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Estimate Builder

Builds a line-item estimate draft from a written job description.

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What it does

Builds a line-item estimate draft from a written job description

Reads a job description (scope, site notes, any known materials) and returns a structured estimate draft: line items split across labor and materials, a subtotal, a contingency, and the assumptions baked into the number. The output is a first pass, not a final quote. It surfaces the math and the assumptions in a shape a human can review, adjust, and finalize.

When you’d reach for it

  • Producing a draft quote from a written scope before a site visit so the conversation starts with a number on the table.
  • Generating rough estimates from inbound service-request descriptions so the dispatch queue has triage context before scheduling.
  • Seeding initial bid scopes from an RFP description for a subcontractor responding to a request for proposal.