Construction Bid Calculator

Build a construction bid price from material, labor, equipment, overhead, and profit margin. See the full cost breakdown.

Material Cost

Labor Hours

hrs

Avg Labor Rate

/hr

Equipment Cost

Overhead

Profit Margin

Tab to move between fields

Bid Price

$344,736

Direct Cost$285,000

Overhead$34,200

Profit$25,536

Fully Loaded Rate$172.37

How to Use This Calculator

Enter the total material cost from your takeoff and supplier quotes.
Enter estimated labor hours and the average burdened labor rate per hour.
Enter total equipment costs (rental, fuel, and mobilization).
Set the overhead percentage and profit margin percentage.
Read the direct cost, overhead, profit, bid price, and fully loaded rate per labor hour.

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