xBid+xBuild
Estimating · Project management · The field

Bid it. Build it. Own it.

One platform for commercial construction. xBid prices the work, xBuild runs it, and your client sees the parts you choose. Your tools and your data, owned for life, never rented.

Built for CM, GC, and specialty trades

xbuild · Northgate Commons / Dashboard
Projects / Northgate Commons On track

Northgate Commons

Retail, ground-up · 20,000 sf

62%

complete

Contract value

4.24M

+2 COs

Schedule

+2d

ahead

Open RFIs

6

2 due

Margin

14.6%

+0.4

Schedule

3 of 9 phases

  • Foundations and slabMar 04Closed
  • Structural steelApr 18In progress
  • Building envelopeJun 02Scheduled

One platform that speaks the language of the jobsite

EstimatingProposalsTakeoffsRFIsSubmittalsChange ordersDaily logsPunch listScheduleBudget and job costingDrawsRetainageSelections and specsCloseoutEstimatingProposalsTakeoffsRFIsSubmittalsChange ordersDaily logsPunch listScheduleBudget and job costingDrawsRetainageSelections and specsCloseout
How it works

From the first takeoff to the final walk, on one job record.

Most contractors run the bid in one tool, the job in another, and the client over email. xBid and xBuild share one engine, so the work carries straight through.

01

Bid the work

Price the job in xBid with your own cost library, turn the estimate into a clean proposal, and send it the same day. Your numbers, your markup, your history.

02

Build the job

xBuild runs the project from there: RFIs, submittals, change orders, daily logs, schedule, and job costing, all tied to the same job and the same drawings.

03

Keep the client close

A client portal shows the owner the parts you choose. Photos lead, progress stays clear, and you decide what stays in house.

01 / xBid

Price the work, line by line.

xBid builds the bid division by division, with material and labor on every self-perform line and one clean number for the subs. Open a division for the detail or roll it up, and the markup and bid total move with every change.

  • Material and laborSelf-perform lines split material from labor; subs carry one number.
  • CSI divisionsThe whole bid, division 01 through 26, expand or collapse as you work.
  • Built-up totalDirect cost rolls through contingency and overhead to the bid.
xbid · Northgate Commons / Estimate

Estimate / Northgate Commons

Ground-up retail · 20,000 sf · 12 divisions

Draft · Rev C
Division and itemTotal
01General requirements300,000
02Earthwork and sitework806,800
03Concrete243,700
Spread footings33,540
Slab on grade, 6 in152,650
Formed foundation walls57,510
04Masonry115,200
05Metals266,000
Structural steel, supply and erectSub266,000
06Wood and carpentry49,560
07Thermal and moisture199,500
08Openings, storefront and doors196,050
09Finishes281,750
Gypsum board partitions63,750
Acoustical ceilings67,500
Resilient flooring, LVTSub90,000
Painting60,500
10Specialties and equipment95,000
23Mechanical, fire and plumbing525,000
26Electrical410,000
Direct cost3,488,560
Contingency 3%104,657
Overhead and profit 18%646,779
Bid total$4,239,996
xbuild · Northgate Commons / Workflow
Workflow / Northgate Commons 6 active

Open RFIs

6

2 awaiting reply

Submittals

6

2 under review

Change orders

$184.7k

4.4% of contract

Open items

Ball in court

Rooftop unit curb height vs parapet flashing clearance

RFI 002 · Architect · Jun 19

Open

Storefront and curtain wall system, Entry A and B

SUB 007 · Architect · Jun 28

In review

Roof deck repair at Zone C, corroded panels

CO 003 · Owner · Jun 30

Open

Curtain wall embed plates in existing CMU

RFI 005 · Engineer · Jun 26

In review

Rooftop HVAC equipment schedule

SUB 015 · Mech engineer · Jun 16

Approved

Floor tile abatement in Zone D

CO 001 · Owner · Jun 05

Approved
02 / xBuild

Run the job from the field.

xBuild keeps RFIs, submittals, and change orders moving, with the ball in court and the due date on every item. Daily logs, punch lists, and the schedule live in one place your crews actually open.

  • Ball in courtEvery RFI and submittal shows who owns the next move.
  • Change ordersTrack added scope and dollars without a spreadsheet.
  • The fieldDaily logs and punch lists from the people on site.
portal · Northgate Commons / Client view

Northgate Commons

Owner view · Updated today

On schedule

Overall progress

On schedule. One change order and one selection need your review.

62%

Needs your review

  • CO-003 roof deck repair, $67,200

    by Jun 30
  • Break room flooring selection

    by Jul 10

Contract

$4.24M

Paid to date

55%

Retainage held

$233k

Your milestones

Next: Jul 14

MEP rough-inJul 14
Weather-tightJul 28
SubstantialSep 19
CloseoutOct 03

Recent updates

  • Roof tear-off found corroded deck at Zone C. We documented it and sent CO-003 for your review.

    Jun 27

  • Interior framing reached 80 percent. MEP rough-in started this week.

    Jun 25

Progress photos

Zone C
Framing
Storefront
Roof
03 / Client portal

Show your client the work.

The portal leads with the summaries an owner reads first, progress, budget, and the next milestones, plus the change orders and selections waiting on them. Progress photos round it out. You choose exactly what they see.

  • Owner summaryProgress, budget, and milestones up top, in plain language.
  • Their decisionsThe change orders and selections that need the owner.
  • You decideShare only the parts of the job you want shown.
Ownership

Own your tools. Own your data. For life.

The big platforms rent you access to your own jobs and raise the bill every year. xBid and xBuild are built the other way. You buy the platform, you keep it, and the work you put in stays with your company.

A license for life

Approved companies buy the platform once and keep it. No per-seat fee that grows every time you hire.

Your data stays yours

Estimates, costs, drawings, and job history belong to your company. Export it any time, in full.

Self-host or hosted

Run it on your own server or let us host it. A solo contractor can stand it up on a small box.

No rent forever

You are buying a tool, not renting access to your own work. The cost does not reset every year.

Request access

Get your hands on it.

Tell us about your shop and the work you run. We will set up a walkthrough on your kind of projects and add you to the early roster. One license, owned for life, never rented.

  • Own it for life

    One license, yours to keep. No monthly rent and no per-seat math.

  • Your data stays yours

    Every estimate, job, and photo lives in your account, and you can take it with you.

  • Self-host or hosted

    Run it on your own server or let us stand it up for you. Your call either way.

Run the whole job on tools you own.

Tell us about your company and the work you chase. We will set you up with xBid and xBuild and walk the platform with you.