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Commercial Construction Cost Estimating Database
Gordian Knot

North America’s leading construction cost database

22,000 Hours of Construction Cost Research Each Year

invested in cost
research each year

Localize material and labor costs to 970 zip codes

guarantee area relevance
and specificity

Over 85,000 unit line items containing material, labor and equipment prices

comprised of material,
labor and equipment prices

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