For the owner who does the takeoff after the field work
You 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.
The problem
You run the work all day. The takeoff happens at the kitchen table, late, with a bid due in the morning.
The counting is not what hurts. A note on one sheet, or a line in the spec, is what you miss when you are tired.
You have no second estimator to check your work.
What it does
- 01
Reads the packet first
It finds your spec section in the Project Manual and lists what the section requires. - 02
Counts the items on the plans
Each count links to the sheet it came from. - 03
Flags the conflicts
Spec and drawings that disagree, items marked by others, and missing sizes. - 04
Reads the cover facts
Bid date, bonds, prevailing wage, tax exempt status and warranty, each with its quote. - 05
Grades every line
Certain, Maybe or Not sure. You look at the lines that need you.
What you get
- A checked list of quantities to price.
- The questions to send before bid day.
- A record of where each number came from.
What it does not do
Said plainly, so you can plan around it.
- It does not price the job. You do.
- It is live for gym and athletic equipment today. Other trades open with founding contractors.
- It does not promise a time saving. We do not publish numbers we cannot show.
Common questions
- Is my trade open?
- Gym and athletic equipment is live. Other trades open one at a time with founding contractors, who use it free for three months while we build the trade with them.
- Do I need to learn new software?
- You upload the bid packet and read the result in a web browser. Each line has three choices: approve it, fix the number or exclude it.
- What does it cost?
- $2,500 per seat per month. It is a flat fee. There is no charge per takeoff.