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From cost to bid: see how your price is built

Follow an example bid from the direct cost through each markup, then change the fee and watch every total update.

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Step 1 of 7Open the bid summaryIt builds your price line by line, in order.

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    Work out markup and margin

    This click-through builds a price up from the direct cost. The markup and margin guide explains the sums behind each markup, with examples.

    Markup vs margin for contractors, explained

  • Try it

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    Change a markup on your own job and watch every total below it, and the bid, update.

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