CribyardKnow what is in your price
Estimate by phase with labour, equipment, materials and subcontracts. Compare cost and sell, account for overtime and check the margin before the proposal goes out.
Estimating & jobs
A solid number.
A clear plan.
Price the labour, iron and materials. Carry the agreed scope into a job your office and crew can work from.
Talk about your shop ↗How the work flows
Build the job once. Carry the details forward.
Get the right sign-off
Set a margin floor and require approval for quotes below it. Keep revisions and proposal snapshots so the office can see what changed and what was sent.
Turn the agreement into the work
A won quote becomes a job with budgeted phases. Numbered work orders, site surveys, documents and change orders keep the plan connected as the work progresses.
Connected to the rest of the shop
The scope has a home after the quote is won.
Keep work orders, bookings, field tickets, purchasing and billing with the job. Track each work order’s status and preserve the reasons when work is cancelled or reopened.
The practical details
Good questions.
Clear answers.
Yes. Build the estimate around the job, then use ticket-based billing for T&M or milestone and progress billing for contract work.
The won quote stays locked as the baseline. Use change orders to record the revised scope and its effect on the job.
Your people. Your iron. Your way of working.
Let’s start with one of your jobs.
Walk through your crew, your rates and the handoffs that take too much time.
Talk about your shop ↗