About Nova
Estimators first. Software-grade deliverables.
Nova turns drawings into numbers contractors can bid from — every scope measured on the plans, priced to the project’s zip code and checked by a second estimator.
- Turnaround
- 24–48 hours
- Quote
- Fixed fee within the hour
- Delivered as
- Excel · PDF · marked-up plans
- Coverage
- Contractors across the US
How we work
Measured on the plans, not guessed from a rate.
Every quantity on a Nova estimate comes off your own drawing set. We mark the plans as we measure and return the markup with the workbook, so any line in the estimate can be traced back to the place on the sheet it came from. Where the documents are unclear we raise an RFI rather than carry an assumption quietly.
Pricing is applied at the project’s zip code, with waste, crew productivity and current material costs carried line by line. A second estimator checks the file before it leaves.
Our standards
Six things every estimate does.
The markup comes back
Quantities are measured on your sheets and the marked-up set is returned with the estimate. Answer “where did that number come from” in the room.
Formulas stay live
The workbook ships unlocked. Flex a rate, a waste factor or a quantity and watch the bid move the night before it is due.
Priced to the project
Material and labor at the job’s zip code with local productivity — not national averages that leave you short or uncompetitive.
Scope is written, not implied
Inclusions, exclusions and assumptions in writing, so gaps surface while they are still free to fix.
Addenda carried through
When the set is reissued, the estimate is updated and the change is shown by division.
The trade’s own conventions
Duct by gauge, steel by weight, roofing true to slope — so leveling your subs’ quotes is straightforward.
By the numbers
Fast enough for bid day. Careful enough to bid from.
The working standards behind every estimate we send — the same on the first job and the fiftieth.
01Trades in-house
31trades
Each scope measured by an estimator who specializes in that trade, across 5 division groups.
02Typical turnaround
24–48hrs
Delivery date confirmed with your quote — always before the bid date.
03Time to a fixed quote
1hr
On working days. Nothing is measured or charged until you accept.
04Review on every file
2estimators
A second estimator checks quantities and pricing before anything is delivered.
Our own working figures, not third-party audited metrics.
How it works
From plan set to bid‑ready in three steps.
No retainer, no subscription and nothing measured until you approve the fee.
- Step 1
Upload your drawings
Plans, specs, addenda and the bid date — PDF, DWG or a plan-room link.
- Step 2
Get a fixed quote
An estimator reviews the scope and confirms the fee and delivery date.
- Step 3
Receive a bid-ready package
Live Excel workbook, PDF summary, marked-up plans and written scope.
Start a quote
Have a bid coming up?
Pick your project type and send the drawings. We confirm the fee and delivery date within the hour on working days.