About this calculator
A quick bid from your direct costs. For a full itemized quote with your logo, use Jobs.
How it’s calculated
Direct cost = materials + labour + other. Overhead is a percentage of direct cost. Profit is a percentage of direct cost plus overhead. Tax is added last.
Worked example
With these inputs:
- Materials
- $4200
- Labour hours
- 48
- Labour cost per hour
- $45
- Equipment, subs, bins, permits
- $600
- Overhead %
- 12%
- Profit %
- 15%
- GST/HST %
- 13%
the result is:
- Bid price
- $10,129.86
- Materials
- $4,200.00
- Labour
- $2,160.00
- Other direct costs
- $600.00
- Overhead
- $835.20
Tips from the trade
- Ontario charges 13% HST and the Atlantic provinces 14–15%; elsewhere it is 5% GST, plus 6% PST on construction contracts in Saskatchewan and QST in Quebec. If you are a small supplier and not registered, set this to 0.
Results are estimates for planning and pricing. Check quantities against your drawings, the manufacturer’s data and the building code adopted in your province before ordering.