Confidentiality and conflicts.

Confidential by default

Plans, specifications, subcontractor proposals and other client materials are treated as confidential and used only for the engagement they were sent for. Each general contractor we work with has its own private plan room, opened with an access code and shared only with the subcontractors invited to bid. Plan room access is logged.

Two sides of the business, one rule

Hemingway manages bid procurement for general contractors and also offers estimating services to subcontractors. To keep both sides independent:

• We do not prepare estimates for any bidder on a project where Hemingway manages procurement for the general contractor.
• Every estimate request is checked against the projects we manage. If a request is a conflict, we tell you before any work starts.
• Bid list and plan room information is never used to benefit another bidder on the same project.
• The request form asks you to acknowledge this rule, and we may decline a request for that reason.

Your pricing stays yours

The rates, unit costs and production assumptions you share with us stay with you. They are never shared with other clients or used to price anyone else.

Managed Estimating and supplier quotes

Managed Estimating includes soliciting supplier quotations on a subcontractor client's behalf for that client's own bids. It is offered only on projects where Hemingway is not managing procurement, and the same conflict check applies before work starts.

Document handling and tools

If your project or contract sets document-handling requirements, tell us at the start so we can work within them. If you want to know which tools would handle your documents, ask before you send them. See also our Privacy Policy.

Questions

Email estimating@hemingwayprecon.com or call 813-798-5054.