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Practical knowledge for specialty contractors

Compliance, change management, project controls, and the data discipline that compounds across bids. Written for California specialty subs — owners, PMs, estimators, and the field.

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How estimate pricing is calculated

Every estimate line runs the same four-step recipe — pad the quantity, extend by unit cost (tax on material only), add overhead then profit margin, round. Profit is a margin; overhead is a markup or a margin, set per estimate.

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Price your first estimate — cost types, assemblies, and the bid

Build an estimate line by line — cost types, assemblies priced per square foot, labor from your agreement's loaded rate — and read the raw cost, overhead, margin, and bid price it rolls up to.

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See STrOp in action

Single-pipeline operations for California specialty contractors — bid through warranty.

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