Service 07 · Estimating review
Unit rate and T&M estimating review
A bid is won or lost on assumptions nobody wrote down. This is the review that writes them down and prices them.
Fig. 07 — Estimating review
What this usually looks like
- Labour burden applied inconsistently between bids.
- A unit rate carried forward from a job that is not comparable.
- Allowances that are a round number rather than a measurement.
- Change orders priced after the fact, with no agreed basis.
What you get
- Every assumption found, with where it appears in the bid.
- What each one costs at your volumes.
- A consistent basis for burden, so two bids can be compared.
- A change-order basis agreed before the work starts.
Built a true labour burden calculator that separates craft cost from the overhead usually left out of a unit rate.
Questions
Do you price the bid for us?+
No. We review the basis and the assumptions. The commercial decision stays with you.
How many bids do you need to see?+
Three is usually enough to show whether the basis is consistent.
Do you understand construction?+
The operator spent fourteen years in heavy civil and infrastructure on the systems side, so the units and the workflow are familiar.
Next step
Tell us what is not working
Describe the problem in a few lines. You get a plain answer about whether it is worth fixing and what it would take, before any money changes hands.
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