Los Angeles, CA
IRRIGATION / SPRINKLER ESTIMATING.

## Irrigation Estimating in Los Angeles Is Not Like Other Markets Los Angeles sits inside one of the most regulated water use environments in the country. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power both enforce tiered pricing and rebate structures that directly affect what you bid and how you frame value to a client. A flat-rate national estimating template does not account for any of that. Estimate.Pro is built for the 25 trades that build and maintain the physical world — irrigation is one of them. The app knows the difference between a residential drip conversion in Silver Lake and a commercial valve manifold replacement in Culver City. ## What Slows Down an LA Irrigation Bid Most irrigation contractors in Los Angeles lose time on three things: **Site measurement.** Residential lots in LA range from 3,000 sq ft postage stamps in Echo Park to multi-acre estates in Hidden Hills. Getting linear feet of lateral line and zone counts accurate from a photo or a fast walkthrough is where estimates fall apart. Estimate.Pro uses ONNX-assisted live AR measurement on supported devices. Camera and photo measurements are marked as estimates — you always know what was measured versus what was approximated. **Material pricing volatility.** PVC schedule 40, polyethylene drip tubing, Hunter and Rain Bird head pricing all shift with freight and supply chain conditions. The app's saved material cost workspace lets you lock in your current supplier pricing and update it in one place. Your line items pull from that workspace every time. **Rebate math.** LADWP's turf removal rebate program and MWD's SoCal WaterSmart program both affect the net cost conversation with residential clients. You are not writing the rebate application, but your bid has to reflect what a client will actually pay out of pocket. Estimate.Pro lets you add line item notes and adjustments so rebate-eligible components are called out clearly. ## From Walkthrough to Bid in 8 Minutes The median contractor using Estimate.Pro produces a sendable bid in 8 minutes from the end of the site walkthrough. That covers: - AI-generated scope of work based on what you recorded on site - Zone count, valve count, controller spec, and head layout pulled from measurements - Labeled line items with your saved labor rates and material costs - A client-ready PDF or shareable link For Los Angeles irrigation work, the scope engine understands California-specific job types: smart controller upgrades qualifying for LADWP rebates, drip conversion scopes under MWELO (Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance) compliance, backflow preventer installations required under LA County plumbing code, and ET-based controller programming documentation. ## California Compliance Context Built In California's Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance sets minimum standards for new and rehabilitated landscapes above 500 sq ft. LA County and the City of Los Angeles both enforce MWELO. Your bid scope needs to reference hydrozone design, irrigation efficiency minimums (0.75 ETAF for residential), and controller certification. Estimate.Pro's scope templates include MWELO-relevant language so you are not starting from a blank document on every drought-retrofit job. Backflow prevention under the California Plumbing Code (CPC Section 603) is required on all irrigation connections. LA City Building and Safety requires a licensed C-27 contractor for irrigation system installation. Your bids should reflect that licensing context — clients ask. ## Pricing Estimate.Pro runs on three paid tiers and a free-forever plan: - **Free:** Core estimating, no credit card required - **Pro:** $39 per seat per month — adds saved cost workspaces and full AI scope generation - **Elite:** $79 per seat per month — adds Stripe Connect payments, invoice exports, and advanced workflows - **Crew:** $399 per month flat for unlimited seats The platform fee on Stripe Connect payments is 0% on Pro and above. Free tier is 3%. If you are running a one-truck drip conversion operation in the San Fernando Valley or managing a crew doing commercial landscape maintenance contracts across the Westside, the seat pricing scales with you. ## Start Without Risk The free tier is free indefinitely. No credit card. You can run a full walkthrough, generate a scope, and price out a residential smart controller conversion before you decide whether the app earns a paid seat. For Los Angeles irrigation contractors competing on drought-retrofit work, that 8-minute bid cycle is the difference between booking a job the same day a client calls and losing it to whoever responds faster.