FOR CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS
BUILD ACCURATE, PROFITABLE BIDS FASTER
Estimates built using fragile spreadsheet formulas aren’t a match for the complexity of capital construction. InEight Estimate gives your team the speed and accuracy to submit more competitive bids, protect your margins, and build estimates you can defend — without adding headcount.
Capital Construction Organizations Trust InEight
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YOUR CHALLENGES
IT’S HARDER THAN EVER TO BALANCE SPEED AND ACCURACY
Your Estimates Take Too Long to Build
When every bid starts from scratch, your team spends more time on setup than on the constructability work that actually wins jobs. Faster-moving competitors gain an edge.
"Where’d You Get That Number?"
Capital construction estimating teams face scrutiny from every direction. When your numbers aren’t grounded in real data and a traceable history, bid reviews become battles.
Your Best Estimator Holds All the Knowledge
Too often, your most experienced estimator is also where historical knowledge lives — and when that person is stretched thin or leaves, the quality follows.
Estimates Don’t Connect to Execution
The precision we get from InEight Estimate provides the confidence we need. In today’s competitive market, there’s no room for errors.”
Bob Carlson
VP Estimating, Hunter Contracting Company
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“We can put together estimates at least 50% faster with InEight. It allows us to move faster and spend less time doing estimates — while still having confidence that they’re right.”
Dave Maynard
President, Gradex
“InEight Estimate helps us understand the cost and communicate to the people that are working on the project.”
Joseph Francisco
Vice President of Pre-Construction, Blois Construction
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InEight Estimate Overview
Accurate, Efficient Estimating for Capital Construction
InEight Estimate gives enterprise estimating teams the standardization, accuracy, and flexibility to win the right work. Designed for capital construction, with features that make it adaptable to every project type and division you run.
Benchmarking That Grounds Every Number in Real Data
Visual benchmarking surfaces high, low, and average unit costs in context. Low-margin bids get caught early, and every assumption is supported by data your team can stand behind. Learn about benchmarking ›
Flexible Estimating Structures That Deliver Precision
Unlimited hierarchy depth means estimators can structure cost breakdowns to match the real complexity of each job instead of forcing complex projects into rigid templates. Learn about flexible set up ›
A Bid Wizard That Turns Days Into Minutes
Selectively copy pay items, cost items, assemblies, markups, and data from prior projects or templates into new estimates. Setup that used to take days takes minutes, freeing your estimators to focus where judgment and innovation matter most. Learn about the bid wizard ›
Quote Management That Fits Your Workflow
InEight Estimate quote management capabilities allow teams to compare subcontractor and vendor quotes on both scope and cost. Efficiently manage last-minute changes and ensure estimates reflect the most accurate and competitive pricing available. Learn about quote management ›
Connected to the Broader InEight Platform
InEight Estimate is part of the InEight platform, a modular, integrated suite that’s the best fit for capital construction. Explore the platform ›
Ready to see how InEight will transform your estimating work?
WHY CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS CHOOSE INEIGHT ESTIMATE
STANDARDIZE YOUR BEST PRACTICES
Shared templates, master libraries, and repeatable workflows create a consistent estimating experience across every estimator and every team. Every new estimate starts from a foundation of your best work — not a blank screen.
GAIN TIME FOR INNOVATIVE WORK
Spend less time on the basics and more time evaluating alternative construction approaches, collaborating earlier with field and execution teams, and testing innovative constructability to reduce cost and risk and set your estimate apart.
WIN WORK YOU KNOW WILL BE PROFITABLE
Ground every estimate in real labor, equipment, and productivity data. Built-in benchmarking lets your teams validate assumptions against historical performance and catch low-margin bids before they leave the building.
Dive Deeper
Integrations
InEight Estimate connects with the tools your teams already rely on, including major accounting systems used in capital construction. Open APIs support custom integrations, and configurable data mapping lets you align estimate structure to your existing cost codes and ERP setup.
Security & Compliance
Enterprise capital construction programs operate under strict data governance requirements. InEight is built to meet them — with security practices and certifications that protect large data volumes and complex organizational structures.
Implementation
Implementation is expert-driven, and customers see value within months. Our team works alongside yours to configure the platform to support best practices for estimating in capital construction and reflect your team’s workflows.
SEE HOW CONTRACTORS IN CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION BUILD ACCURATE BIDS FASTER
Schedule a demo to see how InEight Estimate helps capital construction contractors move from manual processes to accurate, competitive bids — fast.
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