Tender Bid Calculator — Construction Bid Price Estimator | Blackridge Research
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Tender Bid Calculator Interactive Calculator ✦

Calculate the right bid price — direct costs, overhead, margin, and contingency. The estimator's essential tool.

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Your Inputs

Auto-filled with current list pricing — add to match your quote.

Your Estimated Results

Scenario:

Return multiple: Return on investment:
net of tracker cost
Payback period:
or annual investment

What this means

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Adjust the inputs above to calculate your results.

How It Works

Three steps to your number

01

Enter direct costs

Labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor costs.

02

Enter overhead

Indirect costs like office, management, and insurance.

03

Enter margin

Desired profit percentage.

04

Enter contingency

Risk buffer percentage for uncertainties.

Use Cases

Who uses this calculator

General contractors

prepare project bids.

Subcontractors

bid their portion of work.

FAQ

Your questions, answered

Typically 5-15% for general contractors, 10-20% for specialty contractors.
Typically 3-10% depending on project complexity and risk.
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