Estimating
Combine quantities, crews, equipment, materials, production rates, mobilization, overhead, and profit in one estimate.
- Reusable cost and rate libraries
- Locked calculation detail with controlled overrides
- Customer proposal generation
The information keeps moving after the bid.
Groundwork connects estimating, takeoff, projects, field production, equipment, time, and completed-job actuals without rebuilding the job at each handoff.
Core Groundwork workflows
Plan takeoff
Upload multipage PDF plans, calibrate each sheet, measure the work, edit measurement points, and preserve the quantity source.
- Length, area, perimeter, and count
- Full-screen measurement workspace
- Estimate and quantity-takeoff links
Production rates
Save expected production, compare it with actual field performance, and approve or reject suggested rate updates.
- Crew and equipment assignments
- Estimated-versus-actual evidence
- Rate recommendation decision history
Field operations
Give assigned users focused access to projects, time, daily records, photos, quantities, tasks, equipment, and plans.
- Role-based project access
- Time and field records
- Daily production and photos
Equipment costs
Maintain owned and rented equipment, operator configuration, calculated hourly cost, service details, and project use.
- Owned and rented equipment
- Hourly ownership and operating cost
- Service, inspection, and project history
Job history
Compare estimated and actual quantity, hours, production, and cost while preserving the original bid assumptions.
- Multiple production items per job
- Variance and source traceability
- Approved production-rate recommendations
Built for people who bid and run dirtwork
Excavation contractors
Connect bid quantities, production, equipment, field records, and completed-job history.
Sitework contractors
Keep grading, utilities, base, trucking, and final-grade assumptions on one project record.
Underground utility contractors
Price and track linear production, crews, trench equipment, structures, and installed quantities.
Estimators
Reuse cost libraries, trace quantity sources, and bring actual production back into the next bid.
Owners
Review pipeline, active work, cost, production, equipment, and exceptions without opening every screen.
Field teams
See assigned work, plans, time, daily records, and tasks without exposing the full back office.