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Sample estimates

See exactly what comes back.

Every Nova estimate uses the same structure: a live workbook, a bid summary, a marked-up plan set and a written scope.

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The package

Four deliverables, one standard.

Every estimate ships as the same four-part package, on the first job and the fiftieth.

estimate.xlsxFormulas on

fx=ROUND(C4*D4*(1+$E$2),2)

Sample estimate workbook
	CSI	Line item	Quantity
2	03 30 00	Cast-in-place concrete	46 CY
3	03 20 00	Reinforcing steel	0.86 TON
4	05 12 00	Structural steel framing	38.4 TON
5	09 21 16	Gypsum board assemblies	18,420 SF
6	09 65 19	LVT flooring	2,140 SF
7	23 31 13	Ductwork — galvanized	4,860 LB
8	26 05 19	Building wire & cable	12,300 LF

A-201 · Level 2 floor plan.pdf100%

LVT flooring2,140 SF
Partition type A412 LF
Flush wood doors18 EA
Sheet A-2013 items

bid-summary.pdf

scope-and-rfis.pdf

The workbook

Organized by CSI division, line by line.

Organized by CSI division, in the units each trade is bought in.

Quantities traced to the sheet they came from
Waste and productivity carried as visible lines
Formulas intact — edit any rate

estimate.xlsxFormulas on

fx=ROUND(C4*D4*(1+$E$2),2)

Estimate — division summary
	CSI	Line item	Quantity
2	03 30 00	Cast-in-place concrete	46 CY
3	05 12 00	Structural steel framing	38.4 TON
4	09 21 16	Gypsum board assemblies	18,420 SF
5	23 31 13	Ductwork — galvanized	4,860 LB
6	26 05 19	Building wire & cable	12,300 LF

Illustrative structure, not a real project. Every estimate is measured from your own drawings.

Trade-specific samples

Every trade page shows its own line items.

Pick a trade to see how its quantities come back.

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What are you bidding?

Commercial Residential Industrial Multifamily Civil / site Insurance repair

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