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Cost Estimating

Schematic and DD ROM Budgets With Cost per SF and Allowance Breakdowns

Design-stage budgets built from schematic and DD drawing sets. Allowances, owner contingency, escalation, and cost per SF summaries formatted for lender underwriting and owner board review.
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ROM budgets at schematic and design development shape area, systems, and finish decisions before construction documents lock scope. Sky Estimates builds milestone budgets with cost per SF totals backed by written allowances, owner contingency, and escalation assumptions.

CSI division rollups are produced from schematic plans, DD drawing sets, and program summaries, formatted for lender underwriting, owner presentations, and internal design coordination.

Production aligns to your milestone calendar so ROM figures are ready for schematic approvals, DD checkpoints, and funding conversations.

Document budget assumptions while design can still change. Share your plans and request a budget production quote today.
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Why Design Teams Use Sky Estimates for ROM Budgets

Milestone Budgets Timed to SD and DD Reviews

Production aligns to schematic design reviews, DD submissions, and lender deadlines so cost per SF feedback arrives while area, systems, and finishes can still be adjusted.

Allowances, Contingency, and Escalation as Separate Lines

Hard costs, design allowances, owner contingency, and escalation appear as distinct items so stakeholders see what is priced, what is held in reserve, and what may release as design resolves.

Owner and Lender Reporting Packages

Deliverables include cost per SF summaries, CSI division rollups, and assumption logs structured for owner presentations and lender underwriting review.

Internally Checked Budget Outputs

QA review verifies totals, units, allowance logic, and escalation notes so every stakeholder reads the same consistent milestone budget.

ROM Budgets While Design Remains Open

The strongest schematic and DD budgets arrive when program area, envelope systems, and finish levels can still move without a full redesign. Cost per SF feedback at these stages shapes planning instead of correcting it late.

Sky Estimates organizes ROM budgets in CSI-style divisions with logged allowances for unresolved design items, owner contingency for unknowns, and escalation tied to your anticipated bid or construction start.

That structure supports lender confidence, sharpens owner reporting, and aligns scope, schedule, and financing before construction documents go out for bid.

Three Steps From Design Drawings to ROM Package

Submit Schematic or DD Drawings

Provide PDF plans, area schedules, and program data with your target cost per SF, milestone date, or lender submission deadline.

Review Your Fixed Quote

We assess drawing depth and return fixed pricing with a committed delivery window after reviewing your schematic or DD documents.

Receive Your Budget Package

You receive a structured spreadsheet with division totals, allowances, contingency, escalation, and cost per SF summaries for owner and lender review.

Sky Estimates Budget Estimating Standards

Schematic and DD ROM budgets with a written assumption log

Allowance, contingency, and escalation as separate line items

Cost per SF and division summaries for stakeholder presentations

Lender and owner reporting formats on request

Revision support when program area or design direction changes

Expedited production when a funding or design review date is near

Request a Budget Estimate for Your Next Design Milestone

Share your schematic or DD drawings and we will outline timing, cost, and deliverables without delay.

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FAQs

A schematic budget relies on broader allowances and area-based unit costs when design detail is limited. A DD budget tightens those figures with more resolved systems, material direction, and quantity input as the drawing set matures.

Allowances cover unresolved design items such as fixture selections or pending details. Contingency is a separate owner reserve for unknowns. Both are logged in the assumption sheet so lenders and owners see what sits inside the ROM total.

Yes. Escalation is applied from your anticipated bid or construction start date and shown separately so stakeholders can compare base cost to projected market movement.

Yes. ROM and DD packages include gross and net cost per SF by building type, program area, and CSI division so lenders can benchmark against comparable projects.

Schematic design and design development offer the strongest return. Engage before lender submissions, owner board approvals, or major material and systems selections that lock in cost.

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Need a ROM budget for schematic approval, DD review, or a lender package?

Send your current drawing set. We confirm scope, fixed pricing, and delivery before production begins.

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