Chicago Construction Estimating Services
Chicago construction estimating and takeoff services for general contractors and subcontractors in Cook County and the collar counties, priced to Chicago union and prevailing wage rates.
Estimating for Chicago’s busiest market
Chicago is where most of Illinois’ large projects are bid. Bally’s Chicago, a $1.7 billion casino and 34-story hotel on the river in River West, has topped out and moved into interior build-out. On the Southeast Side, the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park is rising on 128 acres of the former U.S. Steel South Works site.
Projects like these pull subcontractors in every trade into heavy bid schedules. We help Chicago firms keep pace with accurate takeoffs and estimates delivered in 24 to 48 hours.
Priced for Chicago conditions
- Union labor rates for Chicago trades, or open-shop rates where your bid allows
- Cook County prevailing wage on public projects
- Permit, inspection and street-use costs under the Chicago Department of Buildings and the Chicago Construction Codes
- Downtown logistics: hoisting, deliveries and limited laydown in the Loop and River North
Chicago construction takeoff services
Chicago subcontractors send us their scopes for takeoffs on high-rise residential, tenant build-outs, schools, healthcare and infrastructure. We count every item on the drawings and return quantities ready for your pricing.
See everything we estimate and our flat-fee pricing. Bidding downtown? Read what to include in a Chicago bid.
Areas we serve around Chicago
- The Loop
- River North and River West
- West Loop and Fulton Market
- South Side
- O’Hare area
- Evanston and the North Shore
- DuPage County
- Lake County
- Kane County
- McHenry County
- Will County
- Northwest Indiana bidders working in Illinois
Outside Chicago we also estimate for contractors in Naperville, Aurora, Joliet, Elgin, Rockford, Springfield, Peoria, Champaign-Urbana and Bloomington-Normal.
Chicago estimating questions
Yes. We price union trades at current Chicago-area rates and open-shop work at market rates, matching what your bid requires.
Usually. Send the plans and bid date, and we’ll confirm a delivery time within one business day.