Setting the Standard for Professional & Accurate On-Time Estimating Services
ESTIMATING SERVICES:
Our Mission:
Helping your company win more bids by providing you with the most accurate, precise and detailed estimates possible. Our main goal is to not only win the bid but to help you increase your profits! Being low bidder is easy but winning the bid and making money on it requires experience, skills and the right tools. When you hire our company you are hiring an entire team of estimators, contractors, engineers and business professionals to work for you! Our success is based on more than just estimating, we help you understand the financial side of your business to insure your company's success.
We provide consultation in these areas, but are not limited to the following topics:
Estimating Services
- Acquire Plans
- Accurate Estimating
- Relationship Building
- Bid Closeout
- Contract Negotiation
- Results and Bid Tracking
- Lien Form Usage
- Negotiate your Retainage
- Avoid Costly Contract Clauses
- Get paid on Change Orders
- Collect your money
- Bidders List
If you are new to the Mechanical contracting industry or a seasoned Mechanical contractor we can provide these estimating services to help you get started in the Mechanical contracting industry or gain that competitive edge in your market area. Charter Estimating also uses these estimating services to guide you through the Mechanical Estimating process.
HOW OUR ESTIMATING SERVICES WORK FOR YOUR COMPANY:
Choose Estimating Services Needed:You can choose from the different levels of estimating services that best fits your company’s needs. Material and Labor Take-off for when your company wants to enter the numbers in to their own software, or Complete Estimating Service including submitting your proposal on your companies behalf and bid tracking. We also offer budget services for you when projects do not have complete drawings available.
Acquire Plans: Plans can be obtained in several ways. Charter will get them, the contractor will supply them or email, or a hard copy can be ordered. Verification of project information such as bid dates, whether the job is union, non-union, or open shop, etc.
Accurate Estimating: Once we receive the project, we read all the specs, plans and scope of work are reviewed. Company procedures at Charter have multiple cross checks and balances to minimize errors. Our on screen take-off allows us to have better control over how we set up a project and reduce errors. We use your suppliers for all quoted material pricing and equipment.
Relationship Building: Obtaining a bidders list that includes all bidders is vital to winning a project. Provide us your "invites to bid" from a specific contractor. We will find the other contractors bidding the project and make sure your estimate gets into their hand. We offer these services so that your company is known to the General Contractors in your area.
Bid Closeout: Knowing how the numbers need to come together on bid day for a competitive estimate is just as important as an accurate take-off. Our numbers analysis will be performed and important information regarding the bid will be shared with you. Finally, any adjustment to the estimate is done and we work closely with you to finalize the bid before it is sent out.
Bid Tracking to get Results: Post bid follow up calls are made to confirm who won the bid, and what your placement was compared to other bidders. Because bidding doesn't stop on bid day. We use the information to adjust numbers on the next bid, when necessary. We do follow up calls on All of our estimates as it is vital information to help bid win ratios.
Contract Negotiation:Winning the project is great but negotiating the terms of the contract can be the difference between making a profit. This is a difficult issue for many estimators and companies. Before signing a contract, many mechanical contractors have a qualified person review it. Some do that before starting an estimate. Analyzing risky language during an estimate and putting in allowances for that language is a good way to prevent losses. I have often seen requirements in a contract that make it impossible to profit from change orders.
Lien Form Usage:Knowing how to use your leverage when signing away your rights to apply liens can be costly. We provide some insight on that subject that will help you get your money before you sign lien waver.
Retainage:Is aportion of the agreed upon contract price deliberately withheld until the work is substantially complete to assure that contractor or subcontractor will satisfy its obligations and complete a construction project The retainage is always a sore subject when it comes to the end of the project. You and your men have worked hard put in a project on time and the General Contractor holds a % of your money. Learn how to negotiate a lower percentage on the front end so you can keep the money you worked hard for.
Avoid Costly Contract Clauses:Many of the contracts you will receive from the GC will have hold harmless clauses that cover the GC. Be sure and only accept those clauses you are able to maintain control over or are able to insure. Remember that Every contract is negotiable and don't be afraid to walk away from the project if it appears it may do your company harm.
Change Orders:We can provide you with change orders. We all love change orders and so Get Paid for them. Some contracts will have clauses that will prevent you from getting paid on change orders esp. look for those clauses like No changes or extra's allowed. Whenever there is an amendment, variation or deviation to the original contract, a change order should be executed in writing to modify the original contract.
Collect Your Money:We offer essential estimating services to help your company not only survive in the construction industry but to Win in this industry.. We can help you get there. When you hire us to help you with your estimating needs we take that very seriously and offer not only the most accurate estimating services but we help you Grow Your Business! We have the Best technology to aid us in computer generated estimates along with the experience as mechanical contractors to guide you through the process of acquiring the plans, bidding, close outs, managing the project start to finish, and Collecting Your Money..
Bidders List:We will get a bidders list for your project so your bid goes to every contractor bidding the project. Even if your GC loses the project you still have a shot at winning with another contractor.
Why You Can Count On US
- We are a professional estimating services company offering quick estimates or our long term estimating solutions for contractors nationwide.
- We offer our five point process that is a proven method for successful competitive bidding.
- Estimating is our Only business and it's what we love and what we do Best..
- Give us an opportunity to earn your business, and we will not let you down
Q: Contractors sometimes ask me: "Do I need to be the low bidder to win the project?
A: My answer is: "No" A great percentage of construction work is acquired through the estimating process, and most jobs are awarded to the contractor who has the best "perceived price," but not necessarily the lowest.
Why Choosing Charter Estimating is Good Business..
Working with us is simply good business. The difference in cost between outsourcing this work to us & doing it in-house is substantial. There are numerous overhead costs(health insurance, retirement, payroll taxes, vehicles, cell phones, office space, office product consumption, estimating software & support) that are reduced for as long as we work together. At the same time there is zero loss of communication or teamwork. We are available at all times via phone, email, video,conference, or in person at your office.
We Want To Earn Your Business! So Send or Upload Your Plans Today For A Free Quote!
Need Help On How To Get Started? Send your plans to info@charterestimating.com
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