Estimating & Proposals

Construction Estimating and Proposal Software

Move from drawings to a preliminary estimate, verify quantities against the plans, refine scope and pricing, and prepare the proposal without rebuilding the job across separate tools.

In the founder's previous workflow, a serious project estimate and proposal could take five days or more. BuildFlow-CM was built to compress that work while keeping the contractor responsible for verification and final judgment.

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From days to hours

Estimating should not consume a week before the client can even receive a proposal.

Reviewing drawings, counting quantities, organizing scope, pricing labor and materials, checking assumptions and exclusions, formatting the proposal, and then reviewing it again can consume days. BuildFlow-CM brings those steps into one connected estimating workflow so the contractor spends less time moving information between tools.

●Drawing review
●Quantity takeoff
●Scope and pricing
●Proposal preparation

Detailed construction estimate inside BuildFlow-CM

AI + human verification

Let AI build the preliminary structure. Keep the contractor in control of the final estimate.

AI Estimating can organize a preliminary estimate and quantity counts from the drawing set. The estimator can open the drawings on another screen, verify each count, add or remove lines, change quantities, correct scope, and send the reviewed information back to the main estimate before final pricing and proposal review.

●Preliminary AI estimate
●Drawing-side verification
●Editable quantities and lines
●Contractor-controlled final pricing

BuildFlow-CM AI estimating and quantity verification workflow

Large drawing sets

Use automation to reduce repetitive work without removing construction judgment.

In BuildFlow-CM's own use, drawing sets around 120 pages that previously demanded several days of estimating work can often be brought to a review-ready stage within a few hours. Results still require verification because the goal is not to replace the estimator—it is to give the estimator more time to use construction judgment.

●Faster preliminary takeoff
●Manual corrections
●Assumptions and exclusions review
●Final estimator verification

Construction drawings used for BuildFlow-CM estimate verification

Proposal handoff

The estimate should become the proposal—and the awarded scope should become the project.

Once quantities and pricing are reviewed, the estimator can refine assumptions and exclusions, prepare the client-facing proposal, and keep the accepted project structure available for budgeting and operations instead of recreating it in another system after award.

●Assumptions and exclusions
●Client-ready proposal
●Revisions and alternates
●Estimate-to-budget handoff

BuildFlow-CM estimate to project workflow

FAQ

Questions contractors ask before changing systems.

Does AI replace estimator review?

No. AI-generated estimates and takeoffs are preliminary. Quantities, drawing references, scope, assumptions, exclusions, and final pricing should be reviewed by a qualified construction professional before submission.

Can quantities be corrected after AI takeoff?

Yes. The workflow is designed so the estimator can verify the drawing counts and add, remove, or revise lines and quantities before finalizing the estimate.

Can the estimate flow into the proposal and project budget?

That is the intended connected workflow: estimate the work, verify it, prepare the proposal, and carry the approved structure forward instead of re-entering the project from scratch.

Get Started with BuildFlow-CM

Create your account and put your construction operation in one connected system.

Create your BuildFlow-CM account, choose the plan that fits your company, and start connecting estimating, projects, field activity, costs, billing, documents, and workforce workflows.

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