Take-off from the tender drawings
Upload drawings and spec; AI take-off measures to SMM7/NRM2 conventions, prices from your rates and history, and drafts the tender for review.
Estimating and project software for main contractors and fit-out firms
Commercial work is won on the take-off and kept on the records. EstiMate reads the client's drawings and specification and builds a take-off, costings and a draft tender; runs subcontract packages with CIS; issues interim valuations; and keeps the site diary, RFIs, NCRs and quality inspections that stand up when the final account is argued.
- Office and retail fit-out
- Refurbishment of commercial and public buildings
- Design-and-build packages
- Multi-trade domestic developments
- School and healthcare small works
- Framework and term maintenance work
What a good main contractor's quote needs
Priced properly, explained clearly, paid on time
Subcontract packages with CIS
Subcontracts with scope, sums and payment schedule; CIS deductions calculated on the labour element and the register kept for HMRC.
Valuations and variations
JCT/NEC-style interim valuations and progress certificates; variations priced, approved and added to the account with an audit trail.
Records that win disputes
Site diary with weather and workforce, RFIs, non-conformance reports, quality inspections, snagging on drawings and dated photos — all on one job record.
Where main contractors & fit-out firms lose money on quotes
- Prelims under-priced on programme-critical jobs
- Subcontractor variations paid but never recovered from the client
- RFIs answered by phone and never recorded
- CIS deductions worked out in a spreadsheet at month end
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The parts of EstiMate main contractors & fit-out firms use most
Questions main contractors & fit-out firms ask
Can EstiMate produce a tender from the client's drawings?
On EstiMate Commercial, yes: AI reads the drawings and specification and produces a take-off, costings, labour and a draft tender or quotation for you to check and adjust.
Does it handle CIS?
Yes. Subcontract packages carry a labour element and CIS rate; deductions are calculated and the CIS register is in the Accounts tab.
Can we issue interim valuations?
Yes — progress certificates and valuations against the contract sum with retention and previous certified amounts.
Is there a team plan?
EstiMate Corp, from £249 a month, adds team seats, roles and multi-branch reporting.
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