Estimating & Purchasing
From plan to purchase order, accurately.
Bring in takeoffs from wherever they come from, price them from real vendor costs and turn them into purchase orders, all from one source of truth. When a plan or a price changes, you'll know exactly what moved.
| Bid item | Vendor | Qty Δ | Cost Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Framing lumber | Northside Supply | +120 bf | +$2,140 |
| Roofing | Summit Roofing | — | +$860 |
| Drywall | Lakeshore Interiors | +4 sheets | +$1,215 |
| Windows | ClearView | −1 unit | −$410 |
Estimating
Estimates you can trust, and explain.
Plan estimates
Build a baseline for every plan from trade takeoffs, Excel files or a direct Higharc connection, then fine-tune it with manual adds and deducts.
Job estimates
Start each home from its plan, then layer in options, elevations and site-specific items. Summaries roll up by item, vendor and cost code.
Plan comparison
Compare plans, plan versions, or bid-based against detailed costs. See which quantities and costs changed, with margin and markup against retail price as you go.
Purchasing
Know what you pay, and who you pay it to.
Purchasing sits on the same data as your estimates, so the price you estimated is the price you buy at.
Costs that follow your structure
Assign vendors and set costs once, at the division, community or plan level, and they carry down automatically. Override only where something differs. Bid-based and itemized pricing both fit, however your trades work.
Cost history
Track current and historical pricing at every level of detail, and chart cost changes over time for each bid item.
Purchase orders from the estimate
Generate purchase orders straight from a job estimate, grouped by vendor, with the costs already applied. View them consolidated or by option.
Budget to PO, tracked
Follow costs from plan budget to job budget to purchase order, and spot variances before they become surprises.
Bring a plan. We'll estimate it.
See one of your own plans estimated, compared and turned into POs in BuilderIQ.