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Construction Bid & Markup Calculator

Punch in your direct costs, overhead, and profit target. See your true cost, real margin, and recommended bid price — so you stop leaving money on the table.

Job costs & markup

Numbers update the bid in real time. Round numbers are fine for first-pass estimates.

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Recommended bid price
$81,500

$81,543 raw · rounded to nearest $100 for proposals.

True total cost
$67,953
Profit
$13,591
Gross margin
16.7%

Cost breakdown

Direct costs$55,000
Sales tax (materials)$1,540
Contingency$2,750
Overhead$8,663
Total cost$67,953
Effective markup20%
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