01 / BRITISH COLUMBIA
Building in BC?
Let’s find the work.
Work is slow. We find it every morning before your coffee — the permits, the tenders, the jobs worth pricing in your area, with who to call.
Put the morning list to workESTIMATING & BID-CHASING
BRITISH COLUMBIA + NEW YORKEM—001 / THE WHOLE DESKBUILT FOR THE TRADES
FIND. PRICE. CHASE.MEASURED. CHECKED. FOLLOWED THROUGH.
FIND. PRICE. CHASE.YOUR NEXT BIDIN GOOD HANDS
- The work, found.
- The counts, checked.
- The answer, chased.
You stay on
the tools.
We run
the desk.
SEND PLANS. GET COUNTS.
Estimating and bid-chasing for trades and small builders — British Columbia and New York.
YOU BUILD. WE’LL HANDLE THE REST.MEET YOUR NEW DESK
SAME TRADE. DIFFERENT HEADACHES.
You’ve got enough
on your plate.
EVEN WHEN NOBODY’S SITTING AT IT.
Building in BC?
02 / NEW YORK
Working New York?
Stay on the bid list.
Three unanswered invites and you’re off the bid list. We make sure you never miss one — and when you bid, we chase it until you get an answer.
Keep your bids movingFROM THE FIRST LEAD TO THE FINAL ANSWER
Three jobs.
One desk.
You build. We handle everything
that keeps you at the kitchen table.
ESTIMATEMINDS / FIELD NOTES01
01 / FIND THE WORK
The morning list.
We watch every permit board, tender site and planholder list in your area, every morning. The jobs worth bidding land in your inbox before your coffee. You never open a portal.
See the morning listSHEET 01DRAWN BY EMCHECKED BY EM
ESTIMATEMINDS / FIELD NOTES02
02 / COUNT EVERY LINE
The bid.
Send the plans. We count everything, price it on your rates, and a human estimator checks every line before it leaves. Marked-up drawings come with it — inspect our work in three minutes.
See what’s in a bidSHEET 02DRAWN BY EMCHECKED BY EM
ESTIMATEMINDS / FIELD NOTES03
03 / GET AN ANSWER
The chase.
We call the GC’s estimator until you get a yes or a no. Receipt confirmed in 48 hours, the prime-carry check two days after bid day, the award chase for the month after. Your bid never dies in an inbox.
Meet the whole deskSHEET 03DRAWN BY EMCHECKED BY EM
Drawing-sheet illustrations show the process, not live project data.
THIS IS WHY WE EXIST
Every estimating shop sells you a number.
Nobody finds you the work,
prices it, and chases it.
That’s the whole desk.
That’s EstimateMinds.
ESTIMATEMINDS
QUANTITY TAKEOFF
SCOPE / DESCRIPTIONQUANTITYUNITCHECK
Exterior wall framing1,240SF
Interior wall framing860SF
Drywall — walls2,480SF
Drywall — ceilings620SF
Base trim310LF
COUNTS YOU CAN INSPECT. NOT A BLACK BOX.
ILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A CLIENT BIDSHEET 01 / 01
DON’T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT
Inspect the product
before you hire it.
Open the counts. Follow the scope. See what a checked takeoff looks like before you send us a job.
Download sample takeoffXLSX · Illustrative sample. Real anonymized bid to follow.01How accurate is it?
Every bid is checked line by line by a human estimator before it leaves. You review and own your final number — always in writing.
02How fast?
Quotes in 4 business hours. Most bids back in 24–48 hours; rush available.
03What trades?
Framing, drywall, finishes, concrete, roofing, envelope, glazing, metals, sitework — ask if yours isn't listed.
04Where do you work?
British Columbia (Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver) and New York City (all five boroughs).
05What does it cost?
Send your drawings and the fixed quote comes back in 4 business hours. Founding-member rates are locked in writing the day you sign.
THE NEXT STEP IS SIMPLE
Send plans.
We'll take it from here.
Send your plans
Fixed quote in 4 business hours.
No obligation. A person on the other end.