Construction bidding

You can't fix a hit rate you don't measure.

The Bid & Estimate Tracker puts the whole bidding operation on one dashboard — every bid invited, estimating, submitted, won, or lost, with the pipeline value, your actual hit rate, and what's due in the next two weeks. Underneath it: a line-item estimate worksheet that builds the bid price itself. Designed by a licensed architect who has been on both sides of bid day.

Available soon See what's inside

Excel & Google Sheets · pure formulas, no macrosBid log + estimate worksheet + dashboardProtected like software — nothing to break

How it works

Log it. Price it. Watch the rate.

One row per bid from invitation to decision — the dashboard turns your log into the numbers that run the front office.

Log the bid when the invite lands

Client, scope, due date, status. Thirty seconds of typing starts the clock — and overdue unsubmitted bids turn red on their own.

Build the price in the estimate worksheet

Line items by cost division, quantity × unit cost, then overhead, profit, and contingency percentages down to the bid total.

Move the status as it happens

Invited → estimating → submitted → won or lost. The status chips and every dashboard number follow the log instantly.

Read the pipeline, not your inbox

Open pipeline value, what's awaiting decision, and what's due in the next 14 days — the Monday-morning view, always current.

Know your real hit rate

Won versus decided, computed — overall and visible month by month, so you can see whether this quarter's bidding is actually working.

Keep margin honest

Bid amount vs estimated cost per bid, margin computed and protected — the difference between busy and profitable, one column wide.

What's inside

Three working tabs and a dashboard, one instant download.

The DashboardSix KPIs — open pipeline, awaiting decision, won YTD, hit rate, average bid size, due in 14 days — plus the status breakdown and the monthly submitted-vs-won year view.
The Bid LogOne row per bid: dates, status dropdown, bid amount, estimated cost, computed margin, notes. Provisioned for hundreds of bids.
The Estimate WorksheetPick a bid, price it line by line across 16 cost divisions, and let overhead, profit, and contingency roll up to the bid total.
How to UseA five-step quick start, the definitions in plain contractor language, and the sheet-protection password.