One engine, many jobs
Takeoff Tool reads the bid packet once. What you take from it depends on the problem in front of you. Pick the one that sounds like your week.
By problem
Each page says what it does, what you get, and what it does not do.
- Spec vs drawings checkTakeoff Tool compares your spec section with the plan sheets and flags each conflict before you price: spec'd not drawn, drawn not spec'd, and mismatches.
- Spec section reviewTakeoff Tool finds your section inside the Project Manual, lists what it requires, and keeps only the items your company sells. You start the count with the scope known.
- Scope gaps and exclusionsTakeoff Tool finds items marked by others, owner furnished or not in contract, and proposes each exclusion with the plan note that supports it.
- Bid cover factsTakeoff Tool reads bid date, completion date, bonds, prevailing wage, tax exempt status and warranty from the front of the Project Manual, each with its quote.
- Check an On-Screen TakeoffAdd your On-Screen Takeoff (.ost) file to the bid packet. Takeoff Tool reads the quantities you drew and checks them against your spec section.
- A second check on every bidMost shops cannot spare a second estimator to check each bid. Takeoff Tool reads the same packet and shows where its takeoff and the documents do not agree.
- Questions for the architectTakeoff Tool turns each conflict it cannot settle from the packet into an open question, with the section number and the sheet, before the question deadline.
- House rulesWhen you correct a line in Takeoff Tool, you can save it as a house rule. House rules run on every job your company bids, and only on your company's jobs.
- Takeoff report and exportTakeoff Tool prints a takeoff report with the scope, the counts, the open questions and the source of each number. Export every line as a CSV file.
- Bids with no specSome bid sets have no spec section for your trade. Takeoff Tool reads scope from the drawings, marks every line for you to verify, and holds the job until you approve it.
By role
- For estimatorsTakeoff Tool does the reading and the first count, then puts the questions in front of you. You make every call. The takeoff that goes out is one you signed.
- For ownersTakeoff Tool gives a specialty contractor a checked takeoff on every bid, a record of each decision, and company rules that do not leave when an estimator does.
- For estimating teamsEvery seat in your company sees the same jobs in Takeoff Tool. Decisions are saved with a name and a time, and house rules apply to every estimator's takeoffs.
- For suppliers and dealersDealers quote one spec section on many jobs. Takeoff Tool reads the section, keeps the lines you sell, counts them on the plans and flags maker and equal questions.
- For owner-operatorsYou run the crew by day and bid at night. Takeoff Tool reads the bid packet for your trade, counts the items and puts the conflicts in front of you before you price.
By trade
The spec section, the sheets and the rules change with the trade.