The Challenge
A $5M-revenue general contractor in Colorado — light-commercial and multi-family — was hitting a ceiling. The owner personally prepared every estimate, spending 20+ hours a week on takeoffs and bid packages.
That capped monthly bids at 8–10. With a 25% win rate, that meant 2–2.5 new projects per month. He'd tried to hire a local estimator at $80K+ but lost both viable candidates to competing offers.
The Solution
Kickoff Monday. Four pre-vetted remote construction estimator profiles delivered Wednesday. Interviewed three Thursday. Offer Friday. First day of work the following Monday — 8 days from kickoff.
His estimator: 8 years US commercial GC estimating, based in Bogotá, PlanSwift + Bluebeam certified, US Central overlap.
Onboarding
Weeks 1–2: shadowed active bids, learned internal cost database, absorbed subcontractor network via existing quotes. By day 30, owned the full bid workflow with owner review dropping from 4 hours to 30 minutes.
The Results
Client Quote
"I spent a year unable to hire an estimator. I got a great one in a week through RealHires. I don't understand why I didn't do this sooner."
— GC owner, Colorado
Aaron Klein
Founder & CEO, RealHires
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