Service area · Michigan
Independent cost estimator serving Detroit, Michigan.
Unbiased cost opinions, estimate reviews, budget validation, and quantity takeoffs for project teams building in and around Detroit — structured to CSI MasterFormat, Divisions 00–33, and prepared by someone with no stake in who wins the work.
TCMG estimates Detroit projects from Colorado Springs, including base estimating work for general contractors operating nationally. No local office, and no local project claims — just the estimate.
- 30+ yrs estimating buildings
- >$1B estimated in construction value
- within 5% estimate accuracy
- $500K–$900M project range
Hundreds of estimates delivered.
Estimating rigor: CSI MasterFormat (Divisions 00–33).
Working with public agencies in Michigan
Most public owners carry a procurement threshold — a dollar figure under which they can engage a consultant directly, and over which the work has to go out to bid. It is worth knowing yours before you start, because it decides whether an independent estimate is a phone call or an RFP response.
TCMG works both ways. Under the threshold, Detroit agencies can engage TCMG directly. Over it, TCMG responds to RFPs and RFQs, and is regularly teamed by architects and engineers on public submissions — which is how most of this work arrives.
What a Detroit project usually needs
An independent number before a budget is committed. A third-party review when a contractor's price or a design team's estimate needs checking. Quantity takeoffs during design. Budget validation a council or a board can stand behind. All of it division by division, so it is reviewable line by line.
Frequently asked questions
Does TCMG provide independent cost estimating in Detroit, Michigan?
Yes. TCMG estimates Detroit projects from its Colorado Springs office, including base estimating work for general contractors operating nationally. TCMG does not maintain a local office in Detroit and makes no local project claims — the estimate travels, the office does not.
Does TCMG need to be local to estimate a Detroit project?
No. Estimating is done from the drawing set, and pricing is adjusted for the project’s own market, schedule, and conditions. What matters is that the takeoff is checked by hand and the assumptions are right — not the distance to the site.
Can a Michigan public agency hire TCMG directly?
It depends on the agency’s procurement threshold. Under it, a Michigan agency can typically engage TCMG directly; over it, the work goes out to bid and TCMG responds to the RFP or RFQ, often teamed with the architect or engineer. Ask about your threshold before you plan the schedule.
What does an independent estimate cost in Detroit?
TCMG does not publish rates — scope drives fee, and every project is different. Send the drawings and the phase, and we will come back on scope, fee, and timing directly.
Send your Detroit project
Building in or near Detroit? Send the project and where it sits in design — we'll follow up directly.