The Guide Building Construction Material Prices

Providing Local Pacific Northwest Pricing for 40 years

With The Guide©, you can save time, streamline your bidding process, and get the information you need when you need it.

Our data is gathered locally and updated twice a year, and is arranged in the CSI format, providing you with material costs, systems in place costs, man-hours, and a comprehensive subcontractor and supplier directory complete with company profiles and emails linked for bid requests.

Our online platform is available 24/7, allowing you to quickly find the most qualified and competitive subcontractors and suppliers in the industry. Search by CSI code or category, review company qualifications, and easily send bid requests through our bid invitation system.

  • “Constantine Builders have subscribed to The Guide for over 20 years and have found it to be one of the best sources for cost data and a way to identify qualified subcontractors. I highly recommend it as a great reference for subcontractors to be identified by General Contractors. The Guide is always not far from our reach, a great local source for our use.”

    Odysseus “George” Constantine, Constantine Builders

  • “I use The Guide on a weekly basis, checking materials on quotes from our subs & suppliers, as well as during our preliminary budgeting process. It is a good tool to have in my toolbox. We’ve been a subscriber for over 13 years since I’ve been here, as well as many years before I joined the Emerick team. I especially like the fact that it is based in the local NW markets and is not dominated by markets outside of the Pacific Northwest.”

    Jim Carkin, Chief Estimator/ Emerick Construction

  • “Here at McBride Construction, we have been relying on The Guide as an excellent source of up-to-date cost data for many years. We look forward to the biannual updates to keep our pricing current. The Guide has also been a great resource for new subcontractors.”

    Brad Kelln Sr. Estimator / Project Manager / Director of Education McBride Construction Resources Inc.

  • "At Rafn Company, The Guide is a well-used resource for pricing self-performed work, budget estimating, checking on vendor pricing, and finding qualified local subcontractors.”

    Steve Stroming, Project Executive, Rafn Company