Bidfident for paving contractors
Estimating software for paving
If you pave parking lots and roads, Bidfident lets you price granular base by the square metre, asphalt by the tonne and curb by the metre, each with a waste percentage on the material. The paver and grader are charged for the hours they run, line painting comes in as a subtrade, and traffic control follows the job by the week.
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Sound familiar?
Tonnes, square metres and metres in one column
A paving spreadsheet mixes base by area, asphalt by weight and curb by length, and a total can end up adding them together. In Bidfident each line keeps its own unit, and the cost report shows a code's quantity as mixed instead of adding tonnes to metres.
The paver charged for the whole shift
A paver costs over $200 an hour, but it doesn't run every hour the crew is on site. In Bidfident each asphalt line gives the paver its own hours per tonne, apart from the crew's.
Traffic control that stays put
The job slips a week and the traffic control line in the spreadsheet stays at four weeks. In Bidfident weekly items like traffic control follow the job duration.
How Bidfident fits your work
Asphalt by the tonne, base by the square metre
Each line has its own unit, quantity, crew hours per unit, and material price with a waste percentage, like 3% on HL3 and HL8. Copy, paste and fill down as you would in Excel.
Paver and grader for the hours they run
Give the paver its own hours per tonne and the grader its own hours per square metre of base. Each is charged for its own hours, not the crew's.
Paving crew and finishers at their own rates
The paving crew, concrete finishers on the curb and labourers on the base each take their trade's rate from the library.
Traffic control by the week
Add traffic control and the superintendent by the week, linked to the job duration. Change the weeks and both follow.
Line painting bids side by side
Enter each painter's price for lines and stall markings, see the lowest flagged, and carry it or the one you pick.
A thicker lift as an alternate
Price an option, like an extra lift or a speed bump, and switch it off. It stays on the sheet, struck through, with what it comes to shown beside the totals.
Worked example: asphalt paving for a 120-stall parking lot
A made-up job, priced in Bidfident: 24 lines of your own work, 4 subtrades and 5 overhead items over a 4-week job. The 4 lines this page talks about are listed one by one, and the rest are added up in one row. It's the same job you can open as an example project in Bidfident, so every figure below matches it.
To open this job in Bidfident: sign in and set up your company in Canada, then on the Projects screen, under Example project, pick "Civil and site work" and "Paving" and press Add example project.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
Granular A base, 300 mm, compacted, 3,900 m2
| $45,708.00 |
Asphalt base course, HL8, 50 mm, 460 t
| $70,674.40 |
Asphalt top course, HL3, 40 mm, 370 t
| $61,538.40 |
Concrete curb, barrier type, 520 m
| $33,228.00 |
20 more lines of your own work
| $145,937.08 |
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
Line painting and stall markings
| $3,850.00 |
Asphalt and compaction testing
| $5,600.00 |
Parking signs and posts
| $3,800.00 |
Soft subgrade repairs, allowance
| $6,000.00 |
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
Site superintendent
| $11,600.00 |
Traffic control
| $6,400.00 |
Mobilize paver and rollers, float
| $9,500.00 |
Survey and layout
| $3,800.00 |
Portable toilet
| $380.00 |
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
Own work
| $357,085.88 |
| Excluded lines, not counted | $18,693.44 |
| Subtrades | $19,250.00 |
Overhead
| $31,680.00 |
Direct cost
| $408,015.88 |
Contingency
| $12,240.48 |
Fee
| $42,025.64 |
| Subtotal before bonding | $462,282.00 |
Bonding
| $4,622.82 |
Insurance
| $2,311.41 |
Bid total
| $469,216.23 |
GST, for reference
| $23,460.81 |
See it in Bidfident
Coming soon Ask your estimate anything. Claude first, ChatGPT to follow. See how it will work
Questions
Can I price asphalt by the tonne and base by the square metre?
Yes. Each line has its own unit, so t, m², m and ea all work on one sheet.
Does it work out tonnes from area and thickness?
No. Bidfident doesn't convert between units. Enter the tonnes you've worked out, and price the line in tonnes.
Can I add waste to asphalt and curb?
Yes. Every line's material price has its own waste percentage.
Can I show an extra lift or a speed bump as an option?
Yes. Switch the line off. It stays on the sheet, struck through, and what it comes to is shown beside the totals, for reference only.
Can traffic control follow the schedule?
Yes. Add it by the week and link it to the job duration. Change the duration and it updates.
Can the paver be charged for fewer hours than the paving crew?
Yes. Give the paver its own hours per tonne on each asphalt line. Leave it blank and it runs for the crew's hours.
Does Bidfident work with Claude or ChatGPT?
Not yet, but it's coming. You'll be able to connect Bidfident to your own Claude or ChatGPT account and ask about your estimates in plain English. The answers will come from Bidfident's own figures, so they match the estimate. It will use the account you already have: Claude first, ChatGPT to follow.
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