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“Most contractors are missing out on over $200,000 per month in project contracts and they don’t even know it. They are busy, have no time for takeoffs, and they are leaving money on the table. A lot of money.
We designed our construction takeoff service with the goal of helping our clients win projects and ultimately be successful.”
-Daniel Quindemil
Founder, I AM Builders
WHO IS I AM BUILDERS?
I AM Builders is a National Construction Estimating Firm in the business of helping contractors win projects.
With our construction estimating and takeoff services, we’ll help you prepare a budget for your new project.
Most contractors are so busy running their job sites that they NEGLECT their bidding. You’re supervising jobs, making deliveries, going to jobsite meetings, and the only time to work on bidding is NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS.
It doesn’t have to be that way!
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU WIN MORE PROJECTS?
“I have NO TIME to estimate projects”
– Every Contractor in America
The enemy of every contractor is the lack of time. Most contractors are busy working IN the business rather than working ON the business. If that’s the case, you’re not alone. We’ve worked with over 1,400 contractors nationwide estimating and consulting, and that’s normal.
But you’ve probably tried doing it yourself, working at night after work…. probably even on the weekends on the kitchen table. We’ll find your leads for you and can even takeoff your complete construction project after so you can focus on running your business and getting your nights and weekends back.
Stop missing out on bids because of time.
You’re probably MISSING OUT on $200,000 per month because you’re busy
We did an analysis and more contractors are missing out on several projects per month that they can actually win because they are so busy they just pass them up.
Depending on what your average contract value is, most contractors are missing between $200-500K per month in sales because of being busy.
We’ll prepare your entire estimate for you so can keep bidding those jobs.
We can estimate your entire project for you based on your LOCAL PRICING so the numbers will be accurate
I AM Builders is US Based and a licensed General Contractor, so we have actual building experience.
We use a combination of a cost database and our experience to price your projects based on the zip code of your project (Note: Everyone at I AM Builders has actual field experience in construction, not just theory or “paper estimating”).
Pricing for labor and material varies by area and zip code, so we make adjustments for local labor rates, material pricing, and even look at the area’s property value to determine accurate pricing. That’s what makes our construction estimating service a great option for busy contractors.
We even back our estimates with a $1 MILLION ACCURACY GUARANTEE which covers all of our clients by our Errors and Omissions Insurance.
We can help you NEGOTIATE AND CLOSE based on proven strategies
Estimating is only a small part of what it takes to win a job. We like to see this as a TEAM EFFORT.
What do you do after the estimate to give yourself the best chance of winning? We can help you work the numbers when you’re negotiating, and even jump on a conference call with your client (as your estimating team) to help you close.
We can even advise you on EXACTLY WHAT TO DO to have them wanting to USE YOU instead of your competitor.
Over the last 10 years, and after speaking and working with THOUSANDS of Contractors, we get to see what WORKS and what DOESN’T. We have some clients landing 50% of their bids by implementing some of the strategies we can easily show you.
These aren’t strategies we made up – we listened to our clients and created our blueprint based on what they are doing right, and avoiding what they were doing wrong. Best of all….. it works for ANY CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS.
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
You Send in Your Plans
You can upload your plans here or email us at info@iambuilders.com. Whichever is more convenient for you.
Be sure to let us know your scope of work and any details regarding your project.
We Send you a Quote for Our Services
Before starting, we’ll send you a detailed quote for our services. Every client is unique so we take the time to review each situation individually. We’ll factor in things like project range, difficulty, trades, and more.
We Estimate and Deliver Your Cost Estimate
Our team will takeoff and estimate your project. When we deliver you’ll receive a PDF and an Excel file of your estimate. We can also offer construction lead generation services for the jobs you’d like to pursue further.
What makes an Arizona bid different
Arizona doesn’t have a state building code. It doesn’t have a state energy code either.
Every city and county adopts its own editions, on its own schedule. Phoenix moved to the 2024 Phoenix Building Construction Code on August 1, 2025, with a grace period for jobs already in the system and up to a year for standard plans to catch up. Cross a city line and you’re under a different book. You check the AHJ before you price the envelope, or you find out at plan review.
Then there’s the tax, and it doesn’t work like anywhere else. Arizona doesn’t charge sales tax. It charges a transaction privilege tax on the contractor, and for prime contracting the base is 65% of your gross receipts. Not 65% of materials. 65% of the whole contract, with the rate set by the city and county the job sits in. That’s a line item in every ground-up estimate we build in the state.
Repair and remodel work runs under a different rule. A maintenance, repair, replacement or alteration job, what the Department of Revenue calls MRRA, isn’t taxed on the contract at all. Instead you pay retail tax on the materials, at the rate for the project’s location. Two jobs in the same building, two tax structures. Price them the same and one of them is wrong.
And under all of it is a desert climate that’s hard on people, equipment and schedules. Mechanical carries the building here, and your durations have to allow for the months when nobody is pouring at two in the afternoon.
Four things that get missed on an Arizona construction estimate
Every one of these has cost somebody real money. We see them monthly.
1. The code edition. Phoenix is on the 2024 code as of August 2025. There’s no state code to fall back on, so the city or county you’re building in is the only authority that counts. A set drawn to an older edition, or a bid priced to one, gets caught at plan review, and the fix is your money. We pull the current edition for the jurisdiction on every Arizona estimate before the first quantity goes in.
2. The 65% tax base. Prime contracting TPT is figured on 65% of gross receipts. That’s a real percentage of the whole contract, and it belongs in General Conditions with the rate for that city and county, not buried in a markup you hope covers it. If you price an Arizona shell with a materials-only tax line, you’re going to give away the difference on every job until you find it.
3. The $750,000 line. Alteration work stays MRRA only while it’s under $750,000 on commercial property, or under 25% of the property’s tax value on residential. Cross that and it becomes a modification project, and the whole job falls under prime contracting TPT on 65% of gross. A tenant improvement that grows during design can cross that line without anybody noticing. The estimate should say which side of it you’re on.
4. The Phoenix amendments. The 2024 Phoenix code adds EV-charging infrastructure to new one- and two-family homes and townhouses, lowers maximum flow rates on faucets, showers and toilets to WaterSense levels, and adds an inclusive home design amendment for some entrances, hallways, bathrooms and fixtures. It also lets mass timber go up to 18 stories. Every one of those is a quantity that wasn’t on the last house you priced in Phoenix.
Arizona projects we’ve actually priced
We don’t ask you to take our word for it. Sixteen real Arizona estimates are on this page, four in each of the four categories we work in. $38.2M of construction value across 113 pages of takeoff and pricing. Open them. Read the line items. See exactly what you get before you send us a single sheet.
Commercial Buildings, ground-up industrial, storage and office.
- Laguna Chandler, Tempe – $4.9M (85281)
- Vail Self Storage – $2.4M (Vail 85641)
- Wright Asphalt, Casa Grande – $1.3M (85193)
- Tucson Leasing – $915K (Tucson 85741)
Multi Family and Apartments, apartments, condos and multi-unit housing.
- Sherman Place project, Phoenix – $14.3M (85003)
- 1121 S 11th Ave Commercial/ Multi-Family, Tucson – $4.2M (85701)
- 3 on Hardy Townhomes, Tempe – $2.7M (85281)
- Mini Units – Unit A, Phoenix – $134K (85003)
Residential, custom homes and whole-house remodels.
- Del Ray Estates Residence, Phoenix – $2.4M (85018)
- Arizona Custom Home, Phoenix – $717K (85001)
- 3336 Pinehurst project, Prescott – $524K (86303)
- Los Altos Home Project, Tucson – $370K (85705)
Tenant Buildouts, interior fit-outs in existing buildings.
- Ross Dress for Less Phoenix – $1.1M (85051)
- Abbey TI, Tucson – $1M (85719)
- Peixoto x Chaconne, Phoenix – $675K (85004)
- Barrys Bootcamp Project, Scottsdale – $571K (85250)
Four building types. Phoenix and the East Valley down to Tucson, up to Prescott, out to Casa Grande and Vail. From a $134K unit build to a $14.3M multifamily project. That range is the whole point. Most shops price one lane and call it a service.
Look at Sherman Place. $14.3M, fifteen pages, a five-level building with an elevator, corridors and balconies, and finishes that run seven pages on their own because every unit type gets its own takeoff. That’s the difference between a number you can borrow against and a number you can’t.
Same story on Laguna Chandler. $4.9M, nine pages, a warehouse and an office priced as two different buildings under one roof, with mechanical, electrical and fire sprinkler budgets carried separately for each. The two sides don’t cost the same per foot, and the estimate doesn’t pretend they do.
And look at the two smallest tenant jobs. Barry’s Bootcamp in Scottsdale is $571K over seven pages, because a gym is floors, ceilings and finishes, and every one is its own quantity. Peixoto x Chaconne in Phoenix is $675K with a kitchen in it. Both are alteration work in an existing building, so both carry the MRRA question: which side of the $750,000 line are you on, and what does that do to the tax?
Where we work in Arizona
We estimate statewide. Here’s where the volume actually is.
Phoenix. Downtown, Arcadia, north Phoenix and the whole city. The 2024 code, the newest in the state, and six of the sixteen estimates above are Phoenix jobs. Sherman Place, Del Ray Estates and Ross Dress for Less are all inside city limits.
The East Valley. Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert and Queen Creek. Industrial shells, townhomes and retail. Laguna Chandler and 3 on Hardy are both Tempe projects.
Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. Fitness, retail and hospitality fit-outs, and custom homes at the top of the market. Barry’s Bootcamp is on this page.
The West Valley. Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Goodyear, Avondale and Buckeye. Big-box concrete, storage and distribution.
Tucson and Pima County. Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana and Vail. Four of the sixteen estimates are Tucson-area jobs, from a $370K house to a $4.2M mixed-use building on South 11th Avenue. Different city, different code, different tax rate.
Pinal County. Casa Grande, Maricopa, Florence and San Tan Valley. The Wright Asphalt buildings are in Casa Grande.
Northern Arizona. Prescott, Prescott Valley, Flagstaff, Sedona and Show Low. Colder, higher and a long way from the sub market. The Pinehurst house in Prescott is on this page.
Yuma and the river. Yuma, Wellton, Lake Havasu and Kingman. Long hauls and thin trade coverage, and your durations have to say so.
Every one of those cities has its own page with local detail. Start there if you want the county-level specifics.
Who our Arizona estimating service is for
General contractors bidding hard-bid and negotiated work. Subs who need a takeoff that survives a scope review. Developers who want a real number before they commit capital. Architects who’d rather price a design now than explain a surprise at bid day.
If you’re a GC in Arizona turning down invitations because you can’t get numbers out fast enough, you’re going to keep leaving work on the table until somebody else does the takeoff for you. That’s what our Arizona construction estimating services are built to fix. You send the plans. We send back a priced estimate with the quantities shown, in a format you can hand straight to a client or an owner.
We’re not a lead service and we’re not a software subscription. A person does the takeoff. Another person checks it. You can call and ask why a number is what it is, and get an answer.
What you’re hiring is a cost estimator who has already priced work under your city’s code edition, with the TPT figured the way the Department of Revenue figures it, on the ground you’re building on. Not a national square-foot average with the word Arizona written on top.
Send us your plans. We’ll tell you what it costs.
Estimating a job in one city rather than the whole state? We keep separate pages for Mesa construction estimating services, Phoenix construction estimating services and Tucson construction estimating services.
