For Trade Partners

Stop Losing Bids Because Your Estimates Can't Keep Pace

You're pricing during active design. Scope isn't fully defined yet. Coordination changes it weekly. Traditional estimating takes too long. Get cost intelligence that works with whatever information exists and updates in hours, not weeks.

Proven on $4B Hospital Complex

California Drywall tracked drywall and ceiling scope through multiple design iterations on a 16-floor, 2.1M SF hospital project. Automated takeoffs updated in hours instead of weeks. Result: 70% faster estimate updates and $80K-$120K labor savings per major revision.

70% Faster Updates

$80K+ Saved Per Estimate
Choose Your Trade

See How It Works For Your Scope

Each trade works with different levels of design information at different times. Select your specialty to see how we adapt to your specific workflow and coordination cycles.

Interior Finishing Contractors

Stop losing margin to coordination changes you never tracked


Start with assembly-based budgets from square footage and room schedules. As architectural models develop, shift to automated takeoffs that update with each coordination cycle. Track every partition and ceiling change without re-measuring. California Drywall saved $80K per estimate update on a hospital project.

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Electrical Contractors

Price with confidence before the electrical model exists


Budget early from fixture schedules and equipment lists using historical data. As panel locations and routing develop in the model, shift to automated quantity extraction. Refine pricing as design detail increases through coordination.

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Mechanical Contractors

Price HVAC systems at any level of design detail


Generate early budgets from CFM loads and equipment schedules. Extract ductwork and piping quantities as the mechanical model develops. Update automatically through coordination cycles as routing evolves and equipment gets specified.

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Plumbing Contractors

Work from fixture counts to detailed piping coordination


Start with fixture schedules and riser diagrams before piping is modeled. Transition to automated takeoffs as coordination develops. Maintain estimate accuracy as scope clarifies from schematics through construction documents.

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The Problem

Traditional Estimating Can't Handle Modern Construction Reality

Early project engagement requires pricing before scope is fully defined. Coordination cycles happen weekly. Information is always incomplete. Manual estimating can't keep up.

Early Pricing Without
Complete Design

Projects require pricing commitments before your trade's scope is fully designed. You need defensible numbers from fixture counts, equipment lists, and historical data when models don't exist yet.

Coordination Changes
Scope Weekly

Models update constantly through coordination. Manual re-takeoffs take days or weeks. By the time you finish, design has changed again. The lag kills competitiveness.

Context Gets Lost
Between Updates

Each estimate revision starts from scratch. Assumptions from earlier versions disappear. Pricing rationale isn't captured. Your team re-learns lessons you already paid for.

The Solution

Work With Whatever
Information Exists

Two modules that adapt to your design phase. Start early with minimal information. Refine as models develop. Update continuously through coordination.

Early Stage

AEConcept™

Generate detailed budgets before models exist. Uses building program, historical assemblies, and your past project data. Perfect for early project phases, feasibility studies, and conceptual pricing when you have square footage and system assumptions but no geometry.

Design & Coordination

AEConnect™

Automated takeoffs from BIM models at any level of detail. Works with schematic geometry or fully coordinated models. Extracts quantities and updates estimates in hours as design develops. Proven 70% faster than manual re-measuring. Available now.

Construction Phase

AECalibration™

Track installed costs against estimates throughout construction. Variance analysis identifies where estimates missed reality. Feeds learning back into AEConcept assemblies and AEConnect assumptions for continuous improvement on future projects.

How to Engage

We Fish For You, or Teach You to Fish

Use the platform yourself, or have our team deliver outcomes directly. Your choice.

Professional Services

Our experts run the analysis and deliver cost intelligence outcomes to you. No software adoption. No training. No adding to your team's workload. You get results.

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Teams at capacity

Platform Subscription

Get platform access. Your team runs the analysis with our methodology, training, and ongoing support. Build internal capability while getting immediate results.

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Teams with bandwidth

Construction project

Ready to Win More Work With Faster Estimates?

Let's discuss your specific workflow and project types. We'll show you how to price early when design is incomplete and keep estimates current through coordination without manual re-measuring. 30-minute conversation. No pitch deck.

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