Ready-mix concrete truck arriving at an active commercial construction site

Service 06

Preconstruction & Estimating

The cheapest concrete is the concrete you only place once. Bring Cal-Crete in early and we will help shape a concrete scope that is buildable, on budget and sequenced for the schedule.

Scope of work

What we deliver

  • Hard-bid & negotiated pricing
  • Design-assist & design-build concrete
  • Constructability & bid-document review
  • Value-engineering alternatives
  • Pour sequencing & logistics plans
  • Schedule input for GCs and owners

Transparent bids

Our proposals spell out inclusions, exclusions, assumptions and alternates line by line, so owners and prime contractors can level bids with confidence and avoid scope gaps.

Early answers

On negotiated and design-build work we review structural and civil documents for conflicts, propose mix, reinforcing and sequencing alternatives, and provide pricing the team can plan around.

Estimating

Have a project out to bid?

Send plans and specifications to our estimating team. We respond to invitations to bid from agencies, owners and general contractors across San Diego County.