Estimates built from your own historical data, not guesswork. Actual costs tracked in real time as the job runs. AI pricing adjustments that protect margins as input costs move.
Most operations estimate jobs the same way they have for 20 years: someone experienced takes a look, recalls what similar jobs have cost, and puts a number down. The problem is that labor rates change, material costs shift quarter to quarter, and memory is not a reliable database. By the time the invoice goes out, the margin on paper and the margin in the bank are two different numbers.
TMI's estimating and job costing infrastructure replaces gut feel with structured data. Every estimate is built from your own historical job records - actual hours, actual materials, actual subcontractor costs, by job type and scope. As the job runs, actual costs are tracked in real time against the estimate. If labor is trending over, you know it on day three, not at job close.
The system indexes your completed job history by type, scope, location, crew size, and material category. When a new estimate is built, it pulls from comparable past jobs - not industry averages, not vendor spreadsheets. Your data, structured and queryable.
Time logs, material purchases, subcontractor charges, and equipment costs update the job ledger in real time. Actual vs. estimated variance is visible at any point during the job. Overruns flagged before they compound, not after the crew leaves.
Material costs, labor market rates, and subcontractor pricing shift constantly. The adaptive pricing agent monitors those signals and recommends estimate adjustments before new bids go out. Margins protected against cost inflation automatically.
Three systems that connect historical data, real-time job tracking, and adaptive pricing into a single margin management loop.
Build estimates from your own historical data, not guesswork. Track actual vs. estimated costs in real time as the job runs. Know your margin before the invoice goes out, not after.
Build, track, and follow up on bids from one place. Win-rate analysis by job type, customer, and season. Proposals generated from templates and historical pricing so estimators stop starting from scratch every time.
An agent that monitors material costs, labor market rates, competitor signals, and your historical margin data to recommend real-time pricing adjustments. Estimates based on what jobs actually cost today, not what they cost last year. Margins protected as input costs move.
Estimating infrastructure pays back fastest for operations with high bid volume, thin margins, or volatile material costs - which is most of the trades.
Multi-phase projects where labor and material overruns compound over months. Real-time job costing gives project managers visibility at every phase, not just at final invoice. Bid accuracy improves as the historical database grows.
Material cost volatility - copper, conduit, fixtures - makes fixed-price bids dangerous without live tracking. Adaptive pricing flags when input costs have moved enough to affect margin on open proposals before they're signed.
High service call volume with tight per-job margins. Historical actuals by job type give estimators fast, accurate starting points. Overruns surface mid-job, not at billing, when something can still be done about them.
Complex scope, remote locations, and unpredictable field conditions make cost overruns common. Live tracking against estimate keeps field supervisors accountable to budget. Change orders captured against the original scope automatically.
Subcontractor cost management is the difference between margin and loss on most GC projects. Bid and proposal management tracks every sub quote, win rate by trade, and variance from estimate across the portfolio.
We'll audit your last 12 months of job data, show you where the estimate-to-actual variance is widest, and build an estimating system from your own historical records.
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