About us
About Florida Cost Estimating – Your Florida Construction Estimating Company
Florida Cost Estimating is a Jacksonville-based construction estimating company providing takeoff and cost estimating services to contractors across Florida. From residential builds to large-scale commercial and industrial projects, we deliver CSI MasterFormat-compliant estimates built on real Florida material costs, local labor rates, and current building codes – so every bid you submit is backed by numbers you can trust.
Our Story
Florida’s construction market moves fast – tight bid deadlines, shifting material costs, and building codes that vary from Miami-Dade’s hurricane requirements to inland zoning rules. Most contractors know their trade inside and out, but preparing a detailed, accurate estimate for every bid takes time most crews don’t have between job sites.
Florida Cost Estimating was built to close that gap. Instead of contractors choosing between rushing their own numbers or turning down bids they don’t have time to price properly, we give them a dedicated estimating team that knows Florida’s codes, Florida’s material costs, and Florida’s labor rates – so every estimate reflects the real cost of building here, not a national average.
Today, our Florida construction estimating company works with general contractors, subcontractors, developers, and architects across residential, commercial, and industrial projects statewide, using CSI MasterFormat organization and Florida ZIP-code-based pricing on every estimate we deliver.
What we do?
We provide two core services, and we do both to the same standard of accuracy:
Construction Takeoff Services
A takeoff is the foundation of every accurate bid — the exact material quantities your project requires, broken down by trade and scope. Our estimators work directly from your plans and specifications to produce complete, organized quantity lists you can price with confidence.
What our takeoffs include:
– Complete material quantity calculations by trade
– Output organized by scope, in Excel or PDF
– CSI MasterFormat structure
– Delivered in 24–48 hours
Construction Estimating Services
A takeoff tells you how much material. An estimate tells you what it costs. We apply current Florida material pricing, regional labor rates, and ZIP-code-specific cost data to your quantities to produce a complete, bid-ready estimate.
What our estimates include:
– Material and labor costs at current Florida market pricing
– Summary and detailed breakdown sheets
– Permits, taxes, contingencies, and overhead where applicable
– CSI MasterFormat-compliant reporting
92% Bid Hit Ratio
Proven track record of winning more projects with precision estimates.
24/7 Support
Always available to assist you, anytime, anywhere.
Experienced Estimators
Skilled construction estimators with 15+ years of industry expertise.