Request a bid
Submit your project. We respond within 1 week.
Use the scope tool below for a preliminary cost band. Submit the full bid request when you’re ready. We’ll reply with whether we’re a fit and what an early conversation would look like.
Step 1 — Scope
Estimate your project scope first
Six inputs. Preliminary cost band based on Midwest commercial benchmarks. Useful for board presentations + capital planning. A more accurate estimate requires structured pre-construction.
Scope your project — get a preliminary cost band
Six inputs. We’ll show a preliminary cost-per-square-foot band based on Midwest commercial construction benchmarks. A more accurate estimate requires a structured pre-construction engagement.
Project type
Project scope
Approximate gross square footage
Building complexity
Delivery model
When would you need to break ground?
Estimated total
$100,000
- Project type: Industrial / manufacturing$0
- Project scope: New construction (greenfield)$0
- Approximate gross square footage: 50,000 – 100,000 SF$100,000
- Building complexity: Standard commercial$0
- Delivery model: CM at-risk$0
- When would you need to break ground?: This year$0
Preliminary cost band$18.0M – $32.0M
Per-SF estimate$180 – $320/SF
Typical schedule13–20 months
The bid process
What happens after you submit
- 1Step 1 — within 1 weekInitial fit assessmentProject executive reviews your bid request. Initial fit assessment based on sector + scope + timing + location. We respond with whether it’s a fit and how we’d approach pre-construction.
- 2Step 2 — within 2 weeksPre-construction scoping callIf we’re a fit, we schedule a pre-construction scoping call. Your team + ours. We discuss scope, schedule, owner objectives, current state of design, expected delivery model.
- 3Step 3 — within 4 weeksPre-construction proposalWe submit a detailed pre-construction services proposal. Hourly + flat-fee structure for design-phase work. GMP estimating typically through 90% drawings.
- 4Step 4 — once design completeConstruction bid + GMPOnce design is complete, we deliver our construction bid + GMP. Owner reviews against alternatives. Contract negotiation typically 4–8 weeks.
What helps us evaluate
Information that speeds the process
Project type + sector
Industrial, healthcare, education, distribution, mission-critical. Each has different teams + estimators + trade partners.
Approximate scope + size
Square footage range, project type (new / addition / renovation), program complexity. Used by the Scope tool above for preliminary cost band.
Location
City + state. Determines which regional office leads. Some locations require specific licensing or trade partnerships.
Current design state
Pre-design / schematic / DD / construction documents / CD-complete. Determines pre-construction engagement model.
Delivery model preference
CMAR / Design-build / IPD / Lump-sum. Some models work better for some projects + owners. We’ll discuss in pre-con.
Timeline + budget
Targeted break-ground + occupancy. Approximate budget. We’re not afraid of constraint conversations early.
Architect + engineer team
If selected, who. We collaborate cleanly with most major architecture firms; we have specific patterns with some.
Stakeholders + decision process
Who’s on the buying team? CEO? Real estate? Facilities? Plant ops? Multi-stakeholder evaluations need different cadence.
Step 2 — Submit your bid request
Routes directly to the appropriate sector team
Your information stays internal to Meridian. Most bid requests get an initial fit assessment within 1 week.
Bid questions
What owners ask
- No. We work with selected architects, and we also offer design-build with select architect partners. Either path works; pre-construction conversation determines the right model.