Public Bid Estimating Services · Government Projects Public bids that clear compliance.
A dedicated estimating team for schools, municipal, federal, and DOT work — across every trade on the job. Prevailing-wage-aware labor, bid-form and unit-price schedules built to the solicitation, and documentation that holds up to review. Full-time, part-time, or as-needed.
15 days of free estimating is available to qualified contractors, subject to approval. If you choose to continue afterwards, service moves to a quarterly agreement (3-month term) that renews each quarter until cancelled — full-time, part-time, or as-needed.
- 600+estimators
- 140,000+jobs estimated
- 45 states+ D.C. & PR · Canada · Australia
- 50+trades & scopes
Hiring an estimator is slow, expensive, and risky.
Or have a dedicated estimator on your bids in under 7 days.
Hiring in-house
| 12,435 | open estimator positions across the US — everyone is competing for the same people |
|---|---|
| 3–5 months | typical time to hire an estimator |
| $50,000 | typical cost of a bad hire |
| $100K–$120K | estimator salary, plus benefits, payroll taxes, and overhead |
| 20–25% | typical recruiter or placement fee, charged on first-year salary |
With Bidding Enterprise
- A fraction of the in-house costNo salary, payroll tax, benefits or recruiter fees
- One simple monthly paymentNo benefits to pay. We handle payroll and expenses; it's all included in one monthly payment
- No placement feesZero recruiting or placement fees
- Free replacementNot the right fit? We swap your estimator at no cost
- QA team includedQA and technical managers at no extra cost
- Start within 7 daysYour estimator onboards in about a week
- Your hours, your time zoneWorks your schedule and reports directly to you
Fully managed and AI-enabled. Hiring, training and coverage are handled by us; Build Intel and Dexter speed up the work, and your estimator and our QA team check every output.
Market figures are typical industry estimates and vary by region and role.
Built for the way public work is bid.
Public solicitations don't just want a number — they want it on their form, in their order, with the compliance paperwork attached. We estimate every trade on the job and package it to the solicitation.
Prevailing-wage & certified-payroll-aware labor
Labor priced to the applicable Davis-Bacon or state prevailing-wage determination by trade classification, structured so certified payroll lines up.
Bid-form & unit-price schedules
Quantities mapped to the exact bid schedule and unit-price line items in the solicitation — no re-keying at bid time.
Alternates & allowances
Additive and deductive alternates, allowances, and unit-price add/deducts carried as separate, defensible line items.
MBE/DBE & bid-bond coordination
Participation goals, subcontractor solicitation tracking, and bid-bond / surety documentation coordinated to submission requirements.
Plan-holder & addenda tracking
Every addendum logged, quantities updated, and acknowledgment pages tracked so the bid reflects the final documents.
Public bid-day documentation
Assembled bid package — forms, schedules, acknowledgments, and backup — organized for a clean, on-time submission.
Conceptual budget calculator.
Rough an order-of-magnitude budget range in seconds for early planning and go/no-go. A quick check — your dedicated team delivers the full, drawing-based, solicitation-ready estimate.
Conceptual budget (ROM)
A bid-ready package — not a wall of numbers.
Quantities and pricing mapped to the bid schedule, with alternates, allowances, and compliance backup spelled out. Sample bid schedule below (illustrative only).
| Bid item | Qty | Unit | Unit price | Extended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base Bid | ||||
| Item 1 — Mobilization | 1 | LS | $185,000 | $185,000 |
| Item 2 — Earthwork & grading | 14,200 | CY | $22.50 | $319,500 |
| Item 3 — Cast-in-place concrete | 1,860 | CY | $540 | $1,004,400 |
| Item 4 — Structural steel | 310 | TON | $4,850 | $1,503,500 |
| Alternates | ||||
| Alt 1 — Gymnasium finishes (add) | 1 | LS | $268,000 | $268,000 |
| Base bid + Alternate 1 | $3,280,400 |
One solicitation, or your whole public-bid desk.
Bid more public work
Chase every school, municipal, and DOT solicitation without adding seats. A dedicated team that carries all trades and packages the bid to the form.
Compliant trade bids
Prevailing-wage-aware trade numbers and unit-price schedules ready to hand up to the GC — with the compliance backup already attached.
Independent budget checks
Independent conceptual budgets and engineer's-estimate support to set funding, validate bids, and level submissions apples-to-apples.
Build your public-projects estimating team.
Tell us the solicitations you're chasing and the trades on the job. Book a free 1-hour pre-construction assessment — we'll review your process; assessment and setup take about an hour, and your estimator is typically on your bids in under 7 days.
Qualified contractors get 15 days of free estimating — your dedicated estimator works your live bids at no cost, full-time, part-time, or as-needed.
Or reach us: Estimate@Biddingenterprise.com · 718-717-2729
Public bid estimating — common questions
What does public bid estimating include?
Public bid estimating covers every trade on schools, municipal, federal, and DOT work, priced to the solicitation. We build prevailing-wage-aware labor, complete bid forms and unit-price schedules as written, track addenda, and document assumptions so your number holds up to agency review — delivered by a dedicated team that knows your public work.
Do your estimators handle prevailing wage and bid forms?
Yes. Our public-work estimators build labor with the applicable prevailing-wage and certified-payroll requirements in mind, complete bid forms and unit-price schedules exactly as the solicitation asks, and track addenda through bid day. You still review and submit, but the paperwork arrives organized and consistent with the numbers.
Can I hire a part-time public bid estimator?
Yes. Many clients start with a part-time or as-needed public bid estimator and move to full-time as their bid list grows. Your estimator is dedicated to your company, trained on your standards and past bids, and backed by our QA and management, so you can chase more public bids without hiring, training, or covering PTO yourself.
How fast can you start public bid estimating for us?
Most clients finish the free assessment and setup in about an hour, with their estimator typically on their bids in under 7 days. We review your public bid scope, software, and the bids you're chasing, then map the estimator or team we'd assign. Timelines for individual bids depend on project size and drawings, so we agree on them bid by bid rather than promising a fixed turnaround.
Is your public bid estimating AI-enabled?
Yes. Every public bid estimating team we build works with Build Intel, our AI-assisted estimating software, and Dexter, our AI co-estimator, which reads drawings and specs and gives cited answers. AI speeds up the first draft; your dedicated estimator checks every quantity and our QA team reviews the work before it reaches you. You review and approve the final bid.
How fast can I get an estimator?
Typically in under 7 days. The free assessment and setup take about an hour; then we match a dedicated estimator trained for your trade, and most clients have that estimator on their bids in under 7 days. It is a good-faith target, not a guarantee — timing depends on your trade, software, and bid volume.