BBidDesk

Estimating and proposal desk for commercial contractors

From rough field notes to a priced proposal in one sitting.

The coordinator seat reads the tech's note, prices the material, and writes the bid. BidDesk runs that desk on three sample jobs and downloads the PDF.

Try the sample deskSchedule 15-min setup call
  • Sample jobs, priced in the browser
  • PDF downloads on this page
  • Built for commercial contractors
Harbor MechanicalSample

Northline Logistics · rooftop unit

$32,879

22% margin on cost

15-ton packaged unit$22,448
Crane pick$3,416
Labor, 16 hours$3,611

The desk, then and now

The old way

  • A day or two between the site walk and a number the customer can sign
  • The note gets retyped into a spreadsheet
  • A missed supplier price or a bad labor hour sinks the margin
  • The bid goes out after the deadline
  • A coordinator seat often costs about $75k a year

The BidDesk way

  • The field note is the starting point, not a second data entry job
  • The bill of materials is priced from a catalog
  • The margin is a rule, not a cell someone overwrites
  • The PDF is ready for the estimating manager to check
  • The sample desk on this page does that with three jobs

Live sample desk

Three priced jobs. The steps are a timed preview. The PDF uses the sample catalog, not a model reading your file.

Field note

Pick a job and generate. The right side shows the priced lines and the PDF.

How the desk runs

  1. 01

    Field capture

    The tech sends the note, a photo, or a voice transcript from the job. On this page that note is a sample you can read.

  2. 02

    Price the work

    BidDesk lines up quantities against the price book and applies the margin rule. The samples use a catalog stored in the browser.

  3. 03

    Review and send

    The estimating manager checks the total, downloads the PDF, and sends it. Open tracking and e-sign are not on this page.

Illustration, not a forecast

Hours use 2.5 hours of desk time per proposal. The dollar line assumes one bid in twelve is late. Change the sliders to see the arithmetic. It is not your result.

Hours of desk time

100

per month, at 2.5 hours each

If one bid in twelve is late

$93,333

of proposal value, as an illustration

Pilot access

The page you are on is the sample desk. A pilot is the same desk on your jobs. Procore and QuickBooks are not connected here.

Pilot

$499 / month

  • Up to 50 proposals a month
  • Your supplier catalog, loaded with you
  • PDF with your company name
  • Onboarding on a setup call
Request 14-day pilot

Enterprise

Custom

  • Proposal volume set in the quote
  • More than one office
  • Procore and QuickBooks, scoped on the enterprise quote
  • A named contact for the account
Ask for a quote

Request a 14-day pilot

Tell us the trade and how many bids a month leave the office. This opens an email to hello@usebiddesk.com. There is no account on this page.