R&D TAX CREDITS · CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING

Solving job-site problems is research. Get paid for it.

Design-build work, value engineering, and figuring out how to build something that’s never been built your way all qualify for the R&D credit. Free study, zero cost unless we recover.

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$18.7B
unclaimed every year
$88K
typical recovery in construction & engineering
3 yrs
back on open returns
$0
cost unless we recover

What qualifies in Construction & Engineering

If any of this sounds like your day-to-day, you're likely sitting on a credit.

Design-build and design-assist engineering
Value engineering to meet budget or performance targets
Developing means, methods, or sequencing for complex builds
Modeling structural, MEP, or energy systems (BIM/CAD)
Engineering solutions for difficult sites or soil conditions
Prototyping or testing new materials and assemblies
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Estimate your R&D tax credit in Construction & Engineering.

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Annual payroll for technical / engineering staff
Salaries for the people who build, design, test, or engineer.
Contractor & outside dev costs / yr
Counted at 65% per IRS rules for contract research.
Supplies, cloud & software used in development / yr
Materials, prototyping supplies, compute, and dev tooling.
Estimated federal R&D credit
$46,500 – $72,000
per year, based on $718,000 in qualified research expenses

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Estimate only — not a guarantee. Your actual credit depends on a formal study of your activities, payroll, and tax position. This is a simplified federal estimate and excludes state credits. Bridge works on contingency: $0 unless we recover.
REAL RECOVERY
“Our PMs solve novel engineering problems on every project. We just never thought to claim that time.”
Commercial GC and design-build firm, 80 employees
Recovered $263K over three years

Illustrative of outcomes for businesses like yours. Recoveries vary by activity, payroll, and tax position; nothing here is a guaranteed amount.

Questions construction & engineering businesses ask

Yes. Firms that perform design, value engineering, or develop means and methods to solve technical challenges frequently qualify — especially design-build and design-assist contractors.

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