Drawing and scope review
Establish the current bid set, scope boundaries, alternates, and information that needs clarification.
- Plans, specifications, and bid instructions
- Scope inclusions, exclusions, and assumptions
- Addenda and revision review
Construction estimating services
Construction takeoff services for specialty contractors.
ModelMason provides estimating services for subcontractors, turning drawings into reviewable quantity and material takeoffs. Receive measured quantities, drawing references, scope notes, and addendum updates in your preferred format. Your team sets final pricing and submits the bid.
Estimating support
A repeatable estimating workflow built around your trade.
The goal is not simply to produce a quantity. It is to give your team an organized, reviewable bid package that follows the way you price and pursue work.
Quantity takeoff services
Our material takeoff services produce counts, lengths, and areas grouped by material, location, or assembly for pricing review.
- Trade-specific measured quantities
- Units, material breakdowns, and agreed waste assumptions
- Drawing references, markups, and open scope questions
Construction bid preparation support
Keep quantities, scope notes, vendor information, and open questions together for final review.
- Estimate organization and scope summaries
- Vendor and subcontractor quote tracking
- Bid-ready handoff to your decision maker
Dedicated estimating capacity
Work with the same professional as your bid volume, templates, and historical knowledge grow.
- Your file structure and naming standards
- Your review points and turnaround expectations
- Visible workload and bid-status tracking
The handoff
Your pricing decisions stay with you. The production work stops bottlenecking the team.
Compare proposals using what a construction estimating service should include, from quantity references to revision handling.
Share the bid package
Provide the current plans, specifications, addenda, due date, scope notes, and preferred output format.
Review scope and questions
ModelMason confirms the working set, identifies missing information, and agrees on review points before production proceeds.
Receive an organized handoff
Your team reviews measured quantities, markups, scope notes, and open items before setting final pricing and submitting the bid.
Selected experience
Estimating output increased from 1-2 to 3-4 siding and facade projects per week.
ModelMason added estimating capacity for large siding and facade packages while maintaining detailed quantity review and supporting the documentation that followed each successful bid.
Read the siding and facade case studyReview an illustrative takeoff sample with material quantities, drawing references, assumptions, and open questions. The example data is not a client's project record.
Estimating questions
A clearer way to add estimating capacity.
Keep final pricing and bid decisions with your team while moving production work forward.
What does a professional takeoff service deliver?
A construction takeoff service should provide reviewable measured quantities, units, drawing references, scope assumptions, and open questions in an agreed format. ModelMason organizes the assigned trade quantities and supporting records while your team retains final pricing and bid approval.
How are takeoff pricing and delivery dates agreed?
We review the current bid set, trade scope, project size, document completeness, required breakdown, and bid deadline before agreeing a price and schedule. The scope records included quantities, assumptions, output format, review points, and how addenda or extra revisions are handled.
What information is needed to begin a construction takeoff?
The typical starting package includes the current drawings, specifications, addenda, bid instructions, scope notes, and the contractor's preferred takeoff or estimate format.
Can ModelMason provide takeoffs without setting final pricing?
Yes. ModelMason can prepare measured quantities, material breakdowns, scope notes, and an organized bid package while the contractor retains control of labor rates, material pricing, overhead, and final bid decisions.
Which specialty trades can receive estimating support?
ModelMason supports trade-specific workflows for siding and facade, HVAC, flooring, countertops, doors, signage, insulation, drywall, and related specialty scopes.
Can the estimator follow our templates and naming standards?
Yes. The dedicated estimator is trained around the contractor's templates, file structure, scope conventions, review points, and bid handoff process.
Ready for more capacity?
Let's identify the work your team should not be carrying alone.
Tell us where work is backing up. We will recommend a practical starting scope for a dedicated team member.