Construction estimating services in Utah

Yes. Brick, block and stone are counted by size and course, with mortar, grout and reinforcing measured from the drawings, and priced to the project's ZIP code.

Wall area is measured net of openings, then converted to units: 1.125 concrete blocks per square foot for standard 8 by 16 inch block, and about 6.86 modular bricks per square foot with a 3/8 inch joint. On the Wasatch Front, seismic design usually means reinforced, grouted block, so the grout and vertical bars from the structural drawings are a large part of the cost. The formulas and a worked example are in our masonry takeoff guide.

Yes. Send the drawings and we reply with a free quote and a delivery date, usually within about 20 minutes. The finished estimate itself is priced per project.

Yes. Bracing, shear walls, holdowns and heavier connections are taken off from the structural drawings as designed, so the seismic scope is in the quantities rather than added as an allowance.

Yes. Federally funded projects carry Davis-Bacon wage determinations, which we price with fringes. Utah has no state prevailing wage law for other public work.

The Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL). The license classification depends on the type of work. It does not change the estimate, but it shapes who can bid the job.

Both. General contractors get every trade on the drawings; subcontractors get their own trade isolated and returned in the general contractor's format. Suppliers get quantities only.

Yes. This page shows a full sample from a finished job (concrete and rebar, for a multi-story building in California), which you can open full screen and read page by page. It is the closest sample we have online for this scope. It was built to that client's own specification, so the wage rates, pricing and overhead and profit are theirs. Ask us for a current sample in your own trade.

From our own pricing database, built with local vendors across the United States. An estimator enters the project's ZIP code and gets current material prices for that part of Utah, and vendors update their prices as they change. Labor is priced as union or open shop, or at Davis-Bacon rates with fringes on government work.

Yes. The estimate is delivered as an editable Excel workbook with the formulas built in. Change any quantity, rate or markup and the whole estimate recalculates. If overhead and profit was set at 25% and you want 30%, change that one cell and every total updates, so you can adjust your number minutes before the bid is due without sending it back to us.

As many as you need. Every revision is free, including addenda, scope changes and pricing updates, however many times you come back, and there is no time limit. Revisions are handled on priority and are typically returned within an hour to a few hours, depending on the size of the change.

Most packages are delivered in 24 to 48 hours, depending on the size, scope and complexity of the job. The quote is free, usually comes back in about 20 minutes, and states the exact delivery time.

A single project starts at $199, and simple scopes typically run $100 to $250. Larger buildings typically run $200 to $500. Every estimate is built to the client's own specification, and revisions are free.