Construction estimating services in Roy, UT

Roy issued 174 new residential units in 2025, up from 52 in 2024, with 149 of those units in multifamily buildings. That kind of swing means local subcontractors and suppliers are busier, and bid windows can be tighter. We work from your plans and specs, not from a queue, so most takeoffs are returned in 24 to 48 hours. If you are bidding a multifamily project against several other GCs, tell us the bid date and we can prioritize the divisions you need first.

Roy sits near the Great Salt Lake, and much of the area has silty, fine-grained soils with a shallow water table in places. That often means over-excavation and structural fill below footings, plus underdrain or footing drain runs. We take off the footing and slab quantities from the drawings, then carry over-excavation and fill as separate line items so you can see the cost before the geotech report is final. Confirm the actual bearing conditions with a local geotechnical engineer and the city building department.

Yes. Material and labor pricing is adjusted by ZIP code using RSMeans data, so a Roy takeoff reflects Weber County costs rather than a national average. That matters for concrete, framing lumber, and mechanical trades where local supply and crew availability move the number. We show labor and material separately in the Excel file, so you can swap in a subcontractor quote or a supplier price without rebuilding the takeoff.

Every estimate comes as an Excel workbook and a PDF, organized by CSI MasterFormat division. We also return a marked-up plan set with the takeoff so you can trace each quantity back to the sheet it came from. That matters on multifamily work where a reviewer may question a wall area or a footing length. If your team uses a different breakdown, tell us and we will match your division structure.

Yes. Multifamily is a large share of Roy's recent residential permits, and those projects need unit-by-unit repetition with common-area and site work broken out separately. We take off a typical unit, then apply counts for the unit mix, and carry corridors, stairs, elevators, and amenity spaces as separate line items. Our multi-family estimating services cover the full building, from footings through MEP rough-in.

We read the structural drawings for the ground snow load and wind speed the engineer used, then check that the roof framing and sheathing quantities match those loads. If the drawings do not state them, we flag it before pricing. We also measure ice-and-water membrane at eaves, valleys, and penetrations in linear feet, and carry snow guards or roof anchors if the spec calls for them. Confirm the adopted code edition and local amendments with the Roy building department.

The permit figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey for 2025. They count new privately-owned residential units permitted by the city of Roy, not commercial or industrial permits. In 2025 that was 174 total units — 25 single-family and 149 multifamily — with a permitted value of $47 million and an average value of $268,500 per unit. The survey is a useful demand signal, but it is not a substitute for your own project scope.

Send the architectural, structural, civil, and MEP sheets in PDF, plus any specifications and the geotech report if you have it. Tell us the bid date, the divisions you want priced, and whether you need alternates. If you only have a partial set, we can start with the divisions you have and note the assumptions. Most Roy projects are returned in 24 to 48 hours, and rush turnaround is available.

We cover Roy and the surrounding Wasatch Front, including nearby cities like Pleasant Grove and Tooele, and we also work statewide. If your project is in a neighboring city, the same ZIP-code-adjusted pricing and CSI division breakdown apply. For a broader view of how we handle Utah projects, see our Utah construction estimating services page.

Waste is applied by material, not as one blanket percentage. Ready-mix concrete typically carries 5 to 10 percent for overpour and uneven subgrade. Framing lumber runs 5 to 10 percent depending on plan repetition and cut complexity. Shingles and underlayment usually take about 10 percent. We show the waste line separately in the Excel file so you can see the base quantity and adjust it if your supplier or crew runs tighter. On multifamily work, repetition usually lets you use the lower end of those ranges.