For General Contractors, Steel Contractors & Subcontractors
When a Fort Lauderdale bid is due, the structural steel and metals numbers have to be right the first time. Remote Estimation delivers metals and structural steel estimating services in Fort Lauderdale, FL for steel fabricators, erectors, miscellaneous metals subcontractors, and general contractors, with quantities measured from your drawings, priced in Excel, and backed by a 98% bid-hit ratio.
Contractors lose thousands of dollars every year to estimation errors, missed scope items, and wasted time. Here's exactly what we fix.
Our estimating team supports a wide variety of construction projects.
Our Metals Estimating Services provide detailed quantity calculations and cost analysis prepared directly from structural drawings, fabrication details, and project specifications.
Detailed, itemized takeoff reports with quantities, costs and clear breakdown of flowing materials. Here's a preview of that.
Every report includes color-coded marked plans, itemized quantity sheets, and a full cost summary — delivered in Excel and PDF formats, ready to attach directly to your bid submission.
Our Fort Lauderdale structural steel and metals takeoff covers pre-engineered metal buildings, shear studs, base plates and anchor rods, fireproofing interface, structural steel beams and columns, steel joists and joist girders, metal roof and floor decking, bracing and moment connections, stairs and handrails, and guardrails and railings. Tonnage, piece counts, and connections are reported by level. Steel is separated by finish requirement. Every structural steel and metals item is reported with exact counts, linear footage, square footage, or volume, cross-referenced to your drawing sheets and schedules.
| Wide Flange Beams | Steel Columns | Channels | Angles |
| HSS Members | Steel Connections | Roof Deck | Floor Deck |
| Stairs | Railings | Ladders | Catwalks |
| Metal Roofing | Roof Panels | Flashings | Purlins |
| Girts | Metal Building Frames |
From drawings to detailed estimates — fast, accurate, and hassle-free.
Begin by sending us your project drawings through our secure upload portal, email, Google Drive, Dropbox, or your preferred file-sharing method. Please include all necessary details to help us prepare an accurate estimate.
Upload Plans & Get a QuoteWithin just one hour, we'll analyze your plans and provide a detailed, negotiable quotation. A 50% upfront payment initiates the project upon agreement of the quote.
Our skilled team prepares a comprehensive material takeoff and labor estimate delivered in a detailed Excel spreadsheet. Pay the remaining balance to finalize.
Upload your plans, drawings, specifications, and project documents today. Our team will review your scope and provide a custom quote based on project size, complexity, and turnaround requirements.
We combine current market pricing, historical project data, and industry expertise to deliver reliable estimates that help contractors bid with confidence.
From residential and commercial developments to industrial and infrastructure projects, we provide estimating support tailored to your project requirements.
Receive organized pricing breakdowns for materials, labor, and equipment, helping you plan budgets with greater accuracy and control.
Our skilled Construction Cost Estimator professionals understand project complexities and deliver tailored estimates that align with your scope and budget.
Receive detailed Construction Takeoff Services and professionally prepared estimates within 24–72 hours, helping you meet bid deadlines and keep projects moving forward.
Work with dedicated estimators who act as an extension of your team. We provide consistent support for contractors across Alaska, helping you manage metal bids efficiently and maintain accuracy.
Fort Lauderdale's Flagler Village towers, Port Everglades projects, and condo milestone inspection repairs keep coastal high-rise work steady across Broward County. Whether you're bidding Port Everglades projects or condo milestone inspections and repairs, our steel estimators build quantities from your drawings, not from rules of thumb.
High-rise steel in Fort Lauderdale is priced by tonnage, piece count, and connection complexity, and our takeoffs deliver all three by level. Near the water in the area, steel finish specifications drive cost, and our takeoffs list galvanized, painted, and stainless items separately.
Projects in Fort Lauderdale are permitted under the Florida Building Code, so we follow the code-driven notes on your drawings (connection design, bracing, guardrail heights, and special-inspection requirements) and carry them into the takeoff. Our team uses Tekla Structures, Bluebeam Revu, and PlanSwift to measure and organize every structural steel and metals quantity.
With a 98% bid-hit ratio across more than 5,000 U.S. projects, Remote Estimation gives Fort Lauderdale contractors professional structural steel and metals estimating capacity without the cost of an in-house department, and we work the same way for firms in nearby Hollywood and Pompano Beach. Your first structural steel and metals estimate is 10% off.
Our Fort Lauderdale service area includes Downtown, Las Olas, and Flagler Village, plus neighboring communities such as Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Plantation, Davie, Dania Beach, and Wilton Manors. Every structural steel and metals estimate is prepared remotely from your drawings, so a project in Wilton Manors gets the same turnaround as one in Downtown. We also cover the rest of Florida.
Yes. Remote Estimation provides metals and structural steel estimating services for steel fabricators, erectors, miscellaneous metals subcontractors, and general contractors in Fort Lauderdale and nearby Hollywood, Pompano Beach, and Plantation. We cover residential, commercial, and industrial projects, including work tied to Flagler Village and downtown towers.
Yes. We calculate tonnage by member size, count pieces and connections, and quantify deck, shear studs, and miscellaneous metals by level for these towers.
Yes. We list tonnage and pieces by finish (galvanized, primed, high-performance coated, or stainless) for coastal Fort Lauderdale projects.
Each Fort Lauderdale structural steel and metals estimate is quoted at a fixed price after we review your drawings, usually within an hour. Contractors who bid regularly often choose our monthly package, which starts at $1,500 and includes five projects, and your first estimate is 10% off.
