Seamless Construction Estimating Solutions
Transform your construction business with fast, accurate, and stress-free estimating and takeoff services. 50+ trades. ±2% accuracy. Turnaround in 24-72 hours.
What we deliver
Three core promises behind every Vortex Estimating engagement.
Estimating Services
Fast, accurate, and stress-free construction estimating tailored for your business growth. From schematic-stage budgets through bid-day deliverables.
Takeoff Solutions
Our takeoff solutions streamline your estimating process, ensuring precision and efficiency for every project. ±2% accuracy on material quantities.
Business Growth
Unlock your construction business potential with expert estimating services designed to enhance your success — more bids submitted, more bids won.
Most-requested services
Six of our most-requested service lines. View all 50 services →
Construction Estimating Services
End-to-end construction cost estimating for commercial, residential, and industrial projects.
Learn moreCommercial Estimating Services
Cost estimates for office, retail, hospitality, healthcare, and mixed-use builds.
Learn moreResidential Estimating Services
Single-family, multi-family, and custom home estimating from preliminary through bid.
Learn moreCost Estimating Services
Bottom-up, parametric, and analogous cost estimates aligned to AACE Class 1-5.
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Plan-reading and material quantification accurate to industry tolerances.
Learn moreConcrete Estimating Services
Cubic-yard accurate concrete takeoffs for footings, slabs, walls, and structural elements.
Learn moreLumber Takeoff Services
Board-foot accurate lumber quantities, sheathing, and engineered wood.
Learn moreElectrical Estimating Services
Conductor lengths, device counts, gear schedules, and circuit-level NECA productivity.
Learn moreHVAC Estimating Services
Heating, cooling, ventilation equipment plus ductwork and controls.
Learn moreBuilt for every project type
Commercial
Office, retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, mixed-use, and tenant improvements.
ExploreRecent estimating wins
Anonymized snapshots of where our work made the difference for our clients.
$38M healthcare MOB — bid won by 1.2%
GC bidding a 4-story medical office building. We caught a 3,400 SF mismatch between the structural plan and the architectural plan that the competing estimator priced as-drawn. Corrected scope shaved $640K from our client's bid.
Retrofitted MEP estimate in 48 hours
Distribution warehouse MEP retrofit — client lost their in-house estimator the week the bid was due. Full mechanical, electrical, plumbing estimate delivered in 48 hours from a partial drawing set. Bid submitted on time.
Concrete takeoff held within 0.4% of as-built
Post-tensioned parking garage. Our pre-bid concrete CY came in within 0.4% of the final delivered tonnage. Client used the variance report to negotiate change orders during construction.
Sponsor licence change order avoided
Higher-education science building. We flagged 17 scope ambiguities during pre-bid takeoff that the design team clarified before construction. The clarifications avoided an estimated $2.1M in change orders.
Meet the estimating team
Senior estimators who own every deliverable that ships from Vortex.
Daniel Hartley
Daniel leads estimating operations at Vortex. 18 years across commercial and industrial construction estimating, AACE Certified Estimating Professional (CEP), former senior estimator at a top-50 ENR general contractor. Daniel owns final QA on every Vortex deliverable.
Sarah Mendez
Sarah runs the client-facing side of Vortex Estimating — intake, scope review, turnaround scheduling, and bid-day support. 12 years in construction project management, formerly a project engineer at a Boulder-based GC.
Marcus Chen
Marcus owns all mechanical, electrical, and plumbing estimating at Vortex. 14 years as an electrical estimator at a national MEP contractor, NECA Manual of Labor Units instructor, expert in Trimble Accubid and ConEst IntelliBid.
Free estimating resources
Templates, samples, and quick-reference guides from our team. No email gate.
What our clients say
“Vortex Estimating transformed our project management with their accurate and timely estimating services. Highly recommended!”
— John D.
“Thanks to Vortex Estimating, our construction bids are more competitive and stress-free than ever before. Amazing service!”
— Sarah L.
Quick quote — 4hr response
Send us your project. A senior estimator responds within 4 business hours.
- ✓ Free 4-business-hour scope review
- ✓ No commitment until you accept the quote
- ✓ NDA-friendly · 50 states served
Or reach us directly:
(719) 402-6501 · [email protected]
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Send us your plans, or call (719) 402-6501. We'll return a Vortex-grade estimate in 24-72 hours.