Denver, CO
LOCKSMITH / ACCESS CONTROL ESTIMATING.

## Win More Bids in Denver's Competitive Locksmith Market Denver's construction pipeline has run hot for years. New multifamily buildings along the I-25 corridor, commercial retrofits in RiNo, and a steady stream of residential work in neighborhoods like Stapleton and Wash Park mean steady demand for locksmiths. It also means GCs and property managers have more options than ever, and they're comparing bids side by side. Estimate.Pro gives you a scoped, priced bid in 8 minutes — not 8 hours. --- ## What Makes Locksmith Estimating Different in Denver **High-altitude hardware specs matter.** Denver's elevation and temperature swings affect door gap tolerances, electrified hardware performance, and weatherstripping on exterior frames. When you're quoting access control on a commercial entry, those factors roll into your scope-of-work, not just your parts list. **Access control is the growth segment.** Property managers across LoDo, Cherry Creek, and the Highlands are upgrading from keyed systems to cloud-managed readers, credential management platforms, and video intercom integrations. These jobs run $3,500–$15,000+ depending on door count and panel complexity. The estimate has to reflect wiring runs, conduit, power supplies, and commissioning time — not just the hardware. **Denver requires an ECA license for commercial access control work.** Colorado's Electrical Contractors Act means that hardwired access control installs typically require a licensed electrical contractor or a licensed master electrician on the permit. Some locksmith shops carry dual licensing; others sub out the electrical pull and need to price that subcontractor cost into the bid. Estimate.Pro lets you add subcontractor line items so the bid reflects real costs. **Permit fees add up.** A standard commercial door hardware or access control permit in Denver runs $75–$200 depending on job valuation. Residential rekeying usually doesn't require a permit, but alarm system and electrified hardware installs do. Estimate.Pro lets you build permit fees directly into the cost workspace so they're never an afterthought. --- ## How Estimate.Pro Works for Locksmiths 1. **Walk the job.** Use the AR measurement tool on supported devices to capture door counts, frame conditions, and panel locations. Camera and photo measurements are flagged as estimates so your client knows what's field-verified and what's preliminary. 2. **Generate a scope-of-work.** The AI reads your walkthrough notes and produces a line-by-line scope — rekeying, deadbolt upgrades, electrified strikes, access control readers, credential programming, conduit runs, commissioning. You edit, cut, or expand. The language is plain enough that a property manager can read it without calling you to ask what it means. 3. **Price it.** Your saved material cost workspace holds your supplier pricing from local distributors. Labor rates reflect Denver metro rates. The system applies your markup and produces a formatted bid. 4. **Send it.** Pro and Elite plans include Stripe Connect for payment collection. The Free tier has no platform fee cap, but Pro drops the Stripe Connect fee to 0%. Free forever, no credit card required to start. --- ## Calculators Built for Your Trade - **Access control door count estimator** — panels, readers, strikes, and power supplies priced per door - **Rekeying and masterkey system builder** — pin count, key quantities, and labor time rolled into one line item - **Subcontractor cost passthrough** — electrician pull, alarm monitoring setup, or low-voltage sub built into the margin structure - **Material cost workspace** — saved pricing from your preferred Denver hardware suppliers, updated when your costs change --- ## Pricing That Fits a Small Shop Most Denver locksmith operations run one to four trucks. Estimate.Pro's plans are built for that scale. - **Free** — full estimating, no credit card, 3% Stripe Connect fee on collected invoices - **Pro** — $39/seat/month, 0% Stripe Connect fee, full cost workspace - **Elite** — $79/seat/month, invoice exports, advanced workflows - **Crew** — $399/month flat for larger teams You're not paying a platform fee to send a bid. You pay when you grow. --- ## Built for Denver Locksmiths Who Bid Commercial and Residential Estimate.Pro supports 25 trades. Locksmith and access control is one of them — not an afterthought bolted onto a general construction tool. The scope templates, line items, and calculators reflect how a locksmith actually prices work: per door, per keyway, per credential, per commissioned panel. If you're spending more than 30 minutes on a bid, something in your process is costing you money. Start free and run your next Denver job through the system.