Estimating, scheduling & more for the trades

Bid the job.
Schedule the crew.

Apps for subcontractors in every trade — price the job, put the crews on the board, find the closest place to dump a load, and find the suppliers and subs to call.

The apps

From the first takeoff to the last load hauled off.

All apps are under development. Every EstSub app is still in early development and gets updated often — screens and features can change, and things may break. Save your work often and keep backup copies, in case an update doesn't play well with your saved data.

Project Breakdown

est.estsub.com
In development

Lay out a job line by line and get to a price you can stand behind.

  • Scope, quantities, labor and materials
  • Markup built into the totals
  • Saved online — pick any bid back up where you left off
Open Project Breakdown →

Dispatch Scheduler

sch.estsub.com
In development

Every job on one board, so the crew knows where to be and when.

  • Today, week and all-dates views
  • Drag jobs to reorder, assign crew, track time off
  • Copy a day's jobs as text to send out
Open Dispatch Scheduler →

Dump Sites

dump.estsub.com
In development

Find where to take a load — what each site takes, what it charges, and how far it is from the job.

  • Recyclers, landfills, transfer stations and inert / dirt sites, on a list or a map
  • What each site takes, its rates and how it takes payment
  • Sort sites by distance from a job, with truck round-trip times
  • Your own lists, shared company lists, and a public Southern California list
Open Dump Sites →

Vendor List

vendors.estsub.com
In developmentInvite only

A private, invite-only list of suppliers, subs and service companies for GCs and subcontractors in Southern California.

  • Find vendors by trade and county
  • Every listing links to the vendor's official license lookup
  • Contact info stays private — only approved members see it
  • Join with a member's referral, or send a request
Open Vendor List →

Bid Board

bid.estsub.com
In development

Post a project for subs to bid, or find projects to bid on. Plans are shared by link and subs contact the poster directly.

  • Post scope, trades, plan links and the bid due date
  • Search by trade, pay type and construction type
  • Invite-only projects for the companies you pick
  • Follow a project to see changes and notices
Open Bid Board →

One EstSub account works in every app — sign in with the same name and password.

Accounts

Two kinds of sign-in. Both work in every EstSub app.

Individual

Free

For one person working on their own.

  • Your own saved estimates
  • Your own dispatch schedule
  • Your own dump site lists
  • Sign up with a user name and password

Pricing notice: individual accounts are free. Company accounts will be $20/month — or free with a monthly patron subscription.Not ready yet: company subscriptions aren't set up yet. Once they are, the company monthly cost will help cover the site's upkeep and keep it supported going forward. See our patrons

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