Material buyout
From takeoff to priced material buyout
Take the material list and turn it into a purchase-ready buyout — priced across your suppliers, with variance against the estimate so you know your margin before you order.
A takeoff answers what to buy; the buyout answers what it costs and from whom. TrueTakeoff prices your material list against connected suppliers, surfaces the variance against your estimate allowance, and gives you a clean, orderable list — so procurement isn't a spreadsheet exercise done twice.
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Start from the takeoff
Your trade-organized material list with quantities and waste already applied.
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Price with your supplier
Assign each material category to the supplier you buy it from and price the buyout at your branch.
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Order with confidence
Export a purchase-ready list and track variance against the estimate allowance.
Know your margin before the PO
Margin is decided at buyout, not at bid. When the purchase list drifts from the estimate — quantities, spec, or price — the job's profit moves with it.
TrueTakeoff shows the variance line by line, so overages are visible before an order goes out, not after the invoice arrives.
What the buyout gives you
- Supplier-priced material list
- Vendor-to-vendor price comparison
- Variance vs. estimate allowance
- Waste-aware quantities
- Purchase-ready export
- Traceable back to the scope
Frequently asked
- Can I use more than one supplier?
- Yes — assign each material category to one supplier (for example, roofing and siding to your roofing distributor). Each category is priced only by the supplier you assigned; TrueTakeoff doesn't shop suppliers against each other.
- Does TrueTakeoff sell the materials?
- No. TrueTakeoff is a software matching layer — it prepares the buyout; you purchase from your own suppliers.