Send us the plans. We’ll bring back the number.
Estval is a construction estimating service for contractors, subcontractors, builders and developers. Upload your plan set. Our estimators run the quantity takeoff, price it for your market, and send back a bid-ready estimate, usually within one business day.
Typically about half what the takeoff costs you in-house, depending on the plan set. Flat price per plan set, quoted before we start. Every estimate verified by a person.
| Div | Scope | Qty | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 30 00 | Cast-in-place concrete | 214 CY | $88,168 |
| 05 12 00 | Structural steel | 18.5 T | $77,330 |
| 06 10 00 | Rough carpentry | 12,400 BF | $35,340 |
| 09 29 00 | Gypsum board, taking off… | ··· | ··· |
SAMPLE: illustrative quantities & rates
A real takeoff, from your actual drawings.
We measure the work the way you would: quantities pulled straight off the plan set, organized by CSI division, with the scope your subs expect to see. Structural, architectural, MEP: the whole set, not a guess from the square footage.
- Quantities taken off every sheet, not factored from one
- CSI division structure your subs already recognize
- Spec books and addenda read and folded into the number
| 03 30 00 | Cast-in-place concrete 214 CY @ $412 | $88,168 |
| 05 12 00 | Structural steel 18.5 T @ $4,180 | $77,330 |
| 06 10 00 | Rough carpentry 12,400 BF @ $2.85 | $35,340 |
| Subtotal | $200,838 |
| 07 21 00 | Thermal insulation 9,600 SF @ $1.92 | $18,432 |
| 08 11 00 | Doors & frames 24 EA @ $1,240 | $29,760 |
| 09 29 00 | Gypsum board 21,300 SF @ $2.35 | $50,055 |
| 09 65 00 | Resilient flooring 6,400 SF @ $6.10 | $39,040 |
| Subtotal | $137,287 |
Priced like you’d price it, for where you build.
Labor, material, and equipment broken out per line, at rates for your region. A job in Denver isn’t priced like a job in Dallas. Overhead and profit go where you want them, at the markup you tell us.
- Unit costs shown on every line, nothing hidden in a lump sum
- Regional pricing, not a national average
- Your markup, your O&P structure
Then a person checks every number.
Before anything reaches you, an estimator walks the estimate against the drawings: quantities, scope gaps, pricing that looks off for the market. If something on your plans is ambiguous, we flag it as a clarification instead of burying a guess in the number.
ESTIMATOR VERIFIED
| 22 00 00 | Plumbing complete system | $64,500 |
| 23 00 00 | HVAC complete system | $98,700 |
| 26 00 00 | Electrical complete system | $112,400 |
| Subtotal | $275,600 |
Three steps. One business day, usually.
No software to learn. No account setup before you can start. The first move takes about five minutes.
Send us your plans
Upload the plan set (PDFs, scans, even a zip of the whole bid package) with the project basics and your bid date.
We estimate and verify
Our team runs the takeoff and pricing, then an estimator checks every line against your drawings before it goes anywhere.
Your bid comes back
A bid-ready estimate lands in your project workspace, where you can talk directly with the estimator who built it.
What comes back is ready to bid with.
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The full estimateEvery line with quantity, unit cost, and extended amount, organized by CSI division.
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A proposal you can sendA clean, owner-facing bid document with your markup and terms. Sign it and send it.
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Clarifications & exclusionsAnything ambiguous on the plans is flagged in writing, not silently guessed at.
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A direct line to your estimatorQuestions, scope changes, a second look. Talk to the person who built your number, in your project workspace.
Built for the week of bid day.
You’re juggling three bids and a job that’s pouring Thursday. The takeoff is the part that eats your nights, so hand it to us. You review a finished number instead of building one, and you still control everything that matters: scope, markup, and the final call.
If we’re missing something (an addendum, a spec section, a sheet that didn’t scan) we ask before we price it.
Handing over a live bid set is a big ask.
You’re sending confidential drawings to people you haven’t met. Here is what we commit to in writing, and what actually happens to your plans once they land.
Your drawings stay yours
Sent over an encrypted connection, held in storage of their own, and used only to build your estimate. Never shared, never sold. See the privacy policy.
Walled off, not just filtered
Every table enforces row-level security, so a query can only ever return rows belonging to your account. See how we protect your work.
A person signs off before you see it
An estimator walks every line against your drawings. Anything ambiguous on the plans comes back as a written clarification, never a buried guess.
The price is agreed before we start
Flat, quoted per plan set, and confirmed with you before anyone opens a drawing. Nothing is billed until you’ve said yes.
Straight answers.
Who actually builds the estimate?
Our estimating team, on our in-house takeoff and pricing system, with a human estimator verifying every line before it goes out. Nothing reaches you unchecked.
What does it cost?
Typically about half what the same takeoff costs you in-house, depending on the plan set, and the number is negotiable. It’s a flat price per plan set, quoted and agreed before any work starts. No subscriptions, no seats, no minimum.
How fast is it really?
Most plan sets come back within a business day. Tight bid date? Tell us when you upload and we’ll tell you honestly whether we can hit it.
What about my plans?
Your drawings stay private. They’re sent over an encrypted connection, used only to build your estimate, and never shared. See our security page.
What kind of work do you price?
Commercial and residential general construction: new builds, remodels, tenant improvements. Trade-scoped estimates for subs, too. Not sure yours fits? Ask us.
What if I disagree with a number?
Tell your estimator in the workspace. They’ll walk you through how it was built, and fix it if it’s wrong. It’s your bid; we work for you.
The takeoff is our night. The bid is yours.
Send today’s plan set and see what comes back. Five minutes to upload, then it’s our problem until the number is ready.
Not ready to upload? Talk to us first.
| Direct cost, all divisions | $613,725 |
| Overhead & profit @ 12% | $73,647 |
| Clarifications & exclusions | 3 noted |
| Bid total | $687,372 |