Estimating Support That Fits Your Business
TN Cost Group provides outsourced estimating and bid support for general contractors and subcontractors. Whether you need help with one project, overflow during a busy stretch, or ongoing support, we adapt to your workload and the way your company bids.
From quantity takeoffs and detailed estimates to scope review and proposal preparation, each deliverable is built around your labor rates, material costs, overhead, profit goals, and preferred format.
You get reliable estimating capacity when you need it—without the cost of adding another full-time employee.
WHAT WE DO
Core Estimating Services
Choose support for a single project, a busy bidding period, or an ongoing workload. Each service can stand alone or be combined around the way your team works.
Quantity Takeoffs
We measure and organize the materials and scope quantities shown in the plans and specifications, with marked drawings and documented assumptions to provide a clear basis for pricing.
Detailed Estimates
We build project estimates using takeoff quantities, labor, materials, equipment, subcontractor quotes, and the pricing inputs agreed on with your team.
Bid & Scope Support
We review plans, specifications, addenda, and bid requirements to identify inclusions, exclusions, clarifications, and potential scope gaps before submission.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
More Ways We Can Support Your Team
Beyond takeoffs and estimates, TN Cost Group can support the work required to prepare, review, and deliver a complete bid.
Plan & Specification Review
Review of drawings, specifications, and bid documents to identify requirements that could affect scope, pricing, or submission.
Conceptual & Budget Estimates
Early-stage pricing based on the information available to help evaluate feasibility and establish a working project budget.
Bid Leveling
Side-by-side comparison of subcontractor and supplier proposals to identify scope differences, exclusions, and pricing gaps.
Proposal Preparation
Professional proposals that clearly present pricing, scope, assumptions, exclusions, and clarifications.
Change Order Pricing
Pricing support for revised scope, field changes, and added work, with the related labor and material impacts documented.
Bid Management Support
Help tracking due dates, addenda, proposal requirements, and submission details so opportunities keep moving.
HOW IT WORKS
Support Built Around the Way You Bid
We begin by learning your numbers, preferences, and expectations, then establish a repeatable process that fits your team.
01 — Learn Your Business
We start with a conversation about your goals, the work you pursue, and how you want your company represented. We document your labor rates, burden, travel, overtime, overhead and profit, and typical inclusions and exclusions.
02 — Build the Service
Choose the level of support that fits your operation—from help during busy periods to ongoing estimating, bid-calendar management, proposal preparation, submission support, and final review.
03 — Send Us the Plans
Once your information is established, send us the project documents and we get to work. As we learn your preferences, TN Cost Group becomes an extension of your team without the cost of another full-time position.
Have a Bid Coming Up?
Whether you need help with one estimate, overflow work, or ongoing estimating support, TN Cost Group can step in where your team needs it.