Bids priced for your zip code, not a national average.
Your PM spends the night counting fixtures off a PDF, then guesses at prices out of a book averaged across the whole country. Portravo does the counting, you confirm every line, and the bid prices at what the shelf in your metro charged this week.
Free sample project at signup. No card.
| Line | Qty | Unit | Conf | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duplex receptacle 15Asheet E-2.1 | 34 | ea | 94% | Confirmed |
| $0.98/ea · Home Depot · #6602, West Sacramento · 3 days ago | ||||
| Exterior wall, 2x6 studssheet S-1.0 | 148 | lf | 90% | Confirmed |
| R-19 batt insulationsheet A-3.0 | 1,330 | sf | 52% | ConfirmEdit |
| Comp shingle roofingsheet A-3.0 | 1,420 | sf | 68% | Pending |
| Toilet, set + connectsheet P-1.1 | 2 | ea | 96% | Confirmed |
124
SKUs tracked in Sacramento
Lumber, electrical, plumbing, drywall, insulation, roofing.
173
Price observations this month
Shelf checks across Home Depot, Lowe's, and supply houses.
100%
Of priced lines carry source + date
If we can't say where a number came from, it doesn't ship.
Three steps between the plan set and the bid
Upload the plan set
Drop the PDF. Portravo reads every sheet, architectural, structural, electrical, and plumbing, and pulls quantities mapped to real assemblies.
Plan sets up to 25MB. A sample duplex is loaded for you.
Verify the takeoff
You confirm every line, nothing prices itself. Each line shows its confidence, so you check the shaky ones first.
Inline edits, per-line confidence, one-click confirm above 85%.
Bid with local numbers
Confirmed quantities hit dated shelf prices for materials and your rate card for labor. Set overhead and margin, then export.
Excel for you, PDF for the customer. Source and date on every line.
Same plans. Different numbers.
A cost book tells you what materials averaged nationally, last year. A shelf tells you what they cost in your metro, this week. You bid against the shelf.
National cost book
- Averages assembled last year, updated annually.
- One city multiplier stretched over your whole metro.
- No source cited on any line.
- Per-seat license on an annual contract.
Portravo
- Shelf prices with the date they were observed.
- Sacramento metro direct, other metros indexed and labeled.
- Store and date printed on every line.
- Per estimate. Buy one the day a bid is worth chasing.
Straight answers
Next bid
Price the next bid with your own market.
Upload the plan set tonight, walk the takeoff in the morning, send a bid with a receipt behind every number.