Structural steel detailing and estimating
Know the tonnage before bid day.
Send the bid set. You get back a main-member takeoff, a 3D model of the steel, and a price to detail the job if you win it.
What we do
Bid takeoff
Main-member tonnage and piece count by size, read from the full drawing set. Every member is tied to the sheet it came from.
Bid model
A 3D model of the main steel at scheduled sizes. Open it in any browser, or bring the IFC file into your own software.
Detailing
Erection drawings and shop drawings for structural and miscellaneous steel, priced per job before you bid.
How it works
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Send the bid set
Drawings, Division 05 specs and any addenda. The whole set, not only the S sheets.
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Get the takeoff, model and price
The member schedule, the model and a written price to detail the job come back together.
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Win it, then release detailing
The bid model becomes the starting point for the shop drawings.
Bid models are for reference. Verify quantities before you bid.
Connection design stays with your engineer. It is not modeled or priced at bid stage.
Joists and deck are left out unless the spec puts them in your scope.
Bidding a steel package?
Send the drawings and specs, and say when the bid is due.
james@bluewatersteelworks.com