what are some of the ways other contractors estimate commercial jobs?
1. Takeoff
2. Request gear and Fixture package quotes from suppliers
3. Input takeoff quantities into estimating software to get labor hours and general material pricing
4. Wait for quotes to come back....qualify each quote then chose the best option
5. Total up all costs above
6. Increase for overhead and profit
7. Submit your quote
8. Finally find out you were beat by 20% by another contractor
9. Forget about not getting that one and start on your next opportunity...
Pretty easy actualy....