Pricing — Construction Estimating & Drafting Outsourcing Rates

MODEL / 00 — PAY AS YOU GO

Hourly rates for any service.

Not ready for a project quote or a monthly plan? Work with us by the hour across any service — estimating, drafting, BIM, PM support, or vendor alignment. You pick the service, we bill only the time it takes. The simplest way to start.

Applies to every Preconly service
Transparent time tracking, billed to the minute
No minimum hours, no commitment
Rate varies by service & seniority required

Starting at

$11.99

PER HOUR

Start Hourly

OR CHOOSE A PLAN

MODEL / 01

Per Project

Fixed quote per takeoff, drawing set, or bid package. Perfect for trying us out or covering occasional overflow.

Starting at

$150 / TRADE TAKEOFF

Fixed price quoted before work starts
24–72 hour turnaround on most scopes
In-scope revisions included
No minimums, no commitment

Get a Project Quote

Dedicated Resource

A full-time estimator, drafter, or coordinator who works only for you — your hours, your standards, your projects.

From

$2,200 / MONTH

160 hours / month of dedicated capacity
Trained on your templates & software
Daily communication, US-hours overlap
Replace or scale anytime, monthly terms

Build My Team

MODEL / 03

Hybrid

A retained base of monthly hours plus per-project overflow during heavy bid seasons. Capacity that breathes with your pipeline.

From

$1,200 / MONTH BASE

80 retained hours / month
Discounted per-project overflow rates
Priority queue during bid season
Quarterly review & right-sizing

Discuss Hybrid

Typical Per-Project Rates

Indicative pricing by deliverable.

Final quotes depend on plan size, complexity, and turnaround — but these ranges hold for the large majority of projects we see.

Deliverable	Scope	Typical Range
Hourly (any service)	Pay-as-you-go, billed to the minute	from $11.99 / hr
Single-trade takeoff	One trade, quantities + pricing	$150 – $400
Multi-trade estimate	3–6 trades, bid summary included	$450 – $1,200
Full project estimate	All trades, complete bid package	$1,200 – $3,500
Shop drawings	Per sheet, fabrication-ready	$45 – $120 / sheet
PDF / scan to CAD	Per sheet, layered DWG	$25 – $60 / sheet
Permit / submission set	Coordinated multi-sheet set	$600 – $2,500
Revit / BIM modeling	LOD 200–350, per model scope	Custom quote
Bid leveling package	Per trade package, leveled tab	$200 – $500
Schedule build (P6 / MSP)	Baseline schedule, per project	$300 – $900

Rush turnaround (same-day / overnight) typically adds 25–50%. Every quote is fixed before we start — the number we give is the number you pay.

Before You Ask

The fine print, in plain English.

Start with a sampleKick off with a single trade takeoff or a small drawing scope on your real plans — a low-risk way to judge our quality before scaling up.
Fixed means fixedIf we misjudge the effort, that's our cost, not yours. Scope changes are quoted separately and approved by you first.
No long-term contractsDedicated resources run month to month. If we stop earning the work, you stop paying — that keeps us sharp.
Volume earns discountsSend consistent work and your rates come down. We'd rather grow with ten loyal contractors than chase a hundred one-offs.

Quick math: dedicated estimator

US	In-house estimator: $75k–$95k salary + benefits + software licenses ≈ $9,000+/month
PRE	Preconly dedicated estimator, trained on your standards: from $2,200/month
Δ	Same bid capacity, roughly 60–75% lower cost — and you can scale to two during bid season.

FIGURES INDICATIVE — YOUR MARKET MAY VARY

Numbers people should publish their numbers.