Structural steel and metals estimating services

Columns with base and cap plates, beams and girders, steel joists by designation, bracing and gusset plates, metal deck, ledgers, angles, embeds and connection material, with weights in pounds. Miscellaneous metals such as stairs, railings, ladders, canopies and bollards are included where they are in the scope.

Fabricated metal items outside the main frame: steel stairs and pan treads, guardrails and handrails, ladders, canopies, bollards, lintels, embeds, gratings and support brackets. They are usually shown on the architectural drawings, not the structural ones.

Both. Each member is listed with its weight in pounds, and totals can be given in tons. On one warehouse we estimated, beams alone were 91,541 pounds, about 46 tons.

It depends on the frame and the amount of miscellaneous metals. On one 63,700 square foot warehouse building we estimated, Division 05 trade cost was $16.01 per square foot before general requirements and markups.

Yes. Joists are counted by designation and span, and deck is measured by area and type, so each can be sent to its own supplier for a quote.

It is priced on a stated assumption and marked as assumed on its own line, and missing details are listed as questions with the estimate.

Division 05 Metals. Structural steel framing is 05 12, steel joists 05 21, steel decking 05 31, cold-formed framing 05 40, metal fabrications 05 50, metal stairs 05 51 and railings 05 52.

Yes. This page shows a full sample from a finished job (structural and miscellaneous steel, for a retail store addition, 5,155 sq ft in Florida), which you can open full screen and read page by page. It was built to that client's own specification, so the wage rates, pricing and overhead and profit are theirs. Ask us for a current sample in your own trade.

From our own pricing database, built with local vendors across the United States. An estimator enters the project's ZIP code and gets current material prices for that market, and vendors update their prices as they change. Labor is priced as union or open shop, or at Davis-Bacon rates with fringes on government work.

Yes. The estimate is delivered as an editable Excel workbook with the formulas built in. Change any quantity, rate or markup and the whole estimate recalculates. If overhead and profit was set at 25% and you want 30%, change that one cell and every total updates, so you can adjust your number minutes before the bid is due without sending it back to us.

As many as you need. Every revision is free, including addenda, scope changes and pricing updates, however many times you come back, and there is no time limit. Revisions are handled on priority and are typically returned within an hour to a few hours, depending on the size of the change.

A single project starts at $199, and simple scopes typically run $100 to $250. Larger buildings typically run $200 to $500, and large or multi-story structures are quoted individually. The quote is free and usually comes back in about 20 minutes.

Yes. Every estimate is built to the client's own specification. Send your shop and field rates, price per pound or template and the package is returned that way, or order the member list alone.