{"product_id":"true-cost-to-profit-bid-planning-job-profit-workbook-professional-edition","title":"True Cost to Profit - Bid Planning \u0026 Job Profit Workbook (Professional Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost bids are built from the money that leaves the bank account — and that number is always smaller than what a job really costs.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your own time. Wear on equipment you already paid for. The share of overhead the job consumes. The risk you carry until the final check clears. True Cost to Profit builds those numbers into the price, then follows the job all the way to a printed profit report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThree questions, in the order a contractor faces them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat should I bid?\u003c\/strong\u003e A complete cost build-up — labor burden, materials with waste and freight, subs, a defensible hourly rate for owned equipment, fuel and mobilization, site costs, overhead, and risk-scored contingency — grossed up to a break-even price and a recommended bid. Ten pre-submit checks turn to OK or a specific warning as you enter the bid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhere does the job stand?\u003c\/strong\u003e The Cost to Complete tracker compares spending against production, not just budget — \"69% spent, 57% built\" gets flagged in week one, in plain English. Change orders carry approved, billed, and paid as three separate states.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDid it actually make money?\u003c\/strong\u003e Estimated vs Actual answers two different questions: did you bid the original scope right, and did you manage the job you ran. The workbook names the largest overrun, splits labor misses into hours vs pay rate, and prints a one-page profit report with a lessons-learned block.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside — 24 linked tabs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSet up:\u003c\/em\u003e Start Here · Company Rates · Job Setup · Production\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/em\u003e Labor · Materials · Subcontractors · Owned Equipment · Rental Equipment · Fuel, Travel \u0026amp; Mobilization · Site Costs · Overhead · Contingency\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePrice it:\u003c\/em\u003e Bid Summary\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRun the job:\u003c\/em\u003e Job Cost Log · Cost to Complete · Change Orders · Billing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eClose it out:\u003c\/em\u003e Est vs Actual · Profit Report · AI Summary\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eReference:\u003c\/em\u003e Dashboard · Lists · Definitions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt like a tool, not a form\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFill Company Rates once — save it as your master template, copy it for every job\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtected formulas, no password. Your file, your call\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne source of actual cost, so reports can never disagree with each other\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn QuickBooks? One summary line per category, once a month, is all it needs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAI Summary tab with clean labeled values and eight working prompts for ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen-minute quick bid path for small jobs: five tabs, then stop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy $67\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne unpriced rain day. One machine bid as if it were free. One change order worked on a handshake. Any one of them costs more than this workbook — and it only has to be right once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHonest limits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt and tested for Microsoft Excel on desktop or laptop. Not built for phones, and some features will not survive Google Sheets. One workbook per job. This is an estimating and organizational tool — not accounting, tax, legal, engineering, or insurance advice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legacy Studio.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318484472047,"sku":null,"price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/6632\/0367\/files\/shopify_hero.png?v=1785892069","url":"https:\/\/www.legacystudioworks.com\/products\/true-cost-to-profit-bid-planning-job-profit-workbook-professional-edition","provider":"Legacy Studio.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}