Keep estimating through construction
Estimating doesn't stop at bid. Forecast cost-to-complete, estimate change orders, manage risk and contingency, and track assumptions against reality as construction unfolds.
Most organizations treat construction phase as "tracking" rather than estimating. But every change order needs an estimate. Every cost-to-complete forecast is an estimate. Every contingency decision requires estimating. AECalibration™ continues the estimating discipline through construction and closeout.
What If Estimating Continued Through Construction?
Most organizations stop estimating at bid. Then they're surprised when final costs diverge from budget. Continuous estimating through construction catches variances early and keeps forecasts accurate.
How It Usually Works
- Estimating stops when construction starts
- Change orders negotiated without rigorous estimates
- Cost-to-complete is a guess, not a forecast
- Contingency burns without visibility
- Closeout reveals surprises nobody anticipated
With AECalibration™
- Estimating continues from bid through closeout
- Change orders estimated with same rigor as original bid
- Cost-to-complete forecasted based on actuals
- Contingency managed with data, not intuition
- Closeout reconciles estimate to reality for future learning
Construction-
Phase Estimating
Continue the estimating discipline through construction. Forecast, estimate, track, and learn.
Estimate change orders with the same rigor as original bids. Quantify scope changes. Validate proposed costs. Defend or challenge with data.
Update estimates based on actual production data. Know where you're headed, not just where you've been. Forecast final cost with confidence.
Track assumptions and risks as they resolve or materialize. Manage contingency with visibility into what's been used and what remains.
Compare final costs to original estimates. Document what drove variances. Build institutional knowledge that improves future estimates.
Change Order Estimating
Estimate change orders with the same rigor as original bids. Quantify scope changes. Validate proposed costs. Defend or challenge with data.
Cost-to-Complete Forecasting
Update estimates based on actual production data. Know where you're headed, not just where you've been. Forecast final cost with confidence.
Risk & Contingency Management
Track assumptions and risks as they resolve or materialize. Manage contingency with visibility into what's been used and what remains.
Closeout Reconciliation
Compare final costs to original estimates. Document what drove variances. Build institutional knowledge that improves future estimates.
How It Works
From construction start to closeout learning.
Lock bid estimate as baseline for tracking
Estimate changes, update forecasts as work proceeds
Monitor assumptions, manage contingency
Compare final to estimate, document lessons
How It Works
From construction start to closeout learning.
1 Establish Baseline
Lock bid estimate as baseline for tracking
2 Track & Estimate
Estimate changes, update forecasts as work proceeds
3 Manage Risk
Monitor assumptions, manage contingency
4 Reconcile & Learn
Compare final to estimate, document lessons
Different Roles,
Different Applications
Same capability, tailored to how each segment works.
Owners & Owner's Reps
Independent change order analysis. Cost-to-complete forecasting. Know your true final cost before closeout.
Accurate forecasting, not surprisesArchitects
Track how design decisions play out in construction. Build knowledge that improves future cost guidance.
Learn what actually costs whatGeneral Contractors
Estimate and defend change orders with data. Forecast cost-to-complete. Protect margins through construction.
Margin protection with dataTrade Partners
Document scope changes as they happen. Estimate change orders with the same rigor as original bid. Protect your margins.
Change order defense with estimatesOwners & Owner's Reps
Independent change order analysis. Cost-to-complete forecasting. Know your true final cost before closeout.
Architects
Track how design decisions play out in construction. Build knowledge that improves future cost guidance.
General Contractors
Estimate and defend change orders with data. Forecast cost-to-complete. Protect margins through construction.
Trade Partners
Document scope changes as they happen. Estimate change orders with the same rigor as original bid. Protect your margins.
Get aecalibration™ results
Our team delivers construction-phase cost tracking using your project data.
Expert Services
We track your estimates against construction actuals, analyze change orders with the same rigor as original estimates, and deliver cost-to-complete forecasting. Our team handles the data. You get the visibility.
Best for:
teams entering construction who need cost tracking without platfrom setup
Your Estimate Carries Through to Closeout
AECalibration™ completes the cycle. Conceptual assumptions from AEConcept™, refined by design quantities in AEConnect™, estimated and tracked against construction reality. One continuous cost identity.
Ready to Keep Estimating Through Construction?
Tell us about your project. We'll show you how design-phase cost intelligence changes the workflow.
Start with AEConcept™
Generate detailed budgets from minimal information. AEConcept™ assumptions carry forward through design and construction phases.
Explore AEConcept™Accelerate with AEConnect™
BIM to estimates in hours. AEConnect™ quantities feed directly into AECalibration™ for construction-phase tracking.
Explore AEConnect™