Multi-Division CSI Estimating Fees and 24–48 Hour Turnaround
A ConstructQuant file is usually billed somewhere from $150 to $1,000. That number is the service fee for the estimate, not a markdown from a higher list price. Most of those files are finished in 24 to 48 hours, and the proposal writes both the fee and the date before any measuring starts.
Request a QuoteWhat changes the fee
Three inputs move a quote inside that band, and sometimes past it:
- Drawing size. Sheet count and building area. A small issued set costs less to measure than a multi-story CD set.
- Trades. One CSI division, such as concrete or electrical, is a smaller file than a reconciled multi-division bid package.
- Plan quality. Issued drawings with specifications and addenda are faster to price than a schematic set that still needs allowances and a list of missing information.
The proposal names the dollar amount for the scope you send. There is no coupon, no seasonal discount, and no free first estimate.
Jobs past this band — a full building, a hospital MEP set, or drawings that are still incomplete — are priced after the plans are reviewed. You see that fee before work starts.
How a file moves from plans to delivery
- Send the plans. Send the drawings, specifications, addenda, the divisions you want, the project location, and the bid date.
- Receive the proposal. ConstructQuant reviews that package and replies with a fee and a delivery date. Work does not start until you accept that proposal.
- Measure and price the agreed scope. Quantities are taken off by CSI division. Pricing is applied only when the proposal includes it.
- Delivery. You receive the Excel file, the PDF markups, and the written assumptions named in the proposal.
The usual window for a file in the $150 to $1,000 band is 24–48 hours. That is not a promise that every set returns in two days. A larger drawing set can take longer, and the date in the proposal is the one that governs.
See the Excel and PDF format before you send plans, or request a quote.
Questions about the fee
What does the fee pay for?
The fee is the service charge for the agreed file: an Excel estimate or quantity workbook, PDF plan markups, a bid summary when pricing is included, and a written list of assumptions and exclusions. Only the deliverables named in the proposal are part of that fee.
What moves an estimate up or down inside $150 to $1,000?
Three things. The size of the drawing set, the number of trades or CSI divisions in the request, and how complete the plans and specifications are. A short, issued single-trade set sits toward $150. A multi-division package, or a set that is still schematic, sits toward $1,000 or is quoted past that band once the plans are reviewed.
Do you discount the fee?
No. ConstructQuant does not publish coupons, seasonal discounts, or a free first estimate. The proposal states one fee for the package you asked for.
When is a job outside the $150 to $1,000 band?
Larger drawing sets, many divisions, or incomplete documents are priced after review. The proposal states that figure before work starts. It is not a surcharge added after delivery.
Is 24–48 hours a guarantee?
It is the usual window for files in this fee band. The proposal writes the delivery date after the drawings are reviewed. A larger set, or one missing sheets, can take longer than 24–48 hours.