For General Contractors, Steel Contractors & Subcontractors
When a New York City 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 New York City, NY 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.
For New York City projects, we quantify 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, guardrails and railings, embeds and lintels, and miscellaneous and ornamental metals. Tonnage, piece counts, and connections are reported by level. Steel is separated by finish requirement. Metals quantities are organized in Excel by area and system, with waste factors and units clearly stated.
| 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.
New York City projects carry costs that don't exist elsewhere, including hoisting, sidewalk sheds, DOB filings, union labor rates, and Local Law 97 compliance, so national averages don't work for pricing here. For steel fabricators, erectors, miscellaneous metals subcontractors, and general contractors, that makes accurate structural steel and metals quantities on high-rise residential and office-to-residential conversions and similar projects essential to winning work at a profit.
High-rise steel in New York City is priced by tonnage, piece count, and connection complexity, and our takeoffs deliver all three by level. Coastal steel in the area needs galvanizing, high-performance coatings, or stainless steel to resist corrosion.
Code requirements change quantities, so our steel estimators review every New York City drawing set against the NYC Construction Codes, paying attention to connection design, bracing, guardrail heights, and special-inspection requirements. Where the scope involves DOB NOW filings, sidewalk sheds, or Local Law 97 compliance, those costs are flagged so they are not missed at bid time. The takeoff is built in Tekla Structures, Bluebeam Revu, and PlanSwift and delivered as an Excel workbook with color-coded, marked-up plans.
With a 98% bid-hit ratio across more than 5,000 U.S. projects, Remote Estimation gives New York City 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 all five boroughs, including Manhattan and Brooklyn. City-funded work in the five boroughs is priced at the NYC Comptroller's prevailing wage schedules, and much private work here is built with union crews. Your structural steel and metals estimate can be built on union, prevailing, or open-shop labor, whichever the bid requires. Get a fixed quote for your next New York City bid within about an hour.
Our New York City structural steel and metals estimators work across all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Citywide rules (the NYC Construction Codes, DOB NOW filings, Local Law 97, and union labor) apply everywhere, and each borough adds its own building stock, from Manhattan towers to Staten Island one- and two-family homes. For borough-specific detail, see our Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island pages.
Yes. We prepare structural steel and metals takeoffs and estimates for steel fabricators, erectors, miscellaneous metals subcontractors, and general contractors throughout New York City, from Midtown Manhattan to Downtown Brooklyn, and in all five boroughs, including Manhattan and Brooklyn. Typical work includes high-rise residential and office-to-residential conversions and Local Law 97 energy retrofits.
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 New York City projects.
Yes. We can apply union, prevailing-wage, or open-shop rates to your New York City structural steel and metals estimate. Inside the five boroughs, city-funded jobs use the Comptroller's prevailing wage schedules, and union labor is common on private work too.
