How is the estimate calculated?

From your own inputs: your fully-loaded estimator rate, the hours per week spent monitoring and reviewing bids, and the number of jurisdictions you watch. It is a starting estimate, not a quote.

By moving the monitoring, reading and qualifying off your team so their hours go only to bids worth pursuing. That is exactly what coverage does, scoped to your footprint and quoted on a call.

Can I get a tailored number?

Yes. Request a free Government Opportunity Intelligence Report for a figure specific to your trades, team and jurisdictions.

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Opportunity Waste Calculator

Every hour your team spends monitoring portals and reading poor-fit bids is opportunity waste. Put a number on it, then see how it compares to coverage.

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What is searching costing you?

Estimator hourly rate (fully loaded)$55/hr

Hours per week reviewing & monitoring bids8 hrs/wk

Jurisdictions monitored3 jurisdictions

Estimated monthly cost of DIY

$2,362

in estimator time alone, before a single bid is written

That is time your estimator spends searching and reading poor-fit bids, before a single proposal is written. I take that work off your plate so those hours go back on the bids worth winning, and you stop reading the ones that were never a fit.

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This is an estimate based on the numbers you enter. Your actual time and cost will vary.

Why it adds up

The hidden cost of doing it yourself

Opportunity waste hides across several roles and tasks. Together they add up to a real, recurring cost.

94%

94% of construction firms report having a hard time filling open positions.

Source: 2024 Workforce Survey, 2024 reference

78%

78% of construction firms say estimating roles are hard to fill, among the toughest salaried positions to staff.

Source: 2024 Workforce Survey, 2024 reference

Estimator time spent monitoring portals
Proposal-manager time triaging alerts
Reviewing documents for poor-fit bids
Re-checking addenda and changed dates
Qualifying opportunities by hand
Context-switching across many platforms

Sources & citations

94% of construction firms report having a hard time filling open positions. 2024 Workforce Survey, 2024. Link
78% of construction firms say estimating roles are hard to fill, among the toughest salaried positions to staff. 2024 Workforce Survey, 2024. Link

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