Features
Construction Bidding & Estimating Software
Build accurate bids with detailed line items, labor rates, material costs, and markup calculations. Send polished proposals to GCs and owners, then convert accepted bids directly into active projects -- all from one platform.
Stop losing money on inaccurate bids
For subcontractors, every bid is a balancing act. Price too high and you lose the job. Price too low and you eat into your margin on every hour worked. BuildWorkPro gives you structured estimating tools so you can break down costs by labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor expense -- then apply your markup and overhead systematically instead of guessing.
Every bid you create lives in your system as a permanent record. You can track which bids were sent, which are pending, and which you won or lost. Over time, your bid history becomes a valuable dataset for improving your win rate and refining your pricing.
Key capabilities
Detailed line items
Break down every bid into granular line items with quantities, units, and unit costs. Group items by CSI division, trade, or custom categories.
Labor rates & crew costs
Define labor rates by classification -- journeyman, apprentice, foreman -- and calculate crew costs per hour across multiple trades on the same bid.
Markup & overhead
Apply percentage-based or fixed-amount marks for overhead, profit, insurance, bonding, and tax. Marks are distributed across line items automatically.
Material cost tracking
Add material items with vendor pricing, quantities, and waste factors. Keep your material takeoff connected to your line-item estimate.
Professional proposals
Generate clean PDF proposals with your company branding, scope of work, exclusions, and terms. Send directly to the GC or owner from BuildWorkPro.
Bid-to-project conversion
When a bid is accepted, convert it into an active project with one click. Line items flow into your schedule of values and project budget automatically.
How it works
Create a bid
Start a new bid from scratch or duplicate a previous one. Add the project name, client, GC, location, and due date.
Add line items and rates
Break down the scope into line items with quantities, labor hours, material costs, and equipment. Set labor rates by trade classification.
Apply markup and overhead
Add marks for profit, overhead, insurance, bonding, and tax. BuildWorkPro distributes them across your line items and shows the total bid price.
Send and track
Generate a PDF proposal and send it to the GC or owner. Track the bid status through your pipeline -- from submitted to won or lost.
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