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Bid Preparation Guide

Practical considerations when preparing a competitive contractor bid.

EliteBid approach

Detailed estimating built around your project documents.

EliteBid Solutions helps construction teams turn drawings and scope information into organized quantities and cost information that can support bidding, budgeting and project planning.

Understanding the estimating workflow
Drawing and scope review
Quantity development
Pricing structure
Quality-control checkpoints
Client-ready delivery
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What is included

A clear estimating workflow.

Each project is reviewed against the available drawings, scope and requested deliverable format before work begins.

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Understanding the estimating workflow

We organize this part of the workflow so the final estimate is easier to review, compare and use in the field or during bidding.

02

Drawing and scope review

We organize this part of the workflow so the final estimate is easier to review, compare and use in the field or during bidding.

03

Quantity development

We organize this part of the workflow so the final estimate is easier to review, compare and use in the field or during bidding.

04

Pricing structure

We organize this part of the workflow so the final estimate is easier to review, compare and use in the field or during bidding.

05

Quality-control checkpoints

We organize this part of the workflow so the final estimate is easier to review, compare and use in the field or during bidding.

06

Client-ready delivery

We organize this part of the workflow so the final estimate is easier to review, compare and use in the field or during bidding.

Typical deliverables

Built for real project decisions.

DeliverablePurposeTypical use
Quantity TakeoffMeasured quantities by tradePricing and procurement
Cost BreakdownOrganized material/labor/equipment costsBudgeting and bidding
Estimate SummaryHigh-level project cost viewManagement review
Assumptions & ExclusionsScope clarityBid comparison
Ready when you are

Send your plans. We’ll review the scope.

Tell us what you need estimated, where the project is located and when you need the deliverable.