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The word accuracy is not a fad; successful projects are kidney blood. Strand Co has an experienced and dedicated steel estimator team, and every beam, brace, and connection is measured, quantified, and cost in a forensic level of detail. Your architectural and structural PDFs are imported into Bluebeam Revu or Planswift, where the scope is refined, then imported into Tekla Model-Based estimation with enhancements of additional dimensions.
With competitive bidding conditions where the margin of error is often no more than two percent to determine the contract designation, clients enjoy the fact that our estimates consistently fall between one and a half and two percent off the cost of final procurement invoices. GCs that have suffered with last-minute steel estimators need not lose sleep anymore as when you have an ally in Strand Co, the peace of mind guarantees that accurate figures are only a call away. Put your trust in our structural steel estimating services to refine your quotes and protect your profit.
The true role of a steel building estimator goes beyond line-item counting; an estimator is a strategist who turns design into a practical position of authority in cost-intelligence. The professional structural steel estimator works as the liaison between the architects, the engineers, and the fabricators, and assesses the drawings, quantities, current material cost with the labor productivity, and develops a master budget.
Our structural steel estimating services offer insight not just a number by using the data available in real time, but combined with the years’ worth of project history of the metrics we have measured, combined to create insight into the project long before the first purchase order is signed.
Strand Co’s capabilities span the entire preconstruction spectrum, providing an end‑to‑end steel estimator solution tailored to your needs. Our team delivers:
Whether you need conceptual budgeting or a hard‑bid locked to the penny, our structural steel estimating services scale accordingly. We don’t rely on generic steel estimator wanted contractors; instead, our permanent staff ensures continuity, data security, and accountability from first markup to final addendum.
Our estimator team meets project stakeholders to define objectives and deliverables. We ingest architectural plans and federated BIM models, then perform quantity takeoff using Bluebeam, PlanSwift, or Tekla Estimator. Live material pricing and labor productivity data are applied, all guided by a standardized checklist refined through thousands of tons.
We translate the detailed 3D model into shop drawings, erection plans, and connection details using advanced BIM software. Senior steel detailers conduct rigorous QA/QC reviews to catch dimensional discrepancies, material spec errors, and code issues. Corrections are made before document release, preventing fabrication delays and costly onsite rework.
Draft estimates, bid clarifications, and alternates are presented for client discussion. We incorporate feedback in real time and lock in final deliverables. Our dynamic linking system issues swift revisions, eliminating manual PDF updates. All steps include compliance checks against local codes and standards, ensuring accuracy and confidence in every bid.
Estimating doesn’t end at bid day. Strand Co’s steel estimator team remains engaged through procurement, assisting with supplier RFQs, bolt list verifications, and connection optimization to guard against shop overruns. Because our senior structural steel estimator personnel understand fabrication sequences, they pre‑emptively flag long‑lead items like jumbo sections or specialty coatings, allowing GCs to lock in orders before scarcity drives up costs. By integrating structural steel estimating services with procurement advisory, Strand Co keeps budgets aligned and schedules intact, ushering projects smoothly into the detailing phase.
Ready to experience the Strand Co difference? Upload your plans via our secure portal or schedule a discovery call to discuss scope. Within hours, a dedicated steel estimator will confirm receipt and outline next steps. Our clear, step‑by‑step proposal eliminates guesswork and sets realistic expectations for deliverables, fees, and timelines.
With Strand Co’s structural steel estimating services, you gain more than a number—you gain a strategic ally who defends your budget and accelerates your path to groundbreaking.
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Traditional 2D takeoffs can’t match the dimensional fidelity of 3D models. Strand Co uses Tekla Structures to make or import federated models and uses Tekla Estimator to draw its quantities directly out of the digital twin. This production process also removes conversion errors, as well as immediately reflects the changes in the design so that your steel building estimator is always stuck with the same page as the architects and engineers.
We provide such levels of details as labor code, type of connection, and finish schedule for each member that the estimators at our company add on structural steel so that the cost is broken down to the level needed to procure, and at the same time, very brief to be reviewed by an executive team. It yields a class-leading set of structural steel estimating services that combines BIM accuracy with bid day reality.
Change is inevitable, and your steel building estimator must adapt swiftly. Strand Co uses dynamic linking of its source drawings, Tekla models, and cost sheets, allowing recalculations and changes to be done the same day that architects can issue addenda. Quantities update, materials pricing update, labor changes propagate, all on a single click, no dull manual updating.
Each of our structural steel estimator workflows keeps a detailed record of revisions, and it keeps an audit trail that puts you in a safe position in value-engineering negotiations or claim settlement. This enables fast response, and therefore our structural steel estimating services are unique in ensuring that your bid remains accurate right through to schematic design to GMP issuance.
STRAND Consulting streamlines construction with end-to-end BIM, and CAD services. Our 50-plus structural, architectural, and MEP experts deliver clash-free Revit/Tekla models and shop drawings that cut delays and costs for contractors, fabricators, and architects.
