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The Problem.

A $14M electrical contractor we talked to had one estimator. Good guy. Twenty years in the trade. He was spending three full days on every commercial takeoff, tracing circuits, counting panels, running conduit lengths by hand. Three days per bid. Maybe eight bids a month. That’s the ceiling. No matter how good he was, he couldn’t get more bids out the door. Meanwhile a competitor with the same size team was getting twelve bids out. Not because they had better estimators. Because their estimators weren’t doing the measuring anymore.

What We Do

We set up AI-powered takeoff software configured specifically for your trade and your operation, not a generic install with default settings. That means your assemblies, your spec types, your cost codes loaded in before your estimator touches it. We run your team through real bids during training, not demos. And we stay until the numbers coming out match what you’d produce manually, only in a fraction of the time.

Automated takeoff setup — what the process looks like

Step 1 — We assess your current setup Trade, volume, tools in use, where time is actually being lost

Step 2 — We select the right tool for your trade Not a generic recommendation — matched to how you actually bid work.

Step 3 — We configure it for your operation Your assemblies, spec types, and cost codes loaded before anyone touches it

Step 4 — Your estimator runs real bids in training No demos, no sample projects — live bids from your actual backlog

Step 5 — We validate before we walk away Numbers must match what you’d produce manually — just faster You go live with numbers you trust Takeoffs that took 2–3 days now take 2–4 hours.

What Changes

90% reduction in takeoff time 2x more bids per month, same headcount 10–15% improvement in quantity accuracy

• Takeoffs that took 2–3 days now take 2–4 hours
• Your estimator is pricing and strategizing, not measuring
• Consistent quantities from bid to bid, no more human variance
• More bids out the door means more shots at work you should be winning

Real Result

Coastal Construction (Miami) implemented automated takeoff and cut time per plan set by 90%. They went from manually limited bid capacity to 10 bids per month, and saved nearly $1 million in estimating labor in year one.

Who This Is For

• You have at least one estimator spending more than a day per bid on measurement
• You’re missing bids because takeoffs take too long
• Your quantities aren’t consistent between estimators or between bids
• You want to grow bid volume without hiring another estimator