Sample work
Real takeoffs and estimates from completed bids, with project, owner and contractor names removed. Open them, download them, check our math.
Sample library
One-page takeoffs
A single sheet: the color-coded markup, its legend, and the quantity output from the Excel takeoff.
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FlooringFloor finish takeoff
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PlumbingSanitary waste and vent takeoff
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ElectricalUnit electrical takeoff
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HVACDuctwork and equipment takeoff
Full estimate sets
The complete workbooks, and the marked-up sheets where the job had them.
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Contract price by tradefrom the workbook
Trade Contract Share Aquatic / Pool Package $357,778 15.1% HVAC $349,090 14.7% Electrical $325,494 13.8% Finishes $282,414 11.9% Plumbing $254,842 10.8% General Requirements $251,010 10.6% Openings $114,120 4.8% Demolition & Existing Conditions $87,009 3.7% 7 more trades $344,974 14.6% Final construction contract $2,366,731 100% Shown: the eight largest trades. The workbook carries all fifteen with labor, material, tax, OH&P and contingency.
General contractorCommercial15 tradesCommercial fit-out, full GC estimate
A swim school tenant fit-out priced across fifteen trades, from demolition and the pool package to plumbing, HVAC and electrical. Every line traces to the marked-up sheets and the GC's own 15% OH&P, 5% contingency and 8% material tax.
- Bid as
- General contractor
- Scope
- 15 trades, including the aquatic package
- Schedule basis
- 24-week general conditions
- Final contract
- $2,366,731
- In the set
- 4-tab Excel workbook and 7 marked-up MEP sheets
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Contract price by tradefrom the workbook
Trade Contract Share Painting & Exterior Finishes $26,194 12.9% Drywall & Insulation $24,481 12.0% Wood Framing & Carpentry $19,030 9.4% Concrete & Earthwork $17,718 8.7% Electrical $16,324 8.0% Plumbing $14,594 7.2% HVAC $14,000 6.9% Flooring & Tile $13,207 6.5% Openings $12,868 6.3% 7 more trades $45,027 22.1% Final construction contract $203,443 100% Drywall and insulation, paint and exterior finishes, and flooring are three of the largest scopes on this job.
General contractorResidential16 tradesSingle-family house, full GC estimate
A 935 SF new house taken off from the architectural and MEP drawings and priced trade by trade: slab, framing, roofing, drywall and insulation, flooring, paint, millwork and MEP.
- Bid as
- General contractor
- Area
- 935 SF living, 970 SF slab
- Scope
- 16 trades
- Final contract
- $203,443
- In the set
- 4-tab Excel workbook
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Three packages, one jobfrom the workbooks
Scope Contract Metal FramingMetal Framing package $202,982 DrywallDrywall package $345,407 Tape & FloatDrywall package $77,290 PaintingPainting package $123,835 Combined, three packages $749,514 Each package carries 18% OH&P, 8% contingency and 8% material tax, set by the client.
SubcontractorDrywallPaint21,900 SFAircraft hangars, framing, drywall and paint
Five hangars at 21,900 SF priced as three subcontract packages: metal framing, drywall with tape and float, and painting. Each package has its own scope detail and the client's markups.
- Bid as
- Subcontractor, three packages
- Area
- 21,900 SF, 5 hangars
- Combined
- $749,513
- Markups
- 18% OH&P, 8% contingency, 8% material tax
- In the set
- 3 Excel workbooks, one per package
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Line items by division211 linesCSI division Lines 01 00 00 General Requirements 6 02 00 00 Demolition 11 22 00 00 Plumbing 60 23 00 00 Heating Ventilating And Air Conditioning 70 26 00 00 Electrical 64 Total, every line keyed to a sheet and detail 211 MEPTakeoff, ready to price8 sheetsDiscount retail store, MEP takeoff set
Demolition, plumbing, HVAC and electrical taken off from the bid set. Every line is keyed to a sheet and detail, color-coded on the drawings, and left unpriced so the contractor drops in their own labor and material rates.
- Scope
- Demolition, plumbing, HVAC, electrical
- Line items
- 211 across 5 divisions
- Marked sheets
- 8 plans and schedules
- Pricing columns
- Labor, material, unit and total, blank for your rates
- In the set
- Excel takeoff and marked-up sheets
Also estimated
More recent work, by project type. Files stay with the client; ask and we will walk you through how we priced a job like yours.
| Project type | Bid as | Scope |
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| Public roof replacement, New Hampshire | Roofing GC | Public bid, roofing and related trades |
| Commercial roof restorations | Roofing contractor | New England commercial roofing |
| University engineering suite renovation | General contractor | 13 trades, including glazing, access control and HVAC |
| University restroom renovation | General contractor | 10 trades, architectural and MEP, public work |
| Dessert shop tenant fit-out, 1,406 SF | General contractor | Full fit-out, 20+ trades |
| Boba shop fit-out, 1,200 SF | General contractor | 10 trades, demolition through finishes |
| Big-box retail remodel | Subcontractor | Division 05 metals |
| Aircraft hangars, 21,900 SF | Subcontractor | MEP package |
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