Standardize the takeoff
A task has a category, description, quantity, unit, location, specification, source and verification state.
03 · VERIFY & ESTIMATE
A clear number
starts with clear scope.
Trace a quantity to its source. Review the assumptions. Understand how the result was calculated.
EXPLORE ↓AI proposes.
People verify.
The engine calculates.
The core calculation service is designed to work independently of AI and presentation. Landscape / Residential is the initial scope; historical rates remain reference information until current project policies are reviewed.
Review the scope
Resolve missing dimensions, rates and assumptions. Changes preserve the original value and reviewer history.
Calculate the base
Material, labor, equipment and subcontractor costs remain traceable to explicit inputs.
Apply commercial policy
Markup, contingency, discounts and adjustments remain separate from the reviewed quantity and base cost.
CALCULATION STRUCTURE
Material = Quantity × Material rate
Labor = Quantity × Hours per unit × Labor rate
Equipment = Quantity × Equipment rate
Direct cost = Material + Labor + Equipment + Subcontractors
Rates, waste, allowances and tax policy are project inputs. No market rates or project quote are implied by this illustration.Questions, answered.
What makes an estimate ready for review?
Mapped tasks, valid units, suitable rates, resolved assumptions and the required quantity approvals. A final estimate should not hide unresolved critical warnings.
Can a client see internal margins?
The planned report and permission model separates internal rates, overhead, profit and private notes from the explicitly shared client view.
Are these calculations production validated?
The specification requires matching reference workbook cases before production use. Those workbooks and current rate policies are not part of this public-site release; no production price is calculated here.