Mechanical & plumbing pre-construction · Alaska · Texas · Nationwide
Estimates built by people who installed the work.
AirTech Consultants is a team of mechanical and plumbing consultants with over 70 years of combined experience. We price the work, build BIM coordination models and produce shop drawings for contractors — led by a sheet metal tradesman who spent 35+ years going from apprentice to general foreman, superintendent, project manager and contractor. We’ve managed crews to labor units, so we know what they really take.
What we do
Pre-construction for the mechanical trades.
A team of mechanical and plumbing consultants with over 70 years of combined experience — from the first takeoff to the last spool sheet.
- Estimating & takeoffHVAC, sheet metal, plumbing, insulation and controls — taken off and priced by spec section.Services →
- BIM coordinationFederated models adjusted to how the work will actually be installed.BIM →
- Shop drawings & spoolingSheet metal fabrication drawings, pipe spool sheets, and pad and equipment layouts.Services →
- Field-proven teamWe’ve installed the work and run jobs as superintendents and project managers — we understand labor units.About →
In-house vs. AirTech
A senior estimator costs six figures before the first bid.
Salary is only part of it. Add payroll taxes, insurance, benefits and software, and you pay the same whether you bid two jobs this month or twenty. Put in your own numbers below.
Your shop
In-house estimator, per year
- Salary
- $114,000
- Taxes, insurance & benefits
- $34,200
- Software & licenses
- $6,000
- Total cost per year
- $154,200
Starting salary is the 2026 U.S. average for a senior mechanical estimator (ZipRecruiter, about $113,800). Burden and software figures are example assumptions — change them to match your shop.
AirTech
Priced per project
A fixed quote for each bid, agreed before we start. When you’re not bidding, you’re not paying.
- No salary, benefits or payroll tax
- No estimating software to license or maintain
- Scale up for bid season, stop in a slow month
- Priced with your labor rates and markups, if you provide them
- The same team can carry the job into BIM and shop drawings
Bidding every week?
Monthly plan
One set fee each month for steady access to our team: takeoffs, pricing and bid-day help, sized to how much you bid. Estimating support without adding anyone to payroll.
In-house estimator, at your numbers$12,850a month
Ask about a monthly planProcess
From plan set to bid day.
You’ll know the price and the delivery date before any work starts.
- 1
Send the documents
Upload the plan set, specs and addenda, and tell us which scopes you carry.
- 2
Scope review & quote
We review the set and send a fixed price and a delivery date. Questions go out as RFIs early.
- 3
Takeoff & pricing
Quantities by system and floor, industry labor units checked by former superintendents and project managers, material and labor priced separately.
- 4
Your estimate
A live-formula Excel workbook, marked-up drawings, and a scope letter listing inclusions and exclusions.
- 5
Bid day & beyond
Help leveling vendor quotes on bid day, then BIM coordination and shop drawings if you win the work.
Send plans
Send your next bid.
Upload the documents and tell us about the project. We’ll reply with a fixed quote and a delivery date.