Bid strategy
Why most bids are lost before pricing starts
Scope gaps, missing addenda and unread specifications cost more bids than bad unit prices. Here is the pre-bid checklist we run on every plan set.
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Estimating insights from the takeoff desk
Short, practical notes on measuring, pricing and scheduling construction work, written by the estimators doing it every day. Every estimating insights from the takeoff desk quantity is measured on screen from your drawings and priced with zip-code based labor and.
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Takeoff
How to audit a quantity takeoff in fifteen minutes
A takeoff you cannot check is a guess. Use the markup layers, spot-check three assemblies, and reconcile the area totals against the plan.
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Regional labor rates versus unit-cost books
Published unit costs age badly. Pricing crews at project-specific rates, including prevailing wage, changes the bottom line more than material escalation does.
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What a CPM schedule submission actually needs
Logic ties, calendars, activity coding and a narrative. Miss one and the schedule gets rejected, regardless of how good the sequence is.
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Pricing change orders so they get approved
Show the rate basis, tie the quantity back to the revised drawing, and separate direct cost from time impact. Owners approve what they can follow.
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Writing Xactimate scope carriers accept first pass
Room-by-room sketches, photo-keyed line items and the correct current price list remove most of the back-and-forth on a claim.
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Send your drawings and get a fixed quote back before any work starts. Estimates typically delivered in 24 – 48 hours.