My Project Estimating · Construction Estimating
A small building contractor bidding against national firms isn't competing on volume. What you can compete on is a tender estimate that's just as measured and just as defensible as anything a bigger competitor submits.
A national contractor has an in-house estimating department. A small contractor doesn't need to build one to get the same measured approach, NRM2 throughout, real UK rates, on a tender that matters just as much to your business as theirs does to them.
Undercutting on a guessed number to compete with a bigger name is how small contractors lose money on jobs they win. A measured estimate lets you compete on a price that's actually accurate, not just lower.
An itemised, properly laid out tender estimate reads the same whether it comes from a five-person firm or a national contractor. That presentation is part of what wins the tender, not just the number itself.
Send your drawings and we'll build a tender estimate that holds up next to anyone's. See a sample estimate to see the standard it's built to.
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