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How it works

You drop the bid packet. Takeoff Tool reads your spec section, counts it on the plans and grades every line. You walk the lines it is not sure about, then export the takeoff.

From packet to takeoff

  1. 01

    Drop the bid packet

    The plan-room download: spec book, plans, addenda. Takeoff Tool sorts it.
  2. 02

    It reads your spec section

    You bid one section, not the building. It finds that section in the Project Manual and reads it.
  3. 03

    It keeps only what you sell

    Lines you do not carry fall out, so you do not count them.
  4. 04

    It counts on the plans

    Each item is found on the drawings and tied to the sheet it came from.
  5. 05

    It flags what does not add up

    Where the spec and the drawings disagree, it stops and asks.
  6. 06

    You make the call

    Approve, correct or exclude each flag. Then export the takeoff.

Every line gets a grade

A percentage hides the lines that matter. Three grades tell you where to spend your time.

  1. 01

    Certain

    The spec and the drawings agree and the count is clean. These lines stay out of your queue. Open one any time to see its source.
  2. 02

    Maybe

    It has an answer and wants it confirmed. The guess opens next to the spec text or the sheet. These lines are your queue.
  3. 03

    Not sure

    It will not stand behind a number. It says what it measured and what is missing, and it does not invent a quantity.

More on the three grades

What you get out

  1. 01

    A takeoff report

    Scope, counts, open questions and the source of each number. Print it or save it as a PDF.
  2. 02

    A CSV file

    Every line, with its grade and your decision.
  3. 03

    Cover facts

    Bid date, completion date, bonds, prevailing wage, tax exempt status and warranty, each with its quote from the packet.
  4. 04

    A history

    Who approved, corrected or excluded each line, and when.

It learns how your company bids

When you correct a line, you choose what it learns. A fact about how drawings are written can help every customer. Your own call becomes a house rule that runs only on your jobs. A one-off teaches nothing.

Lessons and house rules

What it does not do

  1. 01

    It does not price the job

    You get quantities and questions. You price them the way you do now.
  2. 02

    It does not replace your estimator

    A person decides every line that is not certain, and signs the takeoff.
  3. 03

    It does not guess

    When the documents do not settle a number, it says so.

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