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 outsourcing
Construction estimating and takeoff support that keeps your bid queue moving.
Add a dedicated estimator who learns your trade, templates, and review process. ModelMason helps US specialty contractors measure quantities, organize scope, review addenda, and prepare clearer bid packages without adding another full-time position first.
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 takeoffs
Measure the project in a format your estimator or owner can review and carry into pricing.
- Trade-specific measured quantities
- Material and area breakdowns
- Marked-up drawings and takeoff records
Bid package preparation
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.
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 study
Weekly estimating capacity
1-2 to 3-4
project opportunities per week
Estimating questions
A clearer way to add estimating capacity.
Keep final pricing and bid decisions with your team while moving production work forward.
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.