Accurate, efficient commercial estimating
Professional estimating for commercial general contractors, subcontractors, developers, lenders, and architectural, engineering and design firms.
- Need consultancy on estimation and scheduling of commercial projects?
- Lack the expertise to perform a bill of material for a specific trade, size or complexity?
- Not confident about preparing and filing a bidding proposal?
Upload your plans and we'll review and send a quote in 5 minutes — or email Support@ablestimating.pro.
In-depth technical knowledge, precise estimates
Commercial estimating requires sound technical knowledge along with precision and experience. We believe an accurate estimate is the primary tool for budget creation and cost control throughout the lifecycle of a project.
Our estimators bring extensive experience in commercial takeoffs and estimation, with a diversified portfolio across North American, Caribbean and Australian construction — including renovation, restoration, addition and new construction. Every project is reviewed by senior project managers with experience across a huge commercial portfolio.
The most accurate & detailed estimates
Complete estimates with line-item descriptions and colored marked-up plans, priced through our construction cost databases and RSMeans with zip-code-based accuracy.
Accurate & Detailed Estimates
Every detail with line-item descriptions and colored marked-up plans, priced by our cost databases and RSMeans using zip-code-based pricing.
Material & Labor Takeoffs
A complete material list with model and vendor details, zip-code pricing and labor man-hours — delivered in Excel by CSI MasterFormat, UniFormat, cost code or your format.
Bid Estimates
Accurate bid estimates, profit-margin setting and competitive filing — with marked-up plans, reviews, notes, clarifications, exclusions and inclusions.
85%+ bid-winning ratioOur contractor services include
Feasibility to final estimates
Preliminary Commercial Estimates
Developers need figures before plans are developed to analyze feasibility. Our million-dollar project evaluations, software expertise and historical data build reliable preliminary estimates and feasibility reports for developers, owners and investors.
Pre-Construction Final Estimates
Once construction drawings are complete, our detailed pre-construction final estimates provide the basis for planning proposals, securing loans, allocating funds, managing costs and negotiating with GCs and subs at true market value.
Estimates that guide design decisions
Design-Phase Estimates
We provide cost evaluations for design alternatives throughout the design phase — conceptual, schematic design, design development and construction document estimates — plus a review of drawings and specs for errors, exclusions and trade consistency.
Budget Creation
Estimation is at the heart of budget creation. Send us your schematic and design-development drawings and we'll create budget estimates during the development phase, keeping the design within your client's budget limits.
Cost clarity from the earliest design stage
We deliver estimating and value engineering to firms responsible for design and construction under one contract. Our estimates determine all associated costs — even at early design and around 50% completion — so owners can make critical decisions. They generally comprise:
What you can count on
Projects we estimate
From $10 million to several-million-dollar evaluations across all industries — covering small and heavy construction, including:
Trade takeoffs you can rely on
With in-house trade-specialized estimators, we cover all CSI divisions, including:
Software proficiency
Our estimation process
Define scope & assign
A formal meeting identifies the scope of work and allocates tasks to trade-specialist estimators.
On-screen takeoff
After reviewing documents, specialists import plans with the latest software and digitally take off quantities using the point-and-click method.
Export & categorize
Material quantities are exported to Excel and categorized by division or the CSI cost pattern.
Zip-code pricing
Local vendor connections and RSMeans drive accurate, zip-code-based material and labor pricing — union and prevailing wages, standard time and overtime.
Lead estimator QA/QC
A final cross-check by the lead estimator ensures quality assurance and quality control of the deliverables.
Contractors, developers, architects and owners trust us
Upload your plans
Bid set, schematic, design development, construction document or conceptual drawings. Accepted formats: PDF, TIF, TIFF, DXF, DWF, DWG, PLN, JPG, JPEG, CPC, OSX, DJVU, CAL.
Get a quote
We send a quote with invoice, delivery date and turnaround time — pay by credit card, debit card or PayPal.
Receive your estimate
Delivered in Excel with all material and labor pricing, in MasterFormat or the format of your choice.
Serving North America, the Caribbean & Australia
We provide commercial estimating across North American, Caribbean and Australian regions. In the US, we have remarkably served these markets:
Get accurate commercial estimates & takeoffs
Upload your plans and we'll review them and send a quote in the next 5 minutes. Reach a consultant at +1 (917) 924-5143 or Support@ablestimating.pro.
