings, permits, specs — drop them in.

02

We price it

We read every document, apply your rates, and run seven layers of quality checks before anything leaves.

03

You get a complete bid package

Eight tabs delivered: takeoff, materials, markup, GC-ready format, and an RFI configurator — ready to forward.

Results

The numbers hold up against the real world.

Every estimate gets validated against completed jobs and independent sub quotes. Here's how we've performed.

4
%
Telecom variance
On a $190K Verizon rooftop contract.
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311
K
EV estimate
Landed dead center on a real sub quote.
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15.1
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Data center bid
Independently validated as "spot on".
171
PDCs priced
Power distribution cabinets across 5 sites.
Verticals

Built for the scopes that actually pay.

Each vertical runs its own pricing logic — trained on real project actuals, not generic construction databases.

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Commercial & Industrial Electrical

Warehouses, commercial buildouts, industrial facilities. Panels, feeders, branch circuits, full power distribution.

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Telecom

Verizon rooftop installations across NYC and NJ. Prevailing wage logic built in.

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EV Charging

NEVI, utility-funded, and private charging stations. Transformer coordination included.

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Data Center

Power distribution, cable tray, feeders. Hyperscale-ready scope.

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Fire Alarm Design-Build

Data center retrofits, commercial buildings, institutional facilities. Duct detector layouts, head-end equipment, BMS integration, VESDA analysis — RFI Configurator included.

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Generator / Backup Power

Emergency and standby generation. Medical, industrial, mission-critical.

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What you get

An 8-tab package, ready to forward.

Every estimate ships as a single workbook with every tab a GC expects. Open it, plug in your margin, send it to the client.

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01 · Master Summary
One-page rollup. Totals, crew, schedule, bottom line.
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Amount
1
Labor (direct)
$418,240
2
Material
$612,100
3
Subcontract
$148,900
4
Overhead + profit
$214,180
5
BID TOTAL
$1,393,420
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02 · Site Detail
Line-by-line breakdown with quantities, rates, and extended costs.
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Site
Extended
1
Site 01 — Queens
$212,400
2
Site 02 — Bronx
$198,800
3
Site 03 — Newark
$241,100
4
Site 04 — Trenton
$286,440
5
Site 05 — Princeton
$172,680
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03 · Assumptions
Every rate and quantity sourced. Nothing hidden, nothing guessed.
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Assumption
Status
1
Panel access provided by GC
CONFIRM
2
No abatement required
CONFIRM
3
Crane window: 6am–10am
CONFIRM
4
Davis-Bacon wages apply
CONFIRM
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04 · Markup
Input your margin. The bid auto-calculates — no manual rework.
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Category
Rate
1
Overhead
12%
2
Profit
6%
3
Bond
1.2%
4
Insurance
1.8%
5
Contingency
3%
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05 · Client Entry
Markup baked in, formatted for the GC's bid system.
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Field
Value
1
Loaded JW rate
$134/hr
2
Loaded foreman
$195/hr
3
Material markup
1.15×
4
Per-diem
$165/day
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06 · Material Takeoff
Quantities only — no pricing. Send it to your vendor for a live quote.
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Item
Qty · Rate
1
1" EMT conduit
4,200 LF · $3.85
2
#10 THHN
28,000 LF · $0.42
3
600A MCC
2 ea · $14,800
4
Panel, 225A
6 ea · $2,180
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07 · GC Bid Format
Matches your GC's template. Copy, paste, done.
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Requirement
Status
1
Schedule of Values
FORMATTED
2
AIA-ready columns
YES
3
CSI division codes
APPLIED
4
Bid bond provision
LINKED
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08 · RFI Configurator
Open questions become interactive inputs. Pick your answer from a dropdown, watch the bid recalculate. No back-and-forth. You control the scope, the math does itself.
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Open question
Answer
1
Trenching
By GC ▾
2
Prevailing wage
Yes ▾
3
Gear lead time
16 wks ▾
4
BID RECALCULATES
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How the file works

We do 90% of the work. The last 10% is yours.

Every bid ships 90% complete. The remaining 10% — your labor rates, vendor preferences, markup, and RFI answers — is built into yellow cells. Change them and the bid recalculates automatically.

Green = verified. Pulled straight from your drawings.
Yellow = yours. Rates, vendors, RFI answers — you fill these in.
Orange = your profit. Set your margin, the bid price follows.
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Cell
Value
1
Conduit · 4,200 LF
VERIFIED
2
Electrician rate
$125/hr ◂ edit
3
Wire vendor
Graybar ◂ edit
4
Markup
18% ◂ yours
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BID TOTAL
$1,393,420

Change a yellow or orange cell — every total recalculates on its own.

Open scope, handled

Scope questions that answer themselves.

Every open question has a dropdown or input cell. Pick your answer and the price adjusts instantly. No emails. No revised estimates. No waiting.

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Prevailing wage?
Yes — Davis-Baconexpand_more
Rates + 15% OH&P applied
Gear lead time
16 weeksexpand_more
Schedule auto-updated
Pricing

Simple pricing. No surprises.

Two ways to pay: per bid, or a flat monthly plan. Both plans cover your everyday jobs under $2M — anything bigger is quoted at per-bid rates.

Per-bid pricing
No commitment — priced on the total value of the job.
Job size
Price per bid
Under $500K
$750 – $1,500
$500K – $2M
$1,500 – $3,000
$2M – $5M
$3,000 – $5,000
$5M+
Custom quote
schedule Standard turnaround: 24–48 hours. Complex scope: 3–5 business days.

Standard pricing covers PDF drawings. CAD files (DWG/DXF) add turnaround time and a conversion fee.

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First job is always free.
No credit card. No commitment.
Starter Plan
$ 750 /mo
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  • checkJobs over $2M quoted at per-bid rates
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Professional Plan
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$ 1,500 /mo
  • checkUp to 15 bids per month on jobs under $2M
  • checkJobs over $2M quoted at per-bid rates
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Drop the drawings. We'll handle the rest.

Most estimates delivered within 24-48 hours. Complex jobs may take 3-5 business days. Your first one is on us.

The more detail you provide, the more accurate your estimate. Only the basics are required.

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