Outsourced Construction Estimating Services Outsource your estimating. Keep your own estimator.
Most outsourced estimating sends your plans to whoever is free. We assign a dedicated, AI-enabled estimator who works only on your bids, full-time, in your software and your templates, for a fraction of the cost of an in-house hire.
More bids out the door, without the hiring.
Finding and training a good estimator takes months. Outsourcing to a dedicated estimator gets the same capacity in about a week, with one predictable monthly cost.
Bid the jobs you pass on today
Add a full-time estimator to your team without adding headcount, desk space or software seats.
A fraction of in-house cost
No salary, benefits, payroll tax, recruiting fees or PTO coverage. One monthly fee for a full-time estimator.
About 7 days, not 3–5 months
Skip the job posts and interviews. Your estimator is typically on your live bids in under 7 days.
Per-project takeoffs vs a dedicated estimator.
Pay per job, start over every time
- Whoever is free works your plans
- You re-explain your standards on every job
- Takeoff quantities only, rarely a full estimate
- Turnaround depends on their queue
Your own dedicated estimator
- One estimator who works only on your bids
- Learns your company, past bids and pricing
- Full estimates in your software and templates
- Reports directly to you, in your time zone
QA and AI on every bid
- AI takeoff tools speed up the first pass
- QA and technical managers check the work
- 140,000+ jobs estimated, 600+ estimators
- 2026 Inc. 5000, #63 in Construction
We know your trade inside out.
Outsourced estimating for subcontractors, general contractors and suppliers across 50+ trades and scopes.
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Outsourced estimating services: common questions
What are outsourced construction estimating services?
Outsourced estimating means a team outside your company prepares your takeoffs and estimates. With Bidding Enterprise you get a dedicated estimator who works only on your bids, full-time, in your software, templates and cost data, like an in-house estimator without the hiring, payroll and overhead.
How is a dedicated estimator different from per-project takeoff services?
Per-project services send each job to whoever is free, so you re-explain your standards every time. A dedicated estimator learns your company, your past bids and your pricing, stays on your account, and reports directly to you.
How much do outsourced estimating services cost?
One fixed monthly fee for a full-time dedicated estimator, typically a fraction of the cost of an in-house hire once salary, benefits, payroll tax, recruiting fees and software are counted. Qualified contractors can try it free for 15 days.
Is outsourced estimating accurate?
Every estimate is prepared by an experienced estimator, sped up by AI takeoff tools, then checked by our QA and technical managers before it reaches you. You review and approve the final number.
Which trades and software do you cover?
Over 50 trades and scopes, from concrete, site work and steel to drywall, flooring, MEP and full general-contractor bids, in the 100+ estimating and takeoff tools contractors already use.
How fast can we start?
The free assessment and setup take about an hour, and most clients have their estimator on live bids in under 7 days.
Outsource your estimating this week.
Book a free one-hour assessment. We'll review the bids you chase and show you the dedicated estimator we'd assign. Most clients have their estimator on live bids in under 7 days.
Qualified contractors get 15 days of free estimating: your dedicated estimator works your live bids at no cost.*
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