Water, sewer, drainage, and conduit runs measured on the plan, priced with your crews and pipe costs, and synced to the estimate when the design changes.
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Utility estimating software measures pipe runs, trench, fittings, and structures from plans and prices material, excavation, bedding, backfill, crews, and equipment. KonBid gives utility contractors linear and count takeoff, reusable pipe assemblies, crew production rates, and branded proposals for a flat $79 per month.
Utility bids are long lists of linear feet and each-counts that all have to tie back to the plan. KonBid keeps every measurement attached to its line item, so you can see exactly where a quantity came from when the engineer asks.
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Measure water, sewer, storm, and conduit runs as lengths on the plan, including multiple segments measured as one line. Count manholes, catch basins, hydrants, valves, and fittings with a click. Quantities send to the estimate grouped by system, and plan revisions push updates instead of forcing a re-count.
See the full digital takeoff software or follow the guide to taking off PDF plans.
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Build assemblies per pipe size that include pipe, bedding stone, backfill, excavator and operator time, a pipe crew, and testing. Set the production rate your crew actually lays per day, and KonBid calculates duration and labor cost from the measured footage, so every run is priced the same way.
Markups by category and a clear summary show direct cost, markup, and bid price before you hit send. Learn more about the construction estimating software, or see how excavation estimating handles trench and haul-off.
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Generate a branded proposal from the utility estimate, track the bid in your pipeline, and build change orders from the original bid when a run is rerouted or a structure is added. Revision history keeps every approved change documented and ready for signature.
Templates let you start the next water main or drainage job from a structure that already works.
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This short walkthrough shows the same workflow utility contractors use every day in KonBid: upload plans, measure quantities, and send them to a live estimate that prices from your own cost database. Watch it, then try the same steps on your own job with the free trial.
Upload PDF drawings to KonBid and start measuring takeoff quantities. More walkthroughs live in KonBid Guides.
FAQ
Quick answers for utility contractors: KonBid costs a flat $79 per month for your whole company, includes a 14-day free trial with no credit card, and covers digital takeoff, your own cost database, assemblies, proposals, and change orders without per-seat fees or add-on modules.
Yes. Use the count tool to click each structure or fitting on the plan. Counts land in the takeoff list next to your linear pipe quantities and send to the estimate together.
Yes. Create an assembly for each pipe size or depth range with its own material, bedding, excavation, and crew production rate, then apply it to the measured footage.
KonBid is a flat $79 per month for your entire company, with no per-seat fees. Every estimator, project manager, and owner in your shop can log in on the same plan, and takeoffs, cut and fill, and proposal exports are all included instead of sold as add-on modules.
Yes. Every account starts with a 14-day free trial with full access to every feature and no credit card required. Upload a real set of utility plans, build the estimate from your own rates, and decide with your own numbers instead of a sales demo.
Yes. The KonBid cost database is fully customizable, so you enter your own material, labor, and equipment rates and group them into assemblies once. If you have a large rate sheet in Excel, email [email protected] and the team will help you get it set up.
KonBid runs in your web browser, with mobile access for bids, documents, and field measurements. It takes PDF plans in and sends branded PDF proposals and change orders out, so it sits next to the accounting and project tools you already use. Need a specific integration? Send a feature request.
Yes. KonBid runs on a SOC 2 Type II certified database. Data is encrypted at rest (AES-256) and in transit (TLS 1.3) and protected with Row Level Security, with regular backups. Your estimates stay yours and can be exported anytime.
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KonBid is a flat $79 per month for your whole company, with no per-seat fees and no sales call. Start a 14-day free trial with full access to digital takeoffs, the custom cost database, assemblies, and proposal exports, then build your first real bid in minutes.
