From first budget to final bid, nonstop
Modern cost estimating software
for GCs and developers
Turn historical project data into conceptual and detailed estimates.
Replace your scattered spreadsheets with a single platform.
Pricing
Volume-based, Unlimited users
Built by
Precon Pros
Integrations
Procore · Togal.AI · BuildingConnected
Estimating solutions trusted by leading construction companies and real estate developers.
If your preconstruction system looks like this...
No wonder estimates take weeks and numbers get missed.
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A junk drawer of cost history
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A budget spreadsheet
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A bid tab spreadsheet
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A bidding platform
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A bunch of emails
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And whatever the estimator remembers
→
This isn’t a system. It’s a survival strategy.
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One system for cost history, the estimate, and the bid.
Past projects become the next estimate
Zebel turns completed project costs into a structured database you price the next job from.
That number carries through to the bid
Conceptual budgets, detailed estimates, bid leveling, and GRs/GCs stay in one file.
Review it before the number goes out
AI Oversight flags scope gaps and anomalies before bid day. You still make the call.
How Precon pros use Zebel
Zebel takes precon from managed data to delivered reports and a clear view of team capacity—one system for the whole workflow.
Request a demo →Manage Data
Import and structure your cost history
Send past estimates and finished jobs. We clean them up into a cost database with market context alongside.
Estimate
Build from concept to leveled bids
Create conceptual budgets from your history, then level sub bids into detailed estimates with GCs/GRs.
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Refine
Run value engineering and alternates
Compare options against the baseline. Keep every alternate and why it was chosen or rejected.
Validate
Review with AI before bid day
Zebel AI flags scope gaps, anomalies, and mistakes. You still review, level, and choose.
Deliver
Share reports that show the why
Export reports that show what changed, what drives cost, and what still needs a decision.
Manage Workforce
Plan pipeline and team capacity
See who's booked, what's due, and where pursuits overlap before you say yes.
PRECON PIPELINE
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CONSTRUCTION COST DATABASE
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COST MODELING
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CONCEPTUAL ESTIMATING
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BID LEVELING
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VALUE ENGINEERING
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CONCEPT TO GMP
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AI ESTIMATE REVIEW
UrbanCore Construction
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Client
UrbanCore Construction
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Segment
General contractor
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Uses
Historical data · Estimating · AI
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Contact
Andy Beach, Principal
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“Zebel has definitely helped us do more estimates with less people and know that they're going to be more accurate.”
Integrating AI into pre-construction in our business with Zebel has set us apart from our competitors because it is so cutting edge and it's helping nail down the details. It's helped us with our win rate and strengthen the relationship with clients, because they're able to come to us early and then we can help them work through the process from very early on.
— ANDY BEACH, PRINCIPAL
FIG. C — CUSTOMER INTERVIEW, URBANCORE
VIDEO TESTIMONIAL
Before Zebel
1 wk+
To produce a conceptual estimate, per Director of Preconstruction Jon Reid.
With Zebel
Hours
Same-day estimate turnaround, per the UrbanCore case study.
Customer since
2023
Concept through detailed pricing and GMP in one workflow.
Fast track your Precon operation upgrade
Built by precon professionals, Zebel streamlines estimating with the accuracy and efficiency your team needs
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Users
Unlimited
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Estimates
Unlimited
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Onboarding
~1 month
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Data cleanup
By Zebel
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