Estimate Faster.Bid Smarter.Win More Work.
DirtBid helps Virginia contractors and developers generate accurate, CSI-organized cost estimates with real data, AI, and automated takeoffs — so you can price the dirt before you price the deal.
Everything you need to price with confidence.
From takeoffs to markup, DirtBid gives you the tools, data, and intelligence to win more work — all in one place.
Smart Plan Takeoffs
Upload plans and let AI identify grading, paving, and utility quantities automatically.
Virginia Cost Library
Regionally priced, CSI-organized line items with real data from 8 Virginia regions.
AI Scope Assistant
Get a complete, priced scope with missing-item warnings before you bid.
Professional Reports
Branded PDF estimates with markup waterfall, division breakdown, and a one-page Soil Risk Summary.
How DirtBid Works
From plans to a winning bid — in three simple steps.
Upload Plans
Upload your site plans (PDF or images). AI automatically identifies grading, paving, and utility quantities.
Build Estimate
Get CSI-organized line items with real-item pricing. Adjust quantities, override costs, and add notes.
Win the Bid
Generate a professional PDF report with markup waterfall. One-click export — ready for your client.
Built on Real Data — Not Guesses
Every number in DirtBid has a source you can name.
Live API data from USDA-NRCS
Marine clay, muck, karst, and shallow rock flagged before you price the dirt — the same soil data geotechnical engineers start from.
Every Virginia county and city
Profiled with dominant soils, risk scores, and local cost multipliers — the knowledge that usually takes a career to learn.
Audited decimal math
Mobilization, contingency, overhead, profit, bond, insurance — computed in the industry-standard order. Every bid defensible line by line.
We measure our estimates against real executed contracts.
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Screen one parcel, or put every parcel through the same check. Preview the soil screen free.
Soil Report
The "is this parcel worth a real look" check. No dollars.
- ✓USDA soil map & map units
- ✓Hydrologic group
- ✓Water table & rock depth
- ✓Unsuitable & drainage flags
- ✓One-page branded PDF
Land Screening
Everything in the Soil Report plus the CSI site work estimate.
- ✓Full Soil Report
- ✓CSI-organized site work estimate
- ✓Regional pricing · markup waterfall
- ✓Estimate + Soil Report PDFs
- ✓First one: 20-min walkthrough with Barrett
Land Screening Plan
Five parcels a month — LOIs, bid invites, site sub checks.
- ✓5 Land Screenings / month ($500 each)
- ✓Extra parcels $500 · no rollover
- ✓Feasibility ±15% and bid-grade ±5%
- ✓AI scope assistant + QA validation
- ✓2 team seats
Pro
Ten parcels a month for a busy estimating desk.
- ✓10 Land Screenings / month ($450 each)
- ✓Extra parcels $450 · no rollover
- ✓Feasibility ±15% and bid-grade ±5%
- ✓AI scope assistant + QA validation
- ✓Up to 5 seats
Need more than ten parcels a month, or a calibrated cost library for your firm? Talk to us →
Common Questions
How accurate are DirtBid estimates?
Estimate mode targets ±5% and Budget mode ±15%, priced from a Virginia cost library validated against regional bands and anchored to real executed contracts. Every estimate is a planning-level tool — final pricing always depends on plans and site conditions.
Does a Soil Report replace a geotechnical study?
No — it is the screening step before one. For $350 it reads the official USDA survey for your parcel and flags whether the ground carries risks worth a full geotech investigation.
How does the free trial work?
7 days, no credit card: run a free Soil Report on a parcel you know — USDA hazards, jurisdiction risk, the one-page PDF. Estimates, the AI assistant, and team features unlock with any plan.
Ready to Win More Bids?
Start your 7-day free trial with a free Soil Report. No credit card. No setup fees.
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