COMMERCIAL ESTIMATING SERVICES

Commercial estimating requires sound and in-depth technical knowledge along with precision and experience. We believe that an accurate estimate serves as a primary tool for budget creation and cost control throughout the lifecycle of the project. Our Estimators have a great deal of experience of commercial takeoffs and estimation with a diversified portfolio in North American, the Caribbean, and Australian construction industries including renovation, restoration, addition, and new construction. Each project is reviewed by senior project managers having past experience of estimating a huge commercial portfolio of projects.

  • Do you need consultancy with the estimation and scheduling of commercial construction projects?
  • Or you don’t have the expertise to perform bill of material for a specific trade, size, or complexity?
  • Or you are not confident about how to prepare and file a bidding proposal?

We have got you covered. With the team of expert quantity surveyors, consultants, and engineers, we can ensure accurate and timely services tailored to your specific needs. We help you achieve your goals whether that involves preparing estimates, setting profit margins, or smartly filing bidding proposals that can set you apart from the competition.

MOST ACCURATE & DETAILED COMMERCIAL ESTIMATES

At General Estimator, we provide the most accurate and detailed commercial estimates containing all the details with line item descriptions along with colored marked-up plans.

The pricing for material, labor, and equipment is done through our developed construction cost databases and RSMeans.

We ensure the accuracy of the estimate according to the location of the project by employing zip code based pricing.

BID ESTIMATES

We provide the complete package for bidding assistance starting from preparing accurate bid estimates, setting profit margins, and filing competitive bids that lead to winning more project leads. We help you to be competitive in the bid and present the bid value that creates value to the owner of the project. The bid winning ratio of our commercial estimates is more than 94% (as our past contractor’s bids data presents)

Our bid estimates are well referenced with detailed marked-up plans that are easy to review and edit in the excel spreadsheet format. The bidding proposals contain bid reviews, notes, clarifications, exclusions, inclusions, and other related information to help you with your scope of the project.

MATERIAL & LABOR TAKEOFFS

Our company will provide you with a complete list of materials with detailed description model and vendor details of items along with zip-code based pricing and labor man-hours to complete that specific job.

These takeoffs are delivered in excel spreadsheets organized by CSI MasterFormat or Uniformat or, Uniformat, by cost code, or your customized format.

  • Bid Estimates
  • Assistance on smartly filing bids
  • Project Lead Generation
  • Subcontractor Marketing
  • Precise material & labor takeoffs for procurement
  • Change Order Management
  • Cold Eye Review
  • Project Scheduling
  • Cost Management
  • Value engineering
  • Legal claims

FOR COMMERCIAL DESIGN-BUILD FIRMS

Apart from the regular clients including contractors, designers, and developers, we have successfully delivered estimating services and value engineering to design-build firms that are responsible for design and construction under the same contact.

Project owners that hire these firms have budget constraints that require estimation and control of costs such as materials, labor, and equipment through all the phases of the project.

Our design-build estimates determine all the associated costs even at the early stage of design nearly at the 50% completion of designs that help the owners to make critical decisions. It generally comprises the following costs:

  • Costs associated with architectural, engineering, mechanical design, and drafting service charges.
  • Various subcontractor fees including mechanical, electrical, etc.
  • Labor costs
  • Material costs
  • Equipment costs
  • Man Hours
  • Other indirect costs like permits, taxes, logistics, storage, etc