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Transportation Infrastructure Estimating Services

Tribuild supports transportation contractors with quantity takeoffs across heavy-civil scope: pavement, earthwork, drainage, structures, and MOT, built from the plan and profile so bid items are quantified to the drawings.

Heavy-civil transportation bids are pay-item driven. Tribuild builds quantity takeoffs from the plan, profile, and cross-sections, pavement by section and station, earthwork balanced from surfaces, and drainage, barrier, signage, and structural quantities counted, and aligns to the owner's schedule of bid items where one is provided.

Maintenance-of-traffic is quantified by phase, structural concrete and steel are carried by structure, and every deliverable ships with documented assumptions (including the field and subsurface risk that stays with the contractor) your team can price and defend.

What we estimate for transportation infrastructure

Highways and roadways

Roadway pavement and section quantities by area and station.

Bridges

Bridge concrete, steel, deck, and railing quantities by structure.

Tunnels

Tunnel lining and structural quantities where applicable.

Transit stations

Station structural and finish quantities by area.

Rail infrastructure

Track subgrade, ballast, and civil quantities (trackwork by others where noted).

Airport infrastructure

Airfield pavement and civil quantities by area and section.

Pavement

Asphalt and concrete pavement by area, section, and station.

Drainage

Storm drainage pipe, structures, and culverts by linear foot and unit.

Barriers

Guardrail, barrier, and attenuators by linear foot and unit.

Signage

Overhead and ground signage counted by unit.

Lighting

Roadway and structure lighting counted by unit with conduit.

Structural components

Retaining walls, abutments, and structural concrete/steel by quantity.

Utility relocations

Utility relocation quantities coordinated with the civil scope.

Sitework

Earthwork cut/fill, subgrade, and aggregate by volume and area.

Maintenance of traffic

MOT phasing quantities, signage, barrier, and temporary pavement by phase.

Services available for this trade

What you receive

  • Bid-item quantity takeoff by station and structure
  • Earthwork cut/fill volumes
  • Drainage, barrier, and signage counts
  • Structural concrete and steel quantities
  • Maintenance-of-traffic quantities by phase
  • Scope notes, assumptions, and qualification notes

Software and platforms

HCSS HeavyBidAGTEKAutodesk Construction CloudBluebeamRevitB2W EstimateInEight EstimateTrimble Business CenterCarlson Takeoff

Project experience

TransportationGovernmentAviationIndustrialPublic infrastructure

How it works

  1. 1

    You submit drawings, specifications, addenda, and bid information, and book your call in the same step.

  2. 2

    The project is assigned to the appropriate estimator or team, and questions and clarifications are documented where necessary.

  3. 3

    The deliverable is reviewed under Tribuild's applicable quality-control process and delivered before your call.

  4. 4

    On the call we review the completed deliverable together and capture the formats and process your team needs.

  5. 5

    You choose how you engage us: per project, hourly, per square foot, per dedicated estimator, or a monthly or annual SLA.

  6. 6

    You are set up on the Tribuild portal with a dedicated point of contact and a POC email address for day-to-day communication.

  7. 7

    Scope changes and preferences are recorded continuously in your Scope of Work, which stays live in the portal, and revisions and addenda are managed under the applicable service agreement.

Quality control

  • Quantities reconciled against plan, profile, and cross-sections
  • Bid items aligned to the schedule of quantities where provided
  • Earthwork balanced from surfaces before import/export
  • MOT quantities separated by phase
  • Addendum tracking against civil revisions

Proven results

Frequently asked questions

Plans, profiles, cross-sections, the schedule of bid items (where provided), pavement and structural details, and specifications. Cross-sections drive earthwork.

Yes, where an owner schedule of quantities is provided, we align the takeoff to those pay items for direct bid entry.

Yes, MOT quantities (signage, barrier, temporary pavement) are separated by phase per the traffic-control plans.

Means and methods, final pricing, and any licensed engineering remain with the contractor and design team. We provide quantity estimating support.

Yes, always. Color-coded PDFs and Excel workbooks are standard, and the native source files are included with every deliverable.