what we can offer you
Full-Service Construction Estimating — Complete estimates from plans, specifications, and bid documents.
Single-Trade Estimating — Standalone estimating for specific divisions or trades such as concrete, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, framing, civil, etc.
Material Takeoff Services — Quantity and material takeoffs without necessarily providing full pricing.
Conceptual & Budget Estimating — Early-stage estimates when complete construction documents aren't available yet.
Preconstruction Services — Budget development, design-phase estimating, scope development, constructability, procurement planning, and cost control before construction begins.
Bid Preparation & Bid Support — Helping contractors take an opportunity from bid documents through a completed proposal.
Second-Opinion & Independent Estimate Reviews — Independent review of an estimate before a contractor commits or submits a bid.
Estimate Auditing & Quality Control — Detailed QA/QC reviews designed to find omissions, duplications, quantity mistakes, scope gaps, and pricing errors.
Value Engineering & Cost Optimization — Finding alternative materials, systems, methods, or approaches that can reduce project cost.
Subcontractor & Vendor Bid Analysis — Comparing proposals, leveling bids, identifying exclusions, and determining true scope coverage.
Change Order Estimating & Review — Preparing or independently reviewing pricing for additions, deletions, RFIs, ASIs, and changed conditions.
Owner & Developer Cost Consulting — Independent estimating and cost analysis performed on behalf of owners and developers rather than contractors.
Contractor Cost Consulting — Helping contractors analyze project costs, labor rates, production rates, overhead, margins, and estimating strategy.
Project Cost Management — Tracking budgets, committed costs, forecasted costs, cost-to-complete, and project financial performance after award.
Cost Database & Market Pricing Services — Developing and maintaining localized labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and historical pricing databases.
Public & Government Bid Support — Estimating assistance specifically for municipal, state, federal, airport, military, and other public procurement projects.
Professional & Technical Review Coordination — Coordinating engineers, architects, or other licensed professionals when specialized technical review is required.
Constructability & Scope Review — Reviewing plans and specifications from a contractor’s perspective to identify conflicts, missing scope, difficult details, or costly construction issues.
Risk & Contingency Analysis — Identifying estimating risks and helping establish appropriate contingencies before a bid is submitted.
Bid Strategy & Bid/No-Bid Consulting — Helping contractors decide whether a project is worth pursuing and how aggressively it should be priced.
Historical Bid & Competitive Analysis — Reviewing past bid results, unit prices, competitors, award history, and market pricing to improve future bidding strategy.
Claims & Dispute Cost Analysis — Cost analysis related to disputed change orders, delays, differing conditions, productivity issues, or construction claims.
Insurance & Restoration Estimating — Estimating repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement costs where appropriate.
Capital Improvement & Facility Budgeting — Developing budgets for future repairs, renovations, upgrades, and capital improvement programs.
Estimating Systems & Consulting — Building or improving a contractor's internal estimating procedures, templates, cost codes, production rates, databases, checklists, and workflows.
Estimating Software & Workflow Setup — Helping companies establish estimating software, standardized estimate structures, templates, and digital processes.
Estimating Training & Staff Development — Helping contractors train project managers, junior estimators, or other personnel in estimating practices and procedures.
Fractional Estimator Services — Providing an experienced estimator to a company on a part-time or as-needed basis without them hiring a full-time employee.
Overflow Estimating Services — Taking on extra estimating work when a contractor's internal estimating department gets overloaded.
Outsourced Estimating Department — Acting as some or all of a contractor's estimating department on an ongoing basis.
Dedicated Estimating Partnership — A longer-term relationship where PBS becomes the designated estimating partner for a contractor rather than simply completing individual projects.
On-Demand Estimating Services — Customers send projects whenever they need help, without maintaining a fixed estimating staff.
Retainer-Based Estimating Services — Monthly estimating support for companies that have predictable estimating needs.
Bid-Day & Rush Estimating Services — Expedited assistance when deadlines are approaching or contractors suddenly need additional estimating capacity.
Pre-Bid Due Diligence — A comprehensive review of the project before a contractor commits resources or submits pricing.
Post-Bid Analysis — Reviewing results after a bid to determine where pricing was high or low and improve future estimates.
Estimate Benchmarking — Comparing a customer's estimate against historical data, market conditions, comparable projects, or independent pricing.
Cost Feasibility Studies — Helping determine whether a proposed construction project makes financial sense before significant money is spent on design.
Design-to-Budget Consulting — Continuously evaluating a developing design so the project stays within the owner's established construction budget.
Construction Cost Advisory Services — The broad umbrella category for clients who need experienced construction-cost expertise but don't necessarily need a traditional estimate.