Update Estimates at
the Pace of Design
From early budgets through construction closeout, keep cost accuracy as plumbing systems evolve. Track fixture changes, routing revisions, and equipment specs as design develops.
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 29+ years of field experience.
We help plumbing contractors maintain estimate accuracy through design evolution, whether you're providing early budgets for design-build pursuits or tracking scope changes through construction.
Plumbing Scope Evolves Through Design
Fixture selections change. Routing shifts during coordination. Your estimate needs to keep up.
Early Budgets Without Design
Design-build and design-assist require cost input before plumbing design exists. You need credible numbers from fixture counts, building type, and system assumptions.
Fixture and Equipment Changes
Fixture selections evolve throughout design. Low-flow vs standard. Commercial vs residential grade. Water heater type and capacity. Each change affects your pricing.
Routing Changes During Coordination
Pipe routing shifts as coordination proceeds. Risers relocate. Chase locations move. Below-slab work changes. Your original takeoff is obsolete.
Multi-System Complexity
Domestic water, sanitary, storm, and specialty systems each have different design timelines. Tracking changes across systems multiplies the effort.
Cost Intelligence Across the Project Lifecycle
From first budget through construction closeout.
Early Budget Capability
Generate credible plumbing budgets from fixture counts and building programs before detailed design begins. Support design-build pursuits and GMP negotiations.
Design Phase Tracking
As models and schedules develop, update estimates systematically. Track changes between design iterations. Know what's from design data versus what's assumed.
Scope Change Documentation
Document what changed, when, and why. Quantify impacts by system. Build change order evidence as design and coordination proceed.
Working with Plumbing Model Reality
Plumbing models typically develop with better fixture detail than routing detail early in design. Fixture counts and equipment selections are often reliable; pipe routing may still be schematic. Our approach works with whatever level of detail exists, supplementing with assumptions where design isn't complete. You always know what's quantified from design documents versus what's carried as assumptions.
Different Engagements,
Different Value
How you engage determines which capabilities matter most.
Design-Build / Design-Assist
You're providing cost input before detailed plumbing design exists. Early budgets from fixture counts and system assumptions. Track as design develops against your original cost basis.
IPD / Target Value Delivery
Continuous collaboration requires continuous cost visibility. Real-time feedback on fixture selections and system options. Track target budget alignment through every iteration.
CM at Risk / GMP
GMP negotiations require early cost certainty. Lock in assumptions, track design evolution against your basis, document scope changes that affect your price.
Design-Bid-Build
Respond to addenda quickly. Track what changed between bid sets. When you win, document baseline scope for change order protection through construction.
Design-Build / Design-Assist
You're providing cost input before detailed plumbing design exists. Early budgets from fixture counts and system assumptions. Track as design develops against your original cost basis.
IPD / Target Value Delivery
Continuous collaboration requires continuous cost visibility. Real-time feedback on fixture selections and system options. Track target budget alignment through every iteration.
CM at Risk / GMP
GMP negotiations require early cost certainty. Lock in assumptions, track design evolution against your basis, document scope changes that affect your price.
Design-Bid-Build
Respond to addenda quickly. Track what changed between bid sets. When you win, document baseline scope for change order protection through construction.
Full-Cycle Cost Intelligence
Click to learn more about each module.
AEConcept™
Detailed HVAC budgets from space programming before MEP design exists. Support pursuits and GMP negotiations.
AEConnect™
Extract quantities from MEP models as they develop. Track changes between versions. Update estimates at the pace of design.
AECalibration™
Post-award scope tracking. RFI impact documentation. Change order support through construction.
Ready to Keep Up with Design?
Tell us about your current process and project types. We'll show you where cost intelligence fits.