Siteworks Estimate

Before a single wall goes up, sitework decides whether your project makes money or bleeds it. Grading, paving, and underground utilities are where budgets quietly fall apart — a cut-and-fill volume rounded off, a trench run measured short, a paving quantity eyeballed from a small-scale plan. None of it looks like a mistake on bid day. All of it shows up later, as a change order that comes out of your pocket instead of the GC’s.

That’s the problem we solve. We deliver accurate, bid-ready sitework and civil estimates built directly from your plans and specifications not rough allowances, not rounded guesses. Every quantity is measured, every rate is current, and every estimate is priced to hold up from bid day to final grade.

Our takeoffs cover the full sitework picture  earthwork, exterior improvements, and underground utilities so nothing falls through the cracks between grading, paving, and utility installation. Whether you’re bidding commercial, residential, or public infrastructure work, you submit your number knowing it reflects what the project will actually cost to build, priced against current U.S. market rates.

Division 31 — Earthwork

Earthwork is priced by the cubic yard, and cubic yards add up fast when volumes are estimated loosely instead of calculated from the real grading plan. We take off earthwork the way it should be done off the actual elevations, not the acreage.

• Clearing, grubbing, demolition, and site stripping
• Excavation, backfill, and grading
• Cut-and-fill analysis and soil import/export
• Trenching, embankment, and compaction
• Subgrade preparation and stabilization

Division 32  Exterior Improvements

Paving and hardscape scope is easy to shortchange when it’s estimated from a small-scale site plan instead of measured directly. We quantify every square foot and linear foot so your exterior improvement bid is built on real numbers, not a rough site allowance.

• Asphalt and concrete paving
• Sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and ramps
• Hardscape elements, site furnishings, and striping
• Landscaping, soil preparation, and restoration

Division 33Utilities

Underground utilities are the scope with the least room for error, because mistakes here are the most expensive to fix once the trench is closed. We count every run, every structure, and every connection against the actual utility plan not an assumption.

• Water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage systems
• Underground piping, manholes, inlets, and structures
• Utility connections, tie-ins, and testing
• Trenching, bedding, backfill, and surface restoration

What’s Included in Your Siteworks Estimate

• Detailed earthwork estimates
• Exterior improvements estimating
• Underground utilities quantification
• Site improvements estimate
• Fencing, retaining walls, and site amenities
• A bid proposal ready to submit  no reformatting required

Why Contractors Choose Us for Reliable Sitework Estimates

A sitework bid built on guesswork puts your margin at risk before the job even starts. Here’s what a properly built estimate gives you instead:

• Transparent, itemized cost breakdowns for every phase of sitework, so you know exactly where your number comes from
• Protection against overspending, through accurate material and labor forecasting instead of rounded allowances
• A more accurate, more competitive bid that holds up against scrutiny from the GC and against the numbers your competitors submit
• Better scheduling and resource planning, because you know the real scope of earthwork, paving, and utility work before crews mobilize

When the scope underground and underfoot is priced right, everything built on top of itliterally and financially  starts on solid ground.

Our Siteworks Estimating Process

We keep the process simple, so you get a bid-ready number without adding work to your plate:

1. Plan & Scope Review: We review your plans and specifications to understand the full sitework scope, from grading to utilities.
2. Detailed Takeoffs & Pricing: We perform precise takeoffs across earthwork, exterior improvements, and utilities, then price every quantity using current, realistic labor and equipment rates.
3. GC-Ready Bid Preparation; Every estimate is cross-checked and delivered in a bid-ready format, so you can submit with confidence no last-minute scrambling to reformat numbers before the deadline.

Don’t Let Hidden Sitework Scope Decide Your Margin

The contractors who win sitework bids consistently aren’t the ones who guess best  they’re the ones who know their numbers cold before they ever submit. Let our team build that foundation for you.

Get a Free Quote or call (972) 331-1160 to talk through your next sitework package.