Bidfident for concrete contractors
Estimating software for concrete forming and finishing
Concrete contractors use Bidfident to price a slab line by line: edge forms by the metre, concrete by the cubic metre with a pump charged for its own hours, finish and curing by the square metre, and saw-cuts by the metre. Carpenters, finishers and labourers each take their own rate, rebar quotes sit side by side, and cold weather protection goes in as a lump sum.
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Sound familiar?
The pump priced for the whole job
The pump is on site for the pour, not for every hour the finishers spend on the line. In Bidfident the pump on a line can have its own hours per unit, so it's charged for the time it runs.
Three crews, one rate
Carpenters forming, finishers placing and labourers curing don't cost the same, but a blended rate treats them alike. In Bidfident each line takes its trade's rate from the library.
Rebar quotes in your inbox
Rebar quotes come in by email, and the lowest isn't always the one carried. In Bidfident each subtrade's bids sit side by side, the lowest is flagged, and you carry the one you pick.
How Bidfident fits your work
The pump for its own hours
Give the pump on the concrete line its own hours per cubic metre and it's charged for that time. Leave it blank, as on the power trowel line, and it runs for the crew's hours.
Carpenters, finishers and labourers
Forms at the carpenter's rate, placing and finishing at the finisher's, curing at the labourer's. Each line takes its trade's rate from the library.
Cubic metres, square metres and metres
Concrete by the cubic metre, finish and curing by the square metre, forms and saw-cuts by the metre. Each line takes a quantity, hours per unit, a material price with a waste percentage, and equipment by the hour.
Rebar bids side by side
Enter each bid for reinforcing steel, supply and place, see the lowest flagged, and carry it or the one you pick. No quote yet? Carry a plug amount.
Catch a slab line before it goes out
Lines to check flags a line with no quantity, no cost code, a total of $0, or hours or a material price more than 25% off the library's. Mark a line as right and it stays quiet.
Cold weather and the foreman
Insulated tarps and cold weather protection as a lump sum, and the foreman by the week, linked to the job duration.
Worked example: slab on grade for a warehouse addition
A made-up job, priced in Bidfident: 33 lines of your own work, 3 subtrades and 5 overhead items over a 6-week job. The 5 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 "Trade contractors" and "Concrete" and press Add example project.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
Edge forms, slab on grade, 130 m
| $6,935.50 |
Concrete, 32 MPa, placed, 200 m3
| $57,710.00 |
Power trowel finish, 1,000 m2
| $5,880.00 |
Curing compound, 1,000 m2
| $1,720.00 |
Saw-cut control joints, 480 m
| $2,784.00 |
28 more lines of your own work
| $228,840.35 |
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
Reinforcing steel, supply and place
| $34,200.00 |
Concrete testing, cylinders and slump
| $6,800.00 |
Joint filler at saw-cuts, allowance
| $8,500.00 |
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
Site supervision, foreman
| $9,000.00 |
Cold weather protection, insulated tarps
| $4,200.00 |
Project manager, part time
| $3,600.00 |
Small tools, vibrators and consumables
| $1,440.00 |
Waste bins and concrete washout
| $1,350.00 |
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
Own work
| $303,869.85 |
| Excluded lines, not counted | $7,380.00 |
| Subtrades | $49,500.00 |
Overhead
| $19,590.00 |
Direct cost
| $372,959.85 |
Contingency
| $14,918.39 |
Fee
| $38,787.82 |
| Subtotal before bonding | $426,666.06 |
Bonding
| $4,266.66 |
Insurance
| $2,133.33 |
Bid total
| $433,066.05 |
GST, for reference
| $21,653.30 |
See it in Bidfident
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Questions
Can I price concrete by the cubic metre or cubic yard?
Yes. Units are free text, so m³, cy, m² and m all work. Bidfident doesn't convert between units, so price each line in the unit its rate is in.
Can the pump be priced for less time than the crew?
Yes. Give the line's equipment its own hours per unit. Leave it blank and it runs for the crew's hours, as a power trowel usually does.
Can I add waste to the concrete?
Yes. Each line has a waste percentage on its material, so the concrete can carry 3% and the forms 10%.
Does it work out cubic metres from the slab size?
No. Bidfident doesn't calculate volumes from drawings or dimensions. Work out the cubic metres, then type or paste them in.
Can I price cold weather protection separately?
Yes. Add it as an overhead item, as a lump sum, by the week or by the month. Weekly and monthly items can follow the job duration.
If the pump rate goes up, does a bid I've sent change?
No. A submitted bid keeps the labour and equipment rates it was priced with, so a new pump or finisher rate in your library doesn't move a price you've already sent.
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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