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Takeoff Services LLC
Where Bidders Win
Construction Estimating · All 50 States

Dominate Your Bidding Pipeline with Construction Takeoff Services

Construction takeoff services and cost estimates from an outsourced team that works as an extension of yours. Send one set of plans or hand over the whole estimating workload; either way a second estimator checks the package and the price is fixed in writing before work starts.

✓ 7,500+ projects estimated✓ Delivery date confirmed in writing✓ Two-step QA on every package
Fixed quote in hours · Delivery confirmed against your bid date
Prefer to talk it through? Call (510) 810-0346
Price your next bid
STEP 1 OF 2
Fixed quote confirmed in writing before any work starts.
What do you need?
Describe your scope
Takes under a minute · Nothing billed until you approve the quote
7,500+
Projects estimated
1,600+
Contractors served
24-96h
Delivery window
2× QA
Checked twice, every package
CSI 01-49
All trades · 50 states
What We Do

Two ways we put winning numbers in your hands

From quantity and material takeoffs to full construction estimating services, our professional takeoff service covers the measuring and the pricing.

Takeoff Services

Digital takeoffs from your drawings. Every quantity traceable to a labeled, color-coded plan markup.

Quantity Takeoff

Counts, lengths, areas, and volumes. Our quantity takeoff services measure digitally, tied to plan markups, any trade.

Material Takeoff

Procurement-ready material lists from our material takeoff services, built for apples-to-apples vendor quotes.
✓ Single trade or full multi-trade packages
✓ Concrete, steel, framing, finishes & sitework
✓ Delivered in your template or CSI coding
You receive
Excel/CSV sheetsMarked-up PDFsYour template / CSI
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Cost Estimation Services

Construction estimating services that deliver detailed, market-aligned estimates for every project.

Bid & Tender Estimates

Line-item construction estimating services with region-correct labor, material and equipment pricing, with your O&P.

Conceptual & Budget Estimates

ROM and early-design budgets that de-risk a job before the drawing set is finished.
✓ Public works & prevailing wage
✓ CSI-aligned cost build-up (01-49)
✓ Xactimate® insurance estimating services
You receive
Editable Excel estimateAssumptions & exclusionsBid-ready summary
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Once a job is won, the same team can price change orders, turn the takeoff into a buy list, build the schedule and detail the steel.

How It Works

From plans to bid-ready in three steps

1

Upload your plans

PDF or ZIP up to 25 MB, or a Drive/Dropbox link for drawing sets of any size.
⬆ Upload project drawings
Takes 2 minutes
2

Approve a fixed quote

Scope, price, and delivery date confirmed in writing within business hours. No surprises later.
Within hours
3

Get bid-ready numbers

Editable Excel plus marked-up drawings, checked twice: estimator self-check, then independent QA.
Delivered in 24-96 hours
Sample Deliverables

Complete clarity on every line item

Receive fully customizable Excel workbooks paired with visual, color-coordinated blueprint markups. Every material item is clearly itemized and mapped according to your CSI standard codes.

  • ✓ MEP quantities marked up on the PDF drawings, so a plan audit can trace each count back to its sheet.
  • ✓ Comprehensive inclusions and exclusions sheet ensuring no hidden costs slip through, backed by marked-up PDFs you can audit line by line.
Browse the full sample libraryAnonymized packages by trade, CSI division, sector or package type
Not ready to send a live bid? Get the sample package.
A real (anonymized) estimate + takeoff package, straight to your inbox.
Estimate excerpt.XLSX
DescriptionQtyUnitUnit $Total
CSI 02050 · SELECTIVE DEMOLITION
Remove existing doors & frames174EA172.0029,926
Remove existing walls26,497SF3.6396,151
Remove existing slab w/ deck7,213SF5.4439,263
TRADE TOTALS · W/ TAX, O&P
09250 · Drywall & carpentry1,457,136
15600 · HVAC2,147,939
Proposed project amount · 68,673 manhours$18.23M

Editable Excel estimate

Real anonymized GC project
⤢ Enlarge
Plan markupA-201.PDF
Color-coded plan markup of building elevations

Color-coded plan markups

Every quantity traceable to the sheet
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Trade Coverage

Every trade our construction takeoff services cover

Single trade or a full multi-trade package. Our quantity takeoff services measure straight off your drawing set: counts, lengths, areas and volumes. Every figure ships traceable to a labeled markup on the sheet it came from.

Structure & shell

  • Concrete & masonry takeoffCSI 03 & 04
  • Structural steel & metals takeoffCSI 05
  • Wood, framing & composites takeoffCSI 06

Openings, interiors & finishes

  • Drywall & interior framing takeoffCSI 09
  • Finishes takeoffCSI 09
  • Openings takeoffCSI 08

MEP & sitework

  • MEP takeoff servicesElectrical · Mechanical & HVAC · PlumbingCSI 21-28
  • Sitework & earthwork takeoffCSI 31-33

Need the same quantities formatted for buyout instead of bidding? Our material takeoff services consolidate every division above into one procurement sheet your vendors can quote line for line. It is the same professional takeoff service, formatted for purchasing instead of the bid.

All takeoff trades and deliverables Division-by-division measurement
Check coverage for my tradeDon't see your trade listed? Send the plans. We confirm coverage, price and delivery date in writing before anything starts.
Built For Your Project Type

Industry-aligned estimates designed for real-world bidding

Every estimate is customized to reflect regional labor costs, supplier pricing models, and trade specifications rather than one generic national spreadsheet. Whether you require tailored residential construction takeoff services or high-volume commercial bid prep, our deliverables match your exact market conditions, backed by two-step QA on every package.

Single-family · Multifamily · Custom

Residential construction takeoff services

Our residential construction takeoff services supply accurate material counts for framing, finishes, and site preparation.

Residential construction estimating services
Retail · Office · Hospitality · TI

Commercial & Tenant Fit-Outs

Ground-up structures and interior fit-outs backed by localized labor rates, CSI cost coding, and fast construction takeoff services.

Commercial construction estimating services
Warehouse · Plant · Distribution

Heavy Civil & Infrastructure

Earthwork, structural steel, and complex mep takeoff services consolidated into one master bid document.

Industrial and heavy civil estimating
Schools · Municipal · State · Federal

Public works & government

Agency solicitations where the bid schedule sets the format and a price that is not on their form in their pay items is non-responsive however good the number underneath it is.

Public works estimating services
Federally funded · State funded

Prevailing wage & Davis-Bacon

Wage determinations mapped to the classification that actually does the task, with fringe on its own row before it rolls into the rate, so the labor line is competitive and audit-ready.

Prevailing wage estimating services
Water · Fire · Wind · Mold

Restoration & Repair

Carrier-friendly rebuild line items. Specialized xactimate estimating services available as standalone reports or full property rebuild estimates.

Xactimate insurance estimates
Bidding something that spans two of these? Most jobs do. One professional takeoff service covers the whole package.Price my project
Proof From The Field

What contractors say about working with our desk

Matcon Builders · client story, in their own words
Client Story · Matcon Builders
"Even with our in-house team, the partnership doubled our bidding capacity."

Matcon runs concrete and GC work across Florida and Georgia. Their in-house estimators were maxed out every deadline week, good jobs were passing by unpriced. They moved overflow to our estimating partnership: we produce the takeoffs and priced build-ups, their team reviews and sets margin. Within a quarter they were submitting twice the bids on the same payroll.

2×
Bid capacity
50%+
Estimating cost saved
24-96h
Delivery window

Burned by an overseas takeoff mill

★★★★★
Sent one low-stakes bid after a bad outsourcing run. The first package landed with labeled markups and a written assumptions sheet, "the numbers held on site." Every bid now runs through this desk.
Commercial drywall subcontractor · Texas

Never outsourced before

★★★★★
A GC doing every takeoff himself, nights and weekends. "Sent our first bid, won it, and moved to the partnership the same month." Now submits 3× the bids with his evenings back.
General contractor · North Carolina

Who We Work With

We work as an extension of your estimating team, across the construction ecosystem.

General ContractorsSubcontractorsBuilders & DevelopersRestoration ContractorsPublic Works BiddersArchitects & Owners
Wherever You're Starting From

Pick your situation. Here's the honest answer.

I do takeoffs myself

You're the most expensive estimator you could ever hire.

Your rate is the highest in the company

Every takeoff night is owner time spent on production work, while the jobs you did not chase go to someone else.

You keep the final say

We hand you measured quantities and priced lines. Margin, strategy, and the number you submit stay yours.
Price one bid, get the hours backThe takeoff nights come back to you.
Compare Your Options

Evaluate your bid preparation methods

See how a dedicated estimating desk compares with doing it yourself, hiring in-house or using a typical takeoff shop, on turnaround, accuracy, cost and risk.

Takeoff Services LLC
True cost
Fixed quote per scope, approved in writing before work starts
Speed
24-96 hours, scheduled against your bid date in writing
Capacity
A full bench that scales with your bid-heavy weeks
Quality control
Two-step QA plus a written assumptions sheet, every package
Market pricing
Region-correct pricing, 7,500+ priced projects behind it
When something goes wrong
Revisions included, direct line to the estimator who did the work
Hover a column to expand the full detail, the others collapse to the short version.
Already outsourcing? Run one bid head-to-head against your current firm.
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Ways To Work With Us

Pay per plan or lock in a dedicated estimator.

No unexpected fees, zero hidden cost surprises, and no commitments until you approve.

Single Job

Per Bid
START HERE
Upfront pricing per plan submission with zero contract. On-demand takeoff estimating services designed to cut overhead costs by up to 35%.
  • ✓ Estimate + takeoff, two-step QA
  • ✓ 24-96 hour turnaround, scheduled to your bid date
  • ✓ Revisions included on unchanged scope
  • ✓ ~25-35% below in-house cost
Quote my first bid
MOST CHOSEN

All Bids Covered

Monthly Estimating Partnership
FLAT RETAINER
Fixed monthly retainer for active contractors bidding 3+ jobs monthly. Priority turnaround on all material takeoff services to meet tight plan drops.
  • ✓ 24-96 hour deliveries across multiple bids
  • ✓ Unlimited revisions, addendum updates included
  • ✓ ~40-55% below in-house estimating cost
  • ✓ Curated project-leads feed for your service area
  • ✓ Scale up or pause month to month
Most per-bid clients move here by their third bid.
Size my retainer

Dedicated Resource

A remote estimator from our bench
FULL CAPACITY
A skilled estimating specialist working exclusively on your pipeline without payroll expenses. Full-scale construction estimating services, managed end to end.
  • ✓ Your tools, templates, and workflow
  • ✓ Backed by our full bench and QA desk
  • ✓ Daily standups, direct line, your hours
  • ✓ Swap or scale without hiring risk
Meet my estimator
Running a full bid department? Enterprise Bid Management (200+ bids/month) is quoted by brief.
See how a fixed quote is built
Where We Work

Estimating desks covering all 50 states

We price against the market your job gets built in, not one national average. Labor rates, material costs and wage determinations are pulled for the jurisdiction on the drawings, so our construction estimating services hold up when the job goes to the field.

West & Mountain

CA · WA · OR · AK · HI · NV · AZ · CO · UT · ID · MT · NM · WY

Midwest & Plains

IL · OH · MI · IN · WI · MN · IA · MO · KS · NE · OK · ND · SD

South & Gulf

TX · FL · GA · NC · SC · TN · AL · LA · MS · VA · AR · KY · WV

Northeast & Mid-Atlantic

NY · NJ · PA · MA · CT · MD · DE · RI · NH · ME · VT

Office: 7901 4th St N STE 300, St. Petersburg, FL 33702. Estimating is delivered remotely, nationwide. Prefer to talk it through first? Leave your number and an estimator will call you back. No pitch, just someone looking at your project.

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FAQ

Before you upload

Takeoff or estimate?

What is a construction takeoff?

A construction takeoff is the measured list of every material and quantity a project requires, read directly off the drawings (counts, lengths, areas and volumes) before any price is attached. Quantity takeoff services turn a drawing set into a quantified scope you can send out for pricing; material takeoff services go one step further and consolidate those quantities into the buy list.

What is a construction cost estimate?

A cost estimate applies labor, material, equipment and markup to those quantities. Construction estimating services add region-correct pricing, waste factors and burden, and carry your overhead and profit percentages, to produce the number you actually submit.

Takeoff or estimate: which do you need?

If you already hold your own pricing and only need quantities, order the quantity takeoff services on their own. If you need a bid-ready number, order both together. Send the drawings either way and the estimator will tell you which one the job calls for before you pay anything.

Turnaround & accuracy

What is the typical turnaround time, and can you handle rush bids?

Standard delivery takes 24 to 96 hours depending on plan complexity. Tell us the bid date when you upload and we schedule delivery against it. Rush capacity is confirmed in writing alongside your fixed quote, before any work starts. If we cannot hit your date, we say so up front instead of missing it quietly.

How accurate are your takeoffs and estimates?

Every package runs a two-step check: the estimator self-checks their own quantities, then a second estimator audits the package independently against the drawings. Assumptions, inclusions and exclusions are written down and delivered with the file, so nothing hides inside a total.

What happens if the drawings change or an addendum drops?

Send the addendum and we update the package. If an addendum adds scope, it comes back to you as a revised quote in writing before we price the change. Revisions on unchanged scope are included on every engagement, and monthly partnership clients get ongoing addendum handling as standard.

Tools, markups & pricing

Which estimating software tools does your team use?

We utilize industry standards like Planswift and Bluebeam, plus Xactimate estimating services for restoration. This ensures exact quantity counts and market-aligned pricing.

Do your estimates include local labor rates and markups?

Yes, every estimate incorporates jurisdiction-specific labor rates and current material costs. Overhead and profit sit on their own rows at your own percentages, and the margin and the final number stay yours.

How is a job priced and billed?

Every project is priced from your actual drawings as a fixed figure, approved in writing before work starts, and nothing is billed until you approve it.

Getting started & confidentiality

What do you need from me to start?

The drawing set as a PDF or ZIP (or a Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive link for larger sets), the trades you want covered, and your bid date. That is enough for an estimator to scope the job and send back a fixed quote.

Is my project data confidential, and will you sign an NDA?

Yes. Drawings, pricing and client information stay confidential, and we will sign your NDA on request before you send anything over.

Looming bid deadline?
Get accurate numbers fast.

Upload your project plans right now. An estimator scopes your drawings and sends back a firm price quote and delivery date in writing.

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