Coordinated multi-trade estimating for general contractors, combining included trade quantities, pricing, assumptions, exclusions, and cost information into one consistent project estimate for bid and preconstruction review.
- Service Overview
Multi-Trade Estimates Built for General Contractor Review
For general contractors pricing projects across multiple trades, we coordinate the confirmed scopes within one estimating structure. Quantities, cost information, assumptions, exclusions, and trade-level breakdowns are organized consistently so your team can review the project as one estimate instead of reconciling unrelated takeoff formats. For projects with suitable models, BIM-based quantity takeoffs can support selected trade quantities before they are coordinated into the consolidated estimate.
How This Service Works
Key Challenges Contractors Face
- Coordinating separate trade estimates can create inconsistent formats, duplicated scope, and missed coverage.
- Scope boundaries between trades are not always obvious from drawings and specifications.
- Tight bid schedules leave limited time to reconcile multiple takeoffs and cost build-ups into one complete project view.
- Our Value
One Coordinated Estimate Across the Included Trades
Using one estimating structure makes trade-level scope, quantities, pricing, assumptions, and exclusions easier to compare and review while helping your team identify potential gaps before carrying the estimate into the bid.Before sending a project, you can review representative general contractor and multi-trade estimate samples to see how trade scopes, cost breakdowns, and project totals are organized for contractor review.
Structured for GC Bid & Preconstruction Review
Included trades and cost information are organized within one consistent reporting structure so your estimating team can review the project without combining multiple disconnected files.
- Deliverables
Estimating Deliverables Built for Real Construction Workflows
Depending on the selected service and confirmed project scope, deliverables may include detailed cost estimates, organized quantity takeoffs, marked-up drawings, editable spreadsheets, and scope documentation for contractor and project-team review.
Common Deliverables & Report Formats
From takeoffs to final reports, deliverables are structured for clear scope review, pricing review, bid preparation, and preconstruction planning.
Related Services
Depending on your project stage and scope, these related services can support quantities, pricing, bid preparation, revisions, and ongoing preconstruction work.
Detailed construction cost estimates prepared from drawings, specifications, and confirmed project scope, with quantities and agreed material, labor, equipment, and other included costs organized for bidding, budgeting, and preconstruction decisions.
Bid preparation support that organizes completed takeoffs, cost information, alternates, assumptions, exclusions, and applicable bid requirements into a clear package for contractor review before submission.
Measured construction quantities prepared from plans and specifications, organized by trade for contractors to price bids, review scope, and plan procurement.
Recurring construction estimating support from a designated estimator working with your team under an agreed weekly or monthly arrangement and established estimating workflow.
- FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions contractors most often ask before requesting an estimate.
What is included in a general contractor estimate?
Depending on the confirmed scope, a GC estimate may include quantities and cost build-ups across multiple trades, together with assumptions, inclusions, exclusions, trade summaries, and an organized project-level estimate for contractor review.
How is multi-trade estimating different from a single-trade estimate?
A single-trade estimate focuses on one defined construction package. Multi-trade estimating coordinates several included trades within one consistent estimating structure so scope relationships and the overall project cost can be reviewed together.
Can you estimate every trade on a project?
Vantage can support multi-trade scopes based on the project documents and confirmed engagement. The specific trades included are established during scope review rather than assuming every CSI division is automatically part of each estimate.
How are scope gaps or overlaps between trades handled?
Potential overlaps, omissions, and unclear scope boundaries identified during estimating are documented for contractor review where applicable. Final scope decisions remain with the contractor and project team.
Can the estimate follow our cost codes or bid template?
Yes. Where an existing cost-code structure, CSI organization, bid template, or reporting format is provided and agreed during scope confirmation, the estimate can be organized around that structure.