Sitework and earthwork
Mass excavation, over-excavation for expansive clay, structural fill, and utility trenching on tight US-36 corridor sites.
CY · LF · TONBroomfield, CO
Construction estimating services in Broomfield, CO
Broomfield issued 970 new residential units in 2025, 92% of them multifamily. We produce CSI-organized quantity takeoffs and estimates for the contractors and developers building along the US-36 corridor.
24–48 hours for most projectsTypical turnaround
Every CSI divisionSitework through MEP
Broomfield ZIP pricingLocal material and labor
Price confirmed firstBefore any work starts
Census BPS · Broomfield · 2025Real permit data
Broomfield new housing permits2025
New housing units970Change vs. 2024+140%Permitted construction value$227MAverage value per unit$234,000Rank among covered Colorado cities#7
Single-family: 76 (8%)Multifamily: 894 (92%)
U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Residential only.
What makes construction estimating in Broomfield, CO different?
Broomfield's 2025 permit mix is 92% multifamily, so estimates lean on Type III and V wood-frame over podium, elevator and stair cores, and shared MEP risers. Add Front Range expansive clay soils, IECC-driven envelope values, and Broomfield County's own adopted code set rather than a surrounding county's.
- Broomfield permitted 970 new housing units in 2025, #7 among the Colorado cities we cover.
- About 92% were in multifamily buildings; 8% were single-family.
- Permit volume was up 140% compared with 2024.
Broomfield sits between Denver and Boulder along US-36, and its permit activity reflects that position. The city issued 970 new privately-owned residential units in 2025, up from 405 in 2024 — a 140% jump — with 894 of those units multifamily. Permitted value reached $227M, an average of $234,000 per unit. That mix tells you what a takeoff here has to handle: repeated unit types, long podium and garage slabs, and MEP systems that run through shared chases rather than individual runs.
We build estimates for that work in Excel and PDF, organized by CSI MasterFormat division, with marked-up plan sets so you can trace every quantity back to the sheet it came from. Material and labor pricing is adjusted by ZIP code using RSMeans data, and most projects come back in 24–48 hours. If you are pricing a Broomfield job, start with our Colorado construction estimating services and send the plan set through the estimate request form.
- Coverage
- Broomfield and nearby Colorado communities
- Deliverable
- Excel estimate + marked-up PDF plans
- Pricing basis
- Broomfield ZIP-code material and labor costs
- Turnaround
- 24–48 hours for most projects
- Software
- Bluebeam Revu, PlanSwift, RSMeans data
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For bidders. You need quantities you can defend in a bid review. We return line items by division with waste factors stated separately, so you can see exactly where your number moves before you commit to a lump sum.
02
For builders. You are buying out framing, concrete and MEP packages. We break the estimate down by trade and by building, so a podium slab or a roof truss package can be sent to subs without re-cutting the whole takeoff.
03
For owners. You are comparing a budget to a GMP. We reconcile the estimate against your pro forma by division, flagging the scopes where Broomfield's unit mix and soil conditions typically push cost.
Broomfield by the numbers
Broomfield's residential construction pipeline
Select a bar to compare Broomfield with the largest Colorado markets we cover.
970New housing units, 2025
5.7%Of all units in the Colorado cities we cover
$227MPermitted residential value
92%In multifamily buildings
New housing units permitted in 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
This city
Broomfield
970 new housing units in 2025 (+139.5% vs 2024).
76 single-family · 894 multifamily (92%).
A multifamily market, not a subdivision market
Of the 970 residential units permitted in Broomfield in 2025, 894 were multifamily — 92% of the total. Single-family permits were 76. For an estimator, that means your time goes into repeated unit plans, corridor layouts, elevator and stair cores, and the MEP risers that serve them, not into lot-by-lot variation. It also means the building envelope is a large share of cost: with that much multifamily square footage, window-to-wall ratio, balcony thermal breaks and roof assemblies drive the number more than any single trade. Broomfield ranked 7th of 21 covered Colorado cities by units and accounted for 5.7% of the 16,921 units permitted across those cities, so the volume is real and recurring. Contractors working this corridor often bid Broomfield alongside Commerce City and Longmont, where the unit mixes differ.
What the 140% swing does to a bid calendar
Units permitted rose from 405 in 2024 to 970 in 2025, a 140% increase. That kind of swing compresses bid calendars: more projects chasing the same framing, concrete and MEP subcontractors, and shorter windows to price them. Average permitted value per unit was $234,000, which is a useful sanity check when you are reviewing a budget — if your per-unit number lands far below that on a comparable product type, check whether sitework, garage, or amenity square footage was left out of the denominator. Because much of this work is podium and wrap construction, we usually price concrete and MEP scopes separately before rolling them into the master estimate.
Services
Construction estimating services in Broomfield
We take off the scopes that dominate Broomfield's multifamily and commercial pipeline, from dirt to trim.
Concrete and podium
Footings, slab-on-grade, post-tensioned podium decks, and garage ramps priced by mix design and thickness.
CY · SF · LB/ SFFoundation systems
Spread footings, drilled piers and grade beams sized to Front Range soils, with formwork and reinforcement separated.
CY · LF · TONWood framing
Type III and V wall, floor and roof framing by member size, plus sheathing, blocking and hardware counts.
BF · LF · EARoofing and envelope
TPO and modified bitumen roof assemblies, WRB, flashing and balcony waterproofing for low-slope multifamily roofs.
SF · LFMEP systems
Shared risers, corridor mains, unit rough-in counts, and rooftop mechanical screened by equipment schedule.
LF · EA · TONInterior finishes
Unit-turn finishes by type: drywall, paint, LVT, tile, cabinets and countertops counted per unit plan.
SF · LF · EACommercial and industrial
Tenant improvement and light industrial scopes in Broomfield's business parks, from demolition to final tie-in.
SF · LF · EAWho we provide estimates for
Who we estimate for in Broomfield
General contractors
Broomfield's 2025 permit mix ran 92% multifamily, so you are bidding repeated unit types on podium and garage slabs. We return division-level quantities you can defend at buyout.
Multifamily developers
With 894 of 970 permitted units in multifamily, your pro forma turns on cost per unit. We break shared chases, common areas and garage decks out separately from rentable unit scope.
Framing and concrete subcontractors
Podium and wrap construction along US-36 means repetitive decks and shear walls. We give you board feet, form contact area and rebar tonnage you can price without re-measuring.
MEP subcontractors
Multifamily MEP runs through shared chases and stacked wet walls, not individual runs. We count fixture groups, riser lengths and branch runs per typical floor so your labor hours hold.
Architects and design teams
You need a cost check before a set goes to bid in Broomfield or nearby Longmont. We price the drawings as drawn and flag missing scope by CSI division.
Owners and facility managers
Your capital budget has to survive Broomfield's permit and inspection sequence. We reconcile the estimate against your pro forma and flag divisions where the unit mix pushes cost.
Where we provide estimates
Broomfield areas and nearby communities we cover
Broomfield spans Broomfield County and reaches into Boulder, Adams and Weld counties along US-36 and the Northwest Parkway. We price plan sets for projects across the city and the surrounding Front Range communities.
Central Broomfield
- Original Broomfield
- Broomfield Heights
- Interlocken
- Broomfield Town Center
- Arista
North and east Broomfield
- Anthem
- Wildgrass
- The Broadlands
- Aspen Creek
- Northwest Parkway corridor
Nearby cities we cover
Property types
Types of Broomfield properties we estimate
The 2025 permit data is clear: 894 of 970 new residential units were multifamily, and the average permitted value was $234,000 per unit. That is a multifamily market with a steady single-family tail of 76 units, plus the commercial and industrial work that follows rooftops along US-36.
Podium multifamily
The dominant Broomfield product: four to five wood-framed levels over a concrete podium with a wrapped or structured garage. We take off the podium slab, garage deck, unit repetition and shared MEP chases separately.
Watch for: Podium slab thickness, garage deck waterproofing, unit-to-unit wet wall stacking
Garden-style apartments
Three-story walk-ups on grade with surface parking. Repetitive unit plans make this the fastest takeoff, but site retaining and utility runs across sloping pads drive the real cost spread.
Watch for: Retaining walls, pad elevation changes, per-building utility runs
Single-family homes
The 76 single-family units permitted in 2025 sit mostly in the north Broomfield communities. We price full house takeoffs by division, including foundation, framing, roofing and MEP rough-in.
Watch for: Expansive clay overexcavation, roof pitch and truss package, HVAC zoning
Townhomes and rowhouses
Party walls, shared foundations and repeated floor plans. We count per-unit quantities and separate the common site and fire separation scope so you can price each building type.
Watch for: Party wall fire assemblies, shared foundation walls, unit count accuracy
Commercial and retail
Interlocken, Arista and the US-36 corridor carry office, hotel and retail shells. We estimate core and shell by division and can carry tenant improvement scope separately.
Watch for: Core and shell vs. TI split, curtain wall, rooftop mechanical screening
Industrial and flex
Warehouse and flex buildings along the Northwest Parkway and in the eastern Broomfield industrial pockets. Slab-on-grade, tilt or metal panel walls and long roof spans set the cost.
Watch for: Slab flatness and thickness, panel erection, fire protection coverage
Local factors
What changes a construction estimate in Broomfield
Broomfield's numbers look simple until you get into the dirt and the inspection sequence. These are the drivers that move a Broomfield estimate away from a Denver or Boulder baseline.
Permitting and code review
Broomfield is a consolidated city and county, so building permits, plan review and inspections run through the city rather than a separate county office. Multifamily projects go through plan review with fire, accessibility and energy code checks, and the adopted editions of the IBC, IRC, IECC and NEC change on a cycle. Confirm the current adopted editions with the Broomfield building department before you lock your permit and inspection allowances.
Broomfield Building Division · IBC · IECC · NECSoils and foundation scope
Front Range soils under Broomfield include expansive clay and bentonite, and geotechnical reports often call for overexcavation, moisture conditioning or drilled pier and grade beam systems instead of simple spread footings. That changes concrete volume, rebar tonnage and haul-off quantities. Price the geotech recommendation, not the default foundation detail.
Expansive clay · Drilled piers · Grade beams · Geotechnical reportClimate and freeze depth
Broomfield sits in a cold, semi-arid climate with a real frost depth, so footings, utility burial and exterior details follow freeze protection requirements. Hail and wind-driven snow also drive roofing and envelope specifications above what a milder market would use. These choices show up in material cost, not just labor.
Frost depth · Hail resistance · Snow load · Wind upliftLabor market and wage rates
Broomfield competes for the same Front Range trades as Denver, Boulder and Longmont, and multifamily volume keeps framing, concrete and MEP crews busy. Wage rates and crew availability move with that demand, so a labor number carried over from a slower market will miss. We adjust material and labor pricing by ZIP code using RSMeans data.
RSMeans data · Front Range trades · ZIP-code adjustment · Multifamily volumeSitework, drainage and land use
Sloping pads, storm drainage and water quality requirements shape the earthwork and utility scope on Broomfield sites. Cut and fill balance, retaining walls, and connection to existing storm and sanitary lines are common line items. Land use approvals and setbacks can also force building placement that increases site work.
Cut and fill · Storm drainage · Retaining walls · Water qualityMaterials and logistics
Broomfield's position on US-36 between Denver and Boulder keeps most material suppliers within a short haul, but multifamily schedules still create delivery sequencing and staging constraints on tight sites. Concrete, structural steel and truss packages should be priced with current lead times. Sales and use tax treatment on materials is worth confirming with your accountant.
US-36 corridor · Concrete lead times · Truss packages · Sales and use taxBroomfield estimating guide
How Broomfield conditions show up in a takeoff, trade by trade
Broomfield's Front Range location between Denver and Boulder puts its own stamp on quantities and scope, and the 2025 permit mix — 970 new residential units, 894 of them multifamily — tells you where the risk sits. Here is how that shows up trade by trade.
Sitework and earthwork
Broomfield sits on expansive clay soils along the Front Range, so a takeoff that stops at cut and fill misses the expensive part. We carry over-excavation below footing lines, imported structural fill, lime or cement stabilization, and moisture conditioning, plus the import/export balance that drives haul-off truck counts. Because the city sits at the I-25/US-36 interchange, staging and truck routing around the interchange and the Northwest Parkway affect cycle times you should price. Storm drainage is its own line: area drains, swales, and detention tied to the city's drainage criteria. If you need a clean cut/fill and utility trench quantity set, our sitework estimating services break it out by CSI 31 and 33 sections.
Framing and envelope
Broomfield's multifamily share means repetitive wood-frame or light-gauge podiums with tight floor-to-floor dimensions, so framing takeoffs live and die on plate heights and stud spacing. We count studs by wall type and height, add headers, blocking, and sheathing by sheet with a typical waste factor, and separate interior from exterior walls because the envelope assembly changes the sheathing and WRB quantities. Colorado's wind and hail exposure pushes roof sheathing nailing and ice barrier details into the estimate, and the IECC climate zone for the area affects insulation R-values you should confirm with the local building department. Our framing estimating services and roofing estimating services pages show how we split division 06 from division 07.
General conditions and divisions 01–14
The trades get the attention, but on Broomfield podium jobs the general conditions and division 01 scope often carry the surprise. We build a line-item general conditions budget: supervision months, temporary power and heat, dumpsters by pull, final cleaning, and the permit and plan review fees that the city charges. Division 03 through 14 finishes are taken off by room or by unit type so a 60-unit building and a 240-unit building are not priced with one blended rate. For commercial and industrial work along the US-36 corridor, we add the specialty scopes — fire protection, conveying, and process — that a residential template would miss. Our commercial estimating services and multi-family estimating services pages show the full division structure.
Concrete and foundations
Multifamily podium and garden-style work dominates the concrete scope here, and the difference between a slab-on-grade and a post-tensioned podium deck is a completely different takeoff. We quantify formwork by contact area, not floor area, and separate slab-on-deck, slab-on-grade, and elevated decks so your concrete sub can bid apples to apples. For Broomfield's frost conditions, footings have to reach below the local frost depth — confirm the adopted depth with the city building department — and that depth feeds directly into excavation and concrete volumes. Rebar is taken off by bar size and lap, not by tonnage guess, and we flag dowel and embeds scope that often falls between the foundation and structural steel packages. See our concrete estimating services and foundation estimating services for the full division 03 and 31 breakout.
MEP systems
On a 200-plus unit Broomfield project, MEP is usually the largest single trade package and the one most often bid from a schematic set. We take off plumbing fixtures by count and by riser, domestic water and sanitary by linear foot with fitting counts, and HVAC by tonnage, ductwork by pound and linear foot, and equipment by schedule. For multifamily, we separate in-unit rough from common-area and central plant scope so the mechanical and electrical bids do not double-count or miss the corridor and riser work. Electrical is counted by device, fixture, and feeder run, not by a square-foot allowance. Our MEP estimating services page covers divisions 21 through 26 in the same format.
Scope gaps we see on Broomfield bids
- Over-excavation and structural fill below footings on expansive clay are excluded or carried as a unit-price item nobody prices.
- Frost-depth footing elevations are shown on the civil sheet but not carried into the structural concrete takeoff, so concrete volume is short.
- Podium waterproofing and deck coating fall between the concrete and roofing packages, and neither bid includes them.
- Multifamily corridor, stair, and common-area MEP rough is left out when the electrical and mechanical bids assume in-unit only.
- Final cleaning, dumpster pulls, and temporary heat for winter pours are missing from division 01 general conditions.
- Plan review and permit fees are listed as an owner cost but never entered as a line in the contractor's budget.
Free tool
Concrete volume calculator
Quick check for a single element. For a full drawing set, send the plans and we measure everything, including the items calculators miss.
Typical waste: 3–5% for slabs, 5–10% for footings and walls. Truck count assumes 10 CY loads; confirm load size with your ready-mix supplier.
Result
19.4CY
Net volume18.5 CY
Cubic feet500 CF
Ready-mix trucks (10 CY)2
80 lb bags (premix)875
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How it works
How we estimate a Broomfield project
- Read the full setArchitectural, structural, civil and MEP drawings, the geotechnical report and every addendum.
- Check Broomfield conditionsLocal code edition, site and drainage requirements, soils and any hazard rules are confirmed before the takeoff starts.
- Take off by CSI sectionQuantities measured and color-coded on the plans, so every number traces to a sheet.
- Price to BroomfieldMaterial and labor costs adjusted to the project ZIP code, or to your own supplier quotes and crew rates.
- Check and deliverA second estimator checks quantities before the estimate goes out.
Sample output
Sample takeoff: Broomfield podium multifamily building
| Section | Line item | Qty | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 30 00 | Podium slab on deck, 8 in. | 18,400 | SF |
| 03 30 00 | Slab on grade, 5 in., reinforced | 9,600 | SF |
| 03 10 00 | Footing concrete, frost depth | 142 | CY |
| 03 20 00 | Rebar, #4 through #8 | 38.5 | TON |
| 06 10 00 | Wood framing, bearing walls | 21,300 | SF |
| 07 21 00 | Batt insulation, exterior walls | 14,800 | SF |
| 09 30 00 | Tile, unit baths and corridors | 6,200 | SF |
| 22 10 00 | Domestic water piping, PEX | 4,950 | LF |
Worked example: footing concrete for a Broomfield multifamily building
This is an illustrative calculation for a 60-unit, four-story wood-frame building over a podium on a Broomfield site. Dimensions are illustrative and not from a specific project. The goal is to show how frost depth and waste move the number.
Assume a continuous strip footing 24 in. wide by 18 in. deep, running 820 LF around the building perimeter and 260 LF under interior bearing walls, for 1,080 LF total. The footing bottom is set below the local frost depth; confirm the adopted depth with the city building department before you price the excavation that goes with it.
Cross-section area = 2.0 ft × 1.5 ft = 3.0 SF. Volume = 1,080 LF × 3.0 SF = 3,240 CF. Divide by 27 to get cubic yards: 3,240 ÷ 27 = 120.0 CY.
Now add the items a bare volume misses:
| Step | Calculation | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Net footing volume | 1,080 LF × 3.0 SF ÷ 27 | 120.0 CY |
| Waste and overpour, typical 5% | 120.0 × 1.05 | 126.0 CY |
| Pier pads, 24 ea at 3 ft × 3 ft × 1.5 ft | 24 × 13.5 CF ÷ 27 | 12.0 CY |
| Total ordered concrete | 126.0 + 12.0 | 138.0 CY |
At that point you still owe the takeoff formwork (contact area, not volume), dowels, and the vapor barrier and gravel under slab-on-grade, which are separate division 03 and 31 lines. If the structural drawings show a deeper footing or a stepped bottom, re-run the cross-section rather than scaling the total, because a 6 in. depth change on this run is about 40 CY — larger than most bidders' contingency. Send the structural and civil sheets together so the frost depth, footing elevation, and excavation quantities stay consistent.
FAQ
Broomfield construction estimating questions
How much does a Broomfield multifamily takeoff cost?
We price by project scope, not by a flat city rate, because a 60-unit podium building and a 240-unit garden-style project have very different MEP and concrete quantities. Send the plan set and we will quote before starting. Turnaround is 24–48 hours for most projects, with rush available. The deliverables are Excel and PDF organized by CSI MasterFormat division, with marked-up plan sets, using ZIP-code-adjusted material and labor pricing.
Where do the Broomfield permit numbers on this page come from?
The figures are from the U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey for 2025, counting permits issued by the city itself for new privately-owned residential units only. That is 970 total units, up from 405 in 2024, with 76 single-family and 894 multifamily units — about 92% multifamily. Permitted value was $227M, an average of $234,000 per unit. Because the survey covers residential only, it does not measure commercial or industrial permit activity in Broomfield.
Do you account for Broomfield's expansive soils in a takeoff?
Yes, and it is one of the first things we ask about. Front Range clay soils often require over-excavation below footings, imported structural fill, and lime or cement stabilization, all of which are division 31 line items. If the geotechnical report is available, send it with the plans. Without it, we carry a clearly labeled allowance and flag the items so you can adjust once the report is issued. Those quantities can move a foundation budget more than the concrete itself.
Can you take off a project in Broomfield from a partial or schematic set?
Yes. Most multifamily bids go out before the MEP drawings are fully coordinated, so we take off what is dimensioned, carry allowances for the rest, and label every allowance so nobody mistakes it for a firm quantity. When the next set is issued, we update the takeoff and show what changed. That is usually cheaper than waiting for a 100% set and compressing the bid window.
What CSI divisions do you cover for Broomfield projects?
We cover the full MasterFormat range from division 01 general requirements through division 33 utilities. Residential and multifamily work usually concentrates in divisions 03, 06, 07, 09, 22, 23, and 26, while commercial and industrial work along the US-36 corridor adds divisions 11, 21, 27, and 28. The estimate is organized by division and section so your subcontractors can bid directly from the spreadsheet.
How do you handle Broomfield's wind, hail, and freeze conditions in the estimate?
We reflect them in quantities and details rather than a blanket percentage. Roof sheathing nailing, ice barrier, and class 4 impact-rated shingles show up as division 07 line items; frost-depth footings show up in division 03 and 31; freeze protection for piping shows up in divisions 22 and 23. The exact requirements depend on the adopted code edition and local amendments, so confirm those with the Broomfield building department before finalizing the scope.
Do you serve nearby cities around Broomfield?
Yes. We cover the northern Front Range and the Denver metro, including Greeley, Longmont, Loveland, Castle Rock, Commerce City, and Grand Junction. The cost drivers shift with each jurisdiction's permit process and soil conditions, so we adjust the pricing basis and note the local requirements in the estimate. If your project is in one of those cities, send the plans and tell us the jurisdiction.
What do you need from me to start a Broomfield takeoff?
Send the architectural, structural, civil, and MEP drawings you have, plus the geotechnical report if it exists and the project address or ZIP code. A unit mix, a site plan, and any specifications help. We return questions within the first few hours if something is missing. The output is Excel and PDF by CSI division with marked-up plan sets, using Bluebeam Revu, PlanSwift, and RSMeans data.
How accurate is a takeoff done from PDFs rather than a model?
Accuracy depends on the drawing quality, not the file format. A dimensioned PDF set with clear wall types and schedules supports a reliable quantity takeoff; a schematic set supports allowances, not firm numbers. We state which is which in the estimate. If you have a Revit or IFC model, we can use it to cross-check areas and counts, but we still verify against the drawings because models are often out of date.
Do you estimate commercial and industrial work in Broomfield?
Yes. Broomfield has commercial and industrial pockets along the US-36 and I-25 corridors, and those projects carry scopes a residential template misses: fire protection, conveying, process piping, and specialty electrical. We take those off by system and by equipment schedule, and we separate landlord from tenant scope when the lease line matters. Send the drawings and the lease exhibit if there is one.
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Send your Broomfield project plans for a quote
Email your plan set and the project address, and we will confirm scope and turnaround — 24–48 hours for most projects, rush available — before we start.
- We review the set and check for missing sheets or addenda.
- You get a quote with a price and a delivery date.
- You approve and we start the takeoff.
- You receive the Excel estimate and marked-up plans.