We extract equipment, piping, instrumentation, and controls directly from the P&IDs, PFDs, and isometrics, using estimators who know the difference. Delivered in 24-48 hours on defined scopes.
This is where a generalist gets buried, and you don’t. We provide a dedicated team that reads the P&IDs and equipment schedules the way the trade demands, accounts for long-lead equipment and instrument loops, and turns it around fast. You’re not buying a spreadsheet; you’re gaining a partner who understands the process, not just the math. With a proven record of 94% bid-win ratio, we support clients across all U.S. states with 24/7 dedicated support and a simple, flat-fee pricing structure ranging from $500 that reduces estimating overhead by up to 60%.
We price the pipe, the equipment, the I&C, and the tie-ins to what’s already running, then show our basis so procurement starts on the right foot. You don’t get a rough number dressed up as a bid; you get one you can actually build to.
Industrial estimating services price the most demanding builds in construction process plants, power facilities, and heavy industry, where long-lead equipment, dense piping, instrument loops, and hard compliance leave no room for a soft number. Turner Estimating brings a structured, highly accurate approach to EPC contractors, owners, engineering firms, financial investors, and joint venture partners across the USA.
Whether you need process piping estimating for a refinery tie-in, power plant cost estimating for a generation facility, or heavy industrial estimating for a manufacturing expansion, our team accounts for the materials, labor, and code realities that make these projects their own animal. This is real industrial construction estimating, not commercial work with bigger numbers.
On a plant, the cost lives in the things a generalist skims past: the alloy pipe and special-service valves, the instrument loops, the equipment setting and rigging, and the strict shutdown windows. We read those the way the process demands, so your bid reflects the scope that’s actually in front of you.
Heavy industrial projects don't forgive bad math. If the competition is turning around tighter, perfectly documented takeoffs faster than your team can, they are walking away with your contracts. It is that simple. Here is how we eliminate the blind spots and fix the exact headaches costing you jobs.
Short 5-to-10-day bid windows lead to panicked errors and blown budgets.
Misread P&IDs or complex, overlapping layouts create massive scope gaps.
Using stale material or labor rates causes you to drastically under-bid or lose to competitors.
Trades overlap in heavy industrial builds, creating conflicts and expensive contingencies.
Fast, 100% accurate takeoffs organized by CSI division. Standard delivery in 24-48 hours; rush in 8-12 hours.
Strict line-item breakdowns of all available plans, catching the fine details a generalist misses.
We use updated, regional market rates for materials, equipment, and union/non-union labor.
We accurately take off all trades, ensuring perfect alignment for complex industrial construction estimating.
At Turner Estimating we become your industrial estimator on call, built for the reality of plant work, the tie-ins to a running unit, the prevailing-wage rules, and the testing and commissioning nobody budgeted for. Our team works to the gold-standard guidelines of the AACE, AIQS, and CPE.
We go far beyond basic material counts. We provide a full-service cost management solution tailored to the specific needs of industrial stakeholders, from project planning and acquisition through conception and construction:
Partnering with our certified industrial estimators gives you a strategic advantage in the most high-risk sectors of construction. When you bring us your P&IDs, PFDs, and isometrics, every job comes back with:
Every material, instrument loop, and labor hour is tagged to its specific plant area, with system-by-system breakdowns on request, so you can see exactly where the money sits and defend any line.
Cut your industrial estimating overhead by up to 60%. You save 20–30+ hours per bid, allowing your engineers to focus on execution and site safety.
Our digital takeoff tools extract exact quantities from complex P&IDs, reducing measurement errors by up to 95%. By ordering exact alloy piping and equipment, our clients reduce costly waste by up to 12%.
Industrial contractors and EPC firms who bid with our precise, data-driven numbers report a 94% bid-win success rate.
Standard plant estimates land in 24–48 hours; when the shutdown schedule won’t move, rush delivery comes back in 8–12 hours.
We build to your template, so the estimate drops straight into your EPC proposal or buyout workflow with nothing to reformat.
A color-coded, marked-up PDF of your dense schematics, a fully editable Excel takeoff, a plain-English list of inclusions and exclusions, and a bid summary that lays out labor hours, heavy equipment rigging, overhead, profit, contingency, and safety compliance. You get everything you need to put a number in your proposal with your name behind it.
We don't just skim the drawings. We capture the deep detail heavy industry actually requires. Here is how we break down the scope, discipline by discipline, to give your team the accuracy required to submit highly competitive bids:Behind every estimate is a method, not a guess. Seasoned estimators own your residential construction estimating from the first sheet to the last line. We read the plans in full before counting anything, no assumptions, then take off the quantities digitally with the latest software, fast and with a clean audit trail. Every cost runs against our own construction cost database and RS Means for zip-code-specific pricing, and labor is broken out by union and prevailing wage, including standard time and overtime, so the numbers hold up under scrutiny. You get the bill of materials in a CSI MasterFormat, division-by-division Excel sheet, easy to review in minutes and ready to forward to your vendors and suppliers for pricing
We deliver precise, reliable estimates across the entire heavy industrial and civil landscape. Here is how we break down our expertise by sector.
Power generation plants, pipelines, drilling platforms, Floating Production Storage & Offloading (FPSO), refineries, and midstream scopes. We also cover renewable solar and wind grids, backed by accurate power plant cost estimating, oil and gas estimating, and detailed refinery construction estimating.
We ensure a rock-solid manufacturing plant cost estimate for aerospace, automotive, steel mills, and heavy machinery. We also deliver highly specialized chemical plant estimating and a precise food processing plant estimate built for sanitary scopes.
Roads, highways, bridges, utility networks, municipal water/wastewater systems, marine projects, and pumping stations with exact water treatment plant estimating.
For large-scale industrial expansions, submitting accurate bids is critical. We provide full takeoffs, including labor for welding, heavy assembly, and installation for steel mill expansions, mining/petrochemical complexes, and cement plant upgrades. We also cover specialty bio-fuels and waste-to-energy recovery facilities.
On a plant, an estimate that understands the process, not just the math is what keeps the bid honest and the schedule intact. Our industrial estimating services support every party on a plant project:
Most estimating shops hand your P&IDs to whoever happens to be free that afternoon. We don’t. Every Turner Estimating client gets a dedicated team of industrial specialists. Your dedicated estimators carry out your work every single time. They learn your process assemblies, your go-to equipment suppliers, and exactly how you operate during plant turnarounds. Your numbers come back faster and sharper with each project. A project manager tracks your scope, revisions, and delivery so nothing slips through the cracks, while our 24/7 dedicated support ensures someone is on the line when a bid is on the clock at nine at night.
Turner Estimating is committed to professional excellence in heavy industry. We’re always within reach whenever you need reliable process and plant estimates. No matter where your facility is located or how tight your shutdown deadline is, our team is ready to support you. Our estimators are available 24/7 to respond to your queries, review your isometrics, and guide you through the process. We have certified estimators with credible accreditations. Our team operates under the following standards.
Accuracy isn’t only discipline, it’s the right tools in highly trained hands. We run the industry’s heaviest hitters for digital takeoff and pricing.
Industrial and plant estimation covers a lot of ground, and we price all of it. From single process tie-ins to full plant builds, our industrial estimating scales seamlessly to your scope:
Yes! Both, plus mechanical equipment, industrial electrical, and civil/structural, all seamlessly integrated under our industrial estimating services.
Oil and gas, chemical, petrochemical, power generation, manufacturing, food processing, mining/metals, and water/wastewater treatment.
Yes. Our team holds credentials from the American Association of Cost Engineers (AACE), the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS), and the CPE.
Itemized Excel spreadsheets and marked-up PDFs, organized by CSI division or your custom format.
Itemized Excel spreadsheets and marked-up PDFs, organized by CSI division or your custom format.
Pricing starts at $200 per project; volume monthly packages start from $1,499.
Yes. Our senior estimators are highly trained in extracting pipe runs, valves, instrumentation, and equipment schedules directly from Process and Instrumentation Diagrams.
Absolutely. We calculate precise material costs and adjust labor productivity rates for carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex, and specialized alloys based on diameter-inch welding.
Yes. We quantify the labor, cranes, and specialized rigging required to set boilers, chillers, pressure vessels, and large rotating equipment.
Yes. Industrial environments require strict safety measures. We include allowances for scaffolding, confined space entry protocols, and OSHA compliance.
Yes. We can organize your Excel takeoff by specific process units, mechanical systems, or physical plant locations for precise procurement planning.
Bidding a plant or process project? Send your .PDF drawings, P&IDs, and specs to get a flat-fee quote for industrial construction estimating that reflects the real scope, down to the diameter-inch.