Strengthen Your Advisory Role With
Independent Cost Intelligence
Give your clients what they can't get from the contractor: unbiased cost oversight from concept through closeout.
Phase three. The budget is presented. The owner asks where the number came from. Nobody in the room can fully trace it.
Active Estimating is a Full-Cycle Cost Intelligence Platform
Built by construction practitioners with 30+ years of estimating and preconstruction experience. We partner with owner's representatives to extend your cost oversight capabilities without extending your staff.
The analysis comes from us. The relationship stays with you. Your clients get the independent validation that differentiates your practice from competitors.
What If You Had Enterprise Cost
Intelligence Without the Overhead?
Large PM/CM firms have in-house estimating departments. You can deliver the same capability to your clients without building a team.
How It Usually Works
- Validating change orders requires building estimates from scratch
- Cost issues surface in monthly reports after the damage is done
- Client data comes from multiple sources in inconsistent formats
- Competing with firms that have in-house estimating departments
- Demonstrating value is reactive, not systematic
With Active Estimating
- Independent validation with documented basis of estimate
- Catch budget drift during design, not after
- Normalize and structure data from multiple sources automatically
- Enterprise cost intelligence without the headcount
- Proactive oversight that demonstrates ongoing value
Cost Intelligence as a
Service Capability
Deploy our expertise on behalf of your clients.
Independent Validation
Give clients unbiased cost analysis. Verify contractor claims with data, not opinion.
Proactive Oversight
Catch cost drift during design. Alert clients to risks before they become crises.
Data Normalization
Normalize and structure cost data from multiple sources into consistent, actionable intelligence.
Extend Without Hiring
Access enterprise capabilities without adding headcount. Scale with your project load.
support clients across every phase
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AEConcept™
Independent feasibility analysis. Help clients understand true costs before they commit.
AEConnect™
Track design evolution against budget. Alert clients to cost impacts before design locks in.
AECalibration™
Validate change orders. Verify cost-to-complete. Independent oversight through execution.
Two Ways to Extend Your Capabilities
White-label our expertise or bring our platform in-house.
Platform Subscription
We deliver cost analysis behind the scenes. You present to your clients. The relationship stays with you, the expertise comes from us.
Best for:
Extending capabilities without changing your team structure
Expert Services
Your team operates the platform directly. Build internal estimating capability that becomes a permanent service differentiator.
Best for:
Firms ready to add estimating as a core service offering
Full-Cycle Oversight That Competitors Can't Match
Most owner's reps provide oversight without independent cost intelligence. With Active Estimating, you can offer what the big firms have: continuous, documented, unbiased cost validation from day one through final closeout.
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