Commercial
Shell out, TI in. Bid both at once.
Commercial GCs and specialty subs run on shell + tenant-improvement scope splits. OmniTakeoff treats them as two scope groups under one project so the bid packet shows them rolled and split, by base building and by suite.
$500K – $50M
Project size sweet-spot
9
Trades per bid (avg)
Auto
TI vs shell split
What you'll bid
Project shapes we see in commercial construction.
- Class-A office tower TIs and base-building shells
- Multi-tenant retail centers
- Mixed-use podium projects
- Restaurant and hospitality fit-outs
- Fitness, wellness, and amenity centers
Why OmniTakeoff
Where the platform shows its work for commercial construction.
- Shell vs. TI scope is a first-class split, not a comments column
- Multi-tenant rollups across suites with per-suite cost breakouts
- Addendum delta survives mid-bid plan revisions on every sheet
- RFI tracker anchored to the page that triggered the question
- Sub-coverage tracker shows uncovered divisions before bid day
Commercial Construction features
The mechanics behind the headline.
Shell + TI scope groups
The takeoff treats shell scope and TI scope as separate groups so the bid packet reads cleanly to a developer's review committee.
Multi-suite rollups
Per-suite cost breakouts roll into a project-level total without losing the per-suite detail estimators need.
Tenant allowance math
Allowance applied per suite, with the over/under against landlord scope reported as its own line.
Branded proposals
Cover letter and proposal in your firm's identity — your logo, your palette, your cover letter, not a templated PDF.
Frequently asked
Questions we hear from commercial construction estimators.
- Do you handle landlord-vs-tenant work splits?
- Yes — landlord work, tenant allowance, and out-of-pocket all report as their own lines so the deal team sees the negotiation surface, not a flat total.
- What about phased TI delivery (zone 1, zone 2, etc.)?
- Phases are a project setting; takeoff lines and cost rollups carry phase tags so a phased delivery doesn't require re-bidding each phase.