Who it's for
General contractors, remodelers, and construction project managers who need to turn raw job costs into a defensible bid price without rebuilding the math for every job.
Key features
- Separate materials, labor, and equipment rental cost fields
- Automatic subtotal across all three cost categories
- Adjustable overhead percentage, calculated on the subtotal
- Adjustable contingency percentage, calculated on the subtotal
- Total bid price calculated from subtotal plus overhead plus contingency
- Exports to a real .xlsx file
How to use it
- Click "Use this template" to open it in FLYNT Sheets
- Enter the real materials, labor, and equipment costs for the job
- Adjust the overhead percentage to match your business's real overhead rate
- Adjust the contingency percentage for the job's risk level
- Review the calculated total bid price before sending it to the client
What's included
- Materials, labor, and equipment cost fields with example numbers
- Subtotal, overhead, contingency, and total bid price formulas already wired up
Common use cases
- Pricing a residential remodel bid
- Estimating a commercial buildout before submitting a proposal
- Reworking a bid after a client asks for a lower price, to see what overhead or contingency can actually move
Frequently asked questions
- Is this a real working tool or a downloadable static spreadsheet?
- It's a real FLYNT Sheets template — the formulas are live. Change any cost or percentage and the subtotal, overhead, contingency, and total bid price all recalculate automatically, the same as any other FLYNT spreadsheet.
- Can I add more cost line items than materials, labor, and equipment?
- Yes — it's a real spreadsheet, not a locked form. Insert rows and extend the subtotal formula to include them.
- Is this free to use?
- Yes, on FLYNT's free plan — no credit card required.
- What's the difference between this and the Job Cost Tracker template?
- This estimates a job before you bid it. The Job Cost Tracker tracks budget vs. actual cost once you've won the job and work is underway — most contractors use both, in that order.