You want to win more bids, land larger projects, and take your business to the next level — but scaling your operations often creates new bottlenecks, especially in the preconstruction phase. Sound familiar? For many contractors, the biggest choke point is estimating.
Between tight deadlines, incomplete drawings, and fluctuating material costs, your estimating team is likely already maxed out. Add in a sudden spike in bid requests, and you’re either burning out your team or leaving opportunities on the table.
That’s where outsourced takeoff services come in.
At Takeoff Monkey, we help construction companies grow faster and smarter by giving them on-demand estimating capacity — without the overhead of hiring more staff. Let’s break down how outsourcing takeoffs can help you scale, win more work, and build a more agile business in a competitive market.
In theory, scaling a construction business is simple: Bid for more jobs to win more work and grow revenue.
In practice, it’s a lot more complicated. Estimating is one of the most labor-intensive parts of preconstruction, and most construction businesses face at least one of the following issues:
The result? A ceiling on your growth — not because you don’t have the work, but because you can’t process the volume efficiently or accurately.
Outsourced takeoff services provide contractors with professional, accurate quantity takeoffs performed by trained estimators. You send your plans, scope, and preferred formatting; they deliver a completed takeoff. It is just that simple.
At Takeoff Monkey, we pair automation with real estimators for accuracy, speed, and flexibility — giving you results you can trust and scale with. Best of all, our turnaround time is between 24 and 72 hours, depending on the project and scope.
Outsourcing your takeoffs isn’t just about getting through a backlog. It’s a strategic move that directly supports business growth in several key ways, including:
When you remove the estimating bottleneck, your team can pursue more opportunities without compromising quality. That means:
The more high-quality bids you submit, the more revenue you have the potential to generate.
Hiring, training, and retaining full-time estimators is costly — and risky during slow periods.
Outsourced takeoff services give you flexible capacity without the long-term commitments:
That means you can grow without overextending.
When you’re estimating in-house, speed and accuracy are often at odds. With outsourced takeoffs, you get both:
At Takeoff Monkey, we use tech to eliminate the grunt work and focus human attention on what matters: scope clarity and accuracy.
When your in-house estimators aren’t bogged down with low-margin or time-consuming takeoffs, they can focus on:
Your team becomes more valuable — and your bids more competitive.
Outsourced services like Takeoff Monkey provide consistent:
This helps eliminate discrepancies between estimators and ensures your entire team is working from the same playbook — reducing confusion and costly mistakes down the line.
Let’s say you’re a $10M–$30M/year general contractor.
You have two in-house estimators, both buried in takeoffs for jobs ranging from $500K to $3M. You want to start pursuing more municipal and healthcare projects, which means more RFPs, more addenda, and more complexity.
But your team is already stretched thin. So you start working with an outsourced takeoff provider. Within 60 days, you’re:
Outsourcing didn’t just help you survive a busy season — it unlocked a scalable estimating strategy for the future.
Not all takeoff services are created equal. When evaluating a provider, look for:
You can read the full guide to essential construction takeoff service and software features here. At Takeoff Monkey, we’ve built our reputation by combining speed, accuracy, and flexibility. We become an extension of your team, not just a vendor.
Takeoff Monkey helps construction professionals scale by providing fast, accurate, and reliable takeoff support — with zero compromise on quality.
Your next big win starts with the right estimate — and we’re here to help you nail it. Upload a project to get started today.
