Construction estimating services in Eugene, OR

Pricing depends on project type, square footage, and how many disciplines you want covered. We quote per project after reviewing the plan set, and we do not publish a flat rate because a 2,000-square-foot tenant improvement and a 60,000-square-foot multifamily building are not comparable. Send the drawings and we will return a fixed quote before any work starts. That quote includes marked-up plan sets so you can see exactly what we measured.

Most projects are delivered in 24 to 48 hours. Rush service is available when you have a bid date inside that window. Turnaround depends on how complete the drawings are — a full architectural and structural set with a spec book moves faster than a partial set with addenda still pending. If you send a complete package, we can usually confirm the delivery date the same day we receive it.

Yes. We include hold-downs, anchor bolts, special inspection notes, and other seismic-related items as separate lines when the structural sheets call for them. Oregon adopts the International Building Code and International Residential Code with state amendments, and the seismic design category for a given site comes from the geotechnical report and the adopted code edition. Confirm the edition with the city building department. We also flag any seismic details that appear on the drawings but are missing from your bid form.

We take off both. Eugene's permit mix leans heavily multifamily, and we cover that along with single-family, tenant improvements, light industrial, and mixed-use. The measurement methods are the same; what changes is the spec level, the trade breakdown, and the level of detail the general contractor needs for their bid form. For multifamily, we typically break out units by type so you can price per unit or per building.

Excel and PDF, organized by CSI MasterFormat division, with marked-up plan sets showing what we measured and where. That lets your estimator check quantities against the drawings without redoing the takeoff, and it makes scope review with subcontractors faster. We can also provide a summary sheet by trade if your bid form is organized that way. All quantities are traceable to the marked-up sheets.

We use ZIP-code-adjusted material and labor pricing from RSMeans data, applied to the quantities we measure. That means the labor rates and material costs reflect the Eugene market rather than a national average. We can also price against a quote you have from a local supplier if you want the estimate to match a specific buyout. Just send us the quote and we will incorporate it into the final numbers.

A complete plan set (architectural, structural, civil, MEP), the specifications, any addenda, and the bid form or scope sheet you are pricing against. If you have a geotechnical report, send it — soils affect foundation and earthwork quantities. The more complete the package, the fewer assumptions we have to flag. If something is missing, we will tell you what we assumed and list it as an exclusion so you can decide how to handle it.

Yes. We cover the surrounding Willamette Valley and other Oregon markets, including Portland, Salem, Gresham, Hillsboro, and Beaverton. If your project is elsewhere in the state, send the address and we will confirm coverage and pricing adjustments. Our Oregon construction estimating page lists the cities we serve and the trades we cover most often in each market.

The permit figures we cite come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey. That survey counts new privately-owned residential units permitted by the city itself, not commercial permits and not all construction activity. It is a useful indicator of residential volume, but it is not a full picture of the Eugene construction market. We use it to understand trends, not to price individual projects.

We flag them. If a trade is missing from your bid form, or if a line item like erosion control or seismic hardware is not carried, we note it in the estimate so you can decide whether to add it or exclude it in writing. That is cheaper than discovering the gap after the contract is signed. We also provide a written list of assumptions and exclusions with every takeoff.