Excavation Estimation — Professional Excavation Estimating
Professional Excavation Estimating

YOUR PLANS
IN. NUMBERS
OUT.

Accurate quantity takeoffs and full bid estimates for excavation contractors across 28 states — delivered 48 hours before your bid date. No per-bid fees. No contracts. Just winning numbers when you need them.

$5B+Work Estimated
48hrBefore Bid Date
28States Served
8Estimators
Earthwork Takeoffs
Site Grading
Underground Utilities
Paving & Flatwork
Erosion Control
Mass Haul Analysis
Demolition
Retaining Walls
3D Earthwork Models
Bid Proposals
48hrs Before Bid Date
Earthwork Takeoffs
Site Grading
Underground Utilities
Paving & Flatwork
Erosion Control
Mass Haul Analysis
Demolition
Retaining Walls
3D Earthwork Models
Bid Proposals
48hrs Before Bid Date
The Problem

The Best Contractors
Are Missing Bids.

The reason most excavation contractors aren't making more money isn't their crew, their equipment, or their reputation. It's that they can't get to every bid.

They see work they know they could win. The plans come in. The deadline is in two weeks. But there aren't enough hours in the day to estimate it alongside everything else — so they let it walk.

That job goes to someone else. It happens over and over. And most contractors have no idea how much revenue they're leaving on the table because they've never been able to bid at full capacity.

That's exactly the problem we exist to solve.

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No Time to Estimate

The owner is running jobs during the day and estimating at night. Something has to give — and it's usually the bid.

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Missed Scope Items

Erosion controls, dewatering, rock allowances — the items nobody priced that show up on every job and eat your margin.

Tight Bid Windows

Three bids due the same week. You submit two. The one you missed was the most profitable job you'd have won all year.

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The Cost of In-House

A qualified excavation estimator costs $80–120K/year. That's before benefits, training, and the 4 months it takes to get them productive.

How It Works

Plans In. Numbers Out.
48hrs Before Your Bid.

01
Day 1 · 0 hrs

Send Us Your Plans

Upload your full plan set, specs, and addenda. Email directly to us or share a Dropbox/Drive link. We confirm receipt within 2 hours.

02
Day 1 · Same Day

Estimator Assigned

A dedicated estimator reviews your full plan set, confirms scope, flags any clarifications, and gets to work immediately.

03
Day 2 · 36 hrs

QA Review

A second independent estimator verifies every quantity. Discrepancies are reconciled against source drawings before anything leaves our desk.

04
Day 2 · 48 hrs

Delivered to Your Inbox

Formatted Excel takeoff with plan markups, photo detail attachments, and written exclusions and clarifications. Ready to price and submit.

Scope of Work

Every Scope.
Estimated Right.

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Earthwork & Mass Haul

Cut/fill volumes, shrink/swell, import/export, mass haul analysis, 3D earthwork models, volume reports.

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Site Grading

Fine grading by surface type, aggregate base, subbase, building pad prep, geotextile, lime stabilization.

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Underground Utilities

Storm, sanitary, water main — pipe by size and material, structures, trench excavation, bedding and backfill.

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Paving & Flatwork

Asphalt by lift and mix, concrete flatwork, curb and gutter, ADA ramps, striping and signage.

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Erosion Control

Full SWPPP takeoffs — silt fence, inlet protection, seeding, erosion blankets, check dams, removal quantities.

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Demolition

Building demo, pavement removal, underground abandonment, clearing and grubbing, debris hauling.

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Retaining Walls

Segmental, CIP concrete, MSE, sheet pile — face area, drainage, backfill, riprap and slope protection.

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Full Bid Proposals

We take the takeoff all the way to a professional, submission-ready bid package with completed bid forms.

Plans & Pricing

Simple. Flat Rate.
No Surprises.

One monthly rate. No per-bid fees. No contracts. Pick your volume and we get to work.

Standard
For contractors getting started with outsourced estimating
$2,000
per month
15hrs / mo
Includes
  • Detailed quantity takeoffs
  • 3D earthwork models
  • Earthwork volume reports
  • 1 hr review & edits per takeoff
  • Plan markup & photo attachments
  • Exclusions & clarifications
  • Delivered 48hrs before your bid date
Scaling
For high-volume contractors maximizing bid capacity
Contact Us
custom pricing
36hrs / mo
Everything in Growth, plus
  • 36 hours of takeoffs
  • Material sourcing & quotes
  • Supplier outreach & coordination
  • Regional market pricing
Enterprise
Custom capacity with performance tracking
Custom
built around your volume
Customhrs / mo
Everything in Scaling, plus
  • Flexible monthly hours
  • Performance app & metric tracking
  • Bid win rate reporting
  • Dedicated account manager
Why Excavation Estimation

We Do One Thing.
Exceptionally Well.

Excavation-Only Specialists

We don't estimate MEP, framing, or drywall. We go deep in one discipline — excavation and civil site work — and because of that depth we deliver accuracy that generalist firms can't match.

Two-Stage QA on Every Job

Every takeoff is reviewed by a second independent estimator before delivery. Not one person checking their own work — two separate sets of eyes reconciling against source drawings.

Photo Attachments Included

We pull the relevant plan details and attach them directly to the takeoff. You never have to dig through a 200-page plan set to verify a number — everything is right there.

Flat Monthly Rate

No per-bid invoices. No friction every time a job lands on your desk. One predictable monthly cost — and you send us everything you've got.

We Learn Your Business

Over time we dial in your production rates, your markup structure, your preferred suppliers. The estimates get faster and more accurate every month as we build knowledge about how your company operates.

$5B+Work
Estimated
48hrBefore Your
Bid Date
10×More Bids
Submitted
28States
Served

Our Guarantee

If we miss a quantity, we fix it free — and your next takeoff is on us. We put it in writing because we're confident enough in our process to back it up every time.

What Contractors Say

Real Results.
Real Contractors.

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Before Excavation Estimation, I was doing all of my takeoffs myself — nights and weekends. I was submitting maybe 4 or 5 bids a month and constantly missing deadlines. Within the first 60 days of working with them, we were submitting 12 to 15 bids a month. We won three jobs in the first month we never would have had time to bid on our own. The numbers are accurate, the turnaround is real, and they actually learn how you operate.

KH
K. Harrison
Owner — Harrison Site Work & Grading · Tennessee
28 States Served

We serve excavation contractors across 28 states. Wherever your job is, we deliver your takeoff 48 hours before your bid date — so you have time to review and submit with confidence. Don't see your state? Reach out — we're expanding.

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SEND US YOUR
PLANS TODAY.

A complete, verified estimate 48 hours before your bid date. No commitment, no contracts — just a winning number when you need it.

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