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Pricing Intelligence

Market-anchored pricing in under 3 minutes

Know the market rate. Before you quote.

Enter your project type, scope, location, and client signals. Get a structured pricing recommendation with cost ranges, risk dimensions, and market context, so you quote with confidence, not guesswork.

The problem

Pricing without market data is guesswork.

You quote from memory or last year's project, not current market conditions

Labor and material costs have shifted and your pricing has not kept up

You lose jobs you should win by quoting too high, and bleed margin on jobs you priced too low

Junior staff have no reference point for what a scope should cost

Every market has different labor rates, contractor premiums, and material availability

The solution

Real market pricing, specific to your project and location.

Analyzes your project type, scope, and location to surface relevant cost benchmarks

Researches local market conditions including labor rates, material pricing, and contractor availability

Identifies risk dimensions that affect your price: site conditions, complexity, client type, schedule

Generates a tiered pricing recommendation with floor, target, and ceiling ranges

Produces a professional report you can share with your team or use internally

Covers all major project types: residential, commercial, multifamily, tenant improvement, and more

What it actually does

Every feature your close needs. Nothing it does not.

01

Location-Specific Market Research

Labor rates, material costs, and contractor availability vary dramatically by market. TrussNote researches your specific metro area so your pricing reflects what things actually cost there.

02

Risk Dimension Analysis

Every project has factors that push price up or down: site access, schedule compression, client type, complexity. The report surfaces each risk dimension with a dollar impact estimate.

03

Tiered Pricing Recommendation

Floor, target, and ceiling ranges with the rationale behind each. Use the floor to compete aggressively, the target to protect margin, and the ceiling to anchor value pricing discussions.

04

Project Type Coverage

Residential, multifamily, commercial, tenant improvement, industrial, healthcare, education. Each category carries different cost profiles and TrussNote knows them all.

05

Client and Market Signals

Repeat client versus new client, public versus private sector, negotiated versus competitive bid. Each affects the optimal pricing strategy and the tool incorporates these signals into its recommendation.

06

Saved Report History

Every pricing analysis is saved to your account. Build a library of market references over time. Compare how conditions have shifted across projects and markets.

How it works

Three steps to a better output.

01

Describe your project and market

Project type, size, location, scope complexity, client type, and schedule. The more context you provide, the more accurate the recommendation.

02

Review your pricing analysis

Cost benchmarks, risk factors, and market context organized into a clear recommendation with floor, target, and ceiling ranges.

03

Quote with confidence

Use the data to anchor your fee or bid, share internally for team alignment, or download the report as a pricing reference.

Output

What your pricing report includes

app.trussnote.com/pricing-intelligence

Project

8,400 SF Tenant Improvement - Class A Office

Los Angeles, CA · Commercial · Repeat client · 14-week schedule

Market Conditions

ELEVATED

Labor market tight - 14% above national average in LA metro

ELEVATED

MEP equipment lead times 8 to 14 weeks

Pricing Recommendation

Floor

$285/SF

$2,394,000

Target

$310/SF

$2,604,000

Ceiling

$340/SF

$2,856,000

Risk Factors

+$8/SF

Complex MEP coordination

+$12/SF

Tight schedule premium

-$5/SF

Repeat client relationship

Recommendation

Quote at target rate with 10% contingency reserve. Tight labor market and schedule risk justify the premium. Repeat client discount partially offsets.

Tool consolidation

Hours of market research. Now under three minutes.

Everything you were paying for separately, built into a single workflow your whole team will actually use.

Memory and gut feel
Market-anchored pricing benchmarks
RSMeans manual lookups
Automated location-specific cost research
Outdated spreadsheets
Current market conditions by project type
Expensive pricing consultants
On-demand pricing intelligence in minutes

Who it's for

Built for the whole team.

Architects

Anchor your fee proposals to real market data. Know whether your rate is competitive before you submit, and back up your fee schedule with documented market context.

General Contractors

Build bids on current labor and material benchmarks, not last cycle's numbers. Understand the risk factors that separate a winning bid from a losing one.

Estimators

Give your team a market-anchored starting point for every estimate. Reference current conditions by location and project type before the detailed takeoff begins.

Get started

Run your first pricing analysis free.

Enter your project details. Get a market-anchored pricing recommendation with risk factors and tiered ranges. No credit card required.