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The most powerful estimating platform. Period.

Build Intelligent
Bids.

AI handles your takeoffs, estimates, leveling & proposals — 75% faster. You make the calls.

Free for 20 days Cancel anytime 750K+ subcontractors included
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$2.8B
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Subcontractors
Trusted by leading contractors across 48 states
MERIDIAN CONSTRUCTION
APEX BUILDERS GROUP
STACKHOUSE GC
IRONWOOD CONTRACTING
SUMMIT PRECONSTRUCTION
KEYSTONE BUILDERS
The most powerful estimating platform. Period.

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Live Takeoffs

Your team measures
together. In real time.

Upload any drawing. Multiple estimators work the same sheet simultaneously — live cursors, zero conflicts, quantities syncing instantly.

  • 8 measurement types with auto-scale detection
  • Live cursors — see exactly who's measuring what
  • Quantities flow into your estimate the instant you finish
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OfficeBuilding_FloorPlan_L1.pdf
A
M
K
3,240 SF
2,180 SF
186 LF
Ahmad · Concrete
Marcus · MEP
Live — 2 active | 7,426 SF measured Synced just now
Estimates

Estimates that
calculate themselves.

Construction math built in. Cross-tab formulas, crew templates, and a 4-tier pricing engine that uses your own cost history first.

  • 21+ columns — material, labor, equipment, sub, markup
  • Excel-style formulas with cross-tab references
  • Export to Excel or branded PDF in one click
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Office Complex — Master Estimate
Description
Qty
Unit
Rate
Total
03 — CONCRETE
Slab on Grade 4"
3,240
SF
$8.50
$27,540
Footings - Strip
186
LF
$42.00
$7,812
05 — METALS
Structural Steel W12
4,200
LB
$3.20
$13,440
09 — FINISHES
Drywall 5/8" Type X
6,480
SF
$3.75
$24,300
Acoustic Ceiling Tile
4,100
SF
$6.20
$25,420
PROJECT SUBTOTAL
$100,146
Claude Connector

Ask Claude anything.
About your own bids.

One-click connect, then ask Claude in plain English. It pulls live data from your Build Intel account — projects, takeoffs, RFQs, leveling, drawings, suppliers, scopes — and answers with citations you can verify.

  • Read-only by default — Claude can’t change a thing
  • Per-user RLS — Claude sees only what your account can see
  • 22 tools covering projects, RFQs, bid leveling, drawings & more
  • Disconnect any time from Settings → Connectors
Connect Your Own Claude
Claude.ai — chat
Build Intel · Connected
What’s my pipeline this week? Which RFQs still need replies?
Used list_projects · get_rfq_status on Build Intel
You have 4 active projects bidding this week:
200 K St — Office TIdue Fri · 18/22 subs replied
River Park — Retail Paddue Wed · 11/19 — chase MEPs
Holcombe Loftsdue Mon · 24/26 replied
Cedar Hills HOAno-go decision pending
Cited 4 BuildIntel records. Want me to draft chase emails for the 8 MEPs?
AI Bid Leveling

50 bids leveled
in 60 seconds.

Dexter reads every sub bid PDF, extracts amounts and exclusions, and builds a normalized comparison matrix. Scope gaps flash red. You click award.

  • Parses PDF, Excel, Word, and email bodies
  • Scope gaps surface automatically in red — before you award
  • One-click award — losing subs notified automatically
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Electrical — 4 Bids · AI Leveled
Scope Item
Apex Electric
Metro Elec.
Bolt Power
Sun Electric
Service & Main Panel
$42,000
$38,500
$44,200
$41,800
Branch Wiring
$68,000
$71,200
$65,400
$69,000
Conduit — Exposed
$12,400
Not included
$11,800
$13,200
Fire Alarm Rough-In
$8,900
Not included
$9,400
$9,100
QC Checks

Your $250K
mistake blocker.

Continuous QC checks scan every estimate. Scope gaps, pricing outliers, missing trades — all flagged before you submit. Export is blocked until you're clean.

  • Bid readiness score 0–100 — blocks export until clean
  • Benchmarks every line against your historical pricing
  • Cross-trade gap detection — nothing falls through
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Office Complex — QC Analysis
87
Score
Bid Readiness Score
2 items need attention
All 16 CSI divisions covered
Quantities verified against takeoffs
Pricing within 12% of historical
Concrete waste factor below 5%
HVAC sub bid missing
Export blocked — 2 items unresolved
750K+ Subs

Find the right sub.
Dexter chases them.

The largest verified contractor database. Dexter sends the ITB, follows up on Day 1, 3, 7, and 10 — automatically. You stop chasing. They start responding.

  • License verified across all 50 states
  • Automated follow-up sequences — no manual chasing
  • Dexter remembers who performs and who ghosts
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Electrical — Dallas TX (48 found)
AE
Apex Electric LLC
★★★★★ · 14 past bids · $2.8M avg
ITB SentOpened
MB
Metro Bolt Electric
★★★★☆ · 8 past bids · $1.9M avg
Follow-up Day 3
SP
SunPower Electrical
★★★★★ · 22 past bids · $3.4M avg
Bid Received ✓
48
Invited
12
Bids In
19
Auto Follow-Up
Pricing Database

Your rates.
Your market. Your edge.

Import 10 years of job data. Build Intel organizes it into a searchable cost library — your rates always appear before RSMeans.

  • Bulk import from Excel or CSV
  • Your rates always appear before RSMeans
  • Regional pricing — your Dallas ≠ your NYC rates
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Pricing Library — 2,847 items
Description
Unit
Your Rate
Source
Δ Mkt
Slab on Grade 4"
SF
$8.50
YOUR DB
−8%
Footings — Strip
LF
$42.00
YOUR DB
−6%
Structural Steel W12
LB
$3.20
DEXTER AI
+2%
Rebar #4 @ 12" OC
SF
$1.85
RSMEANS
Proposals

Professional proposal
in 60 seconds.

Upload your branded .docx template. Build Intel auto-fills everything from your estimate data. Review and send.

  • Your branding, your format — completely untouched
  • Auto-populates totals, subs, scope, and alternates
  • PDF and Word export with one click
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Proposal_OfficeComplex_v1.docx — Auto-filling…
Project Name
Scope of Work
Subcontractor Summary
Exclusions
TOTAL BID$2,847,320
READY TO SEND
The most powerful estimating platform. Period.
Meet Dexter — Always Active

Not a chatbot.
Your AI Chief Estimator.

Dexter doesn't wait for instructions. It scans, decides, drafts, follows up, and escalates to you only when a human call is needed. It runs your bid like a senior estimator would — but 24/7.

Reads every document you drop in
ITBs, specs, drawings, addenda — Dexter extracts trades, deadlines, and scope in seconds. No setup.
Selects and contacts the right subs
Dexter picks from 600K+ verified subs, sends custom ITBs, and follows up on Day 1, 3, 7, 10 — automatically.
Levels bids in 60 seconds
Parses every sub PDF, spots scope gaps, flags risk, and recommends the award. You click. Done.
Escalates only when you're needed
Dexter handles 90% autonomously. Ambiguous decisions, big awards, owner calls — those come to you with full context ready.
Dexter — Civic Center GC Bid
Working
06:12
ITB received — 214-page spec parsed
18 trades identified · Deadline: Feb 28
07:45
48 subcontractors selected & ITBs sent
Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Concrete — Dallas TX
10:20
Scope letters written for all 18 trades
Cross-referenced against drawings & addendum 2
14:33
Day 3 follow-up sent to 31 non-responders
12 bids received · 5 opened but not replied
16:01
⚠ Scope gap flagged — HVAC bid excludes controls
Escalating to you — requires your decision
NOW
Leveling 12 electrical bids → matrix ready
Dexter recommends Bolt Power · Save $18,400
94%
Autonomous
0
Emails sent by you
6h
Your time saved today
1 decision waiting →
6
Layers of memory — subs, market, markups, style, history, preferences
24/7
Always working — no PTO, no sick days, no overtime
60s
From 50 PDFs to a fully leveled bid comparison matrix
3
Personalities — Friendly, Witty, or Serious. You choose.
Estimator On Demand

Need an estimator for
4 hours or 4 months?

Whether you're on a site visit, drowning in an RFP rush, or scaling into a new market — your estimating bench is always full. On demand. No hiring. No overhead.

Always On

Dexter AI

Your autonomous AI estimator. Works around the clock on every bid, every project. No breaks. No limits. Included in every plan.

24/7, unlimited bids
Full bid coordination
Learns your style over time
Included with Build Intel →
On Demand

4 Hours to 4 Weeks

Going on a site visit? Have a deadline surge? Activate expert estimating capacity on demand. Human-reviewed, AI-accelerated. Available same day.

Available same day
No retainers, pay for what you need
Construction estimating specialists
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Embedded Team

Your Full Estimating Department

Scale into new markets, handle volume spikes, or build out a dedicated estimating function — without the overhead of hiring and training a full team.

Dedicated estimating managers
Scales up or down instantly
No HR, no benefits, no overhead
Enterprise plan →

"As if you had your own in-house estimating team.
Without building one."

On demand. Always available. Always ready.

BYOF — Build Your Own Estimating Apps

Build Your Estimating Apps
Inside Build Intel.

We'll code it and build it for you.

Custom tools, workflows, and apps — built unique to your firm, automated to your process, and living inside Build Intel. No developers. No vendors. No waiting. Just tell Dexter what you need.

Dexter — Feature Builder
"I want a custom template that auto-fills our concrete takeoffs with Dallas regional pricing and our standard waste factors"
D
Got it — building your Concrete Takeoff Template with Dallas pricing + your waste factors. Sending to our AI dev team now.
D
Feature shipped to your profile
Your custom template is live. Find it under Templates → Concrete → Dallas. 2 clicks to activate on any project.
Tell Dexter what you need built...
What contractors have built with BYOF
Custom Template
High-Rise Concrete Toolkit
Pre-loaded with regional pricing, waste factors & crew templates for 12 concrete scopes
Custom Workflow
Owner Approval Loop
Auto-routes estimates over $5M for owner review before any ITB is sent
Custom Feature
Texas-Only Sub Filter
BYOF added a state-license auto-check that only surfaces Texas-licensed subs in their area
Custom Report
Executive Bid Dashboard
One-page PDF summary for ownership: win rate, bid volume, cost trends — auto-generated weekly
Custom Automation
Deadline War Room
48 hours before bid due: Dexter enters crisis mode, locks down scope gaps, escalates everything outstanding
Your turn
Build whatever you need
Tell Dexter. Our AI devs ship it to your profile. You didn't hire a developer. You just talked to an AI.

"It's like having a team of software developers
build your own platform — without hiring any."

Available on Pro and Enterprise plans.

Start Building Your Platform →

Real results from real contractors.

"
★★★★★

"We used to spend 3 days on every ITB response. Now it's half a day. Dexter finds the scope gaps we used to miss — that alone paid for the entire year."

JR
James Ruiz
VP Preconstruction · Meridian Construction
"
★★★★★

"The real-time takeoffs are a game changer. My team of 4 estimators works the same drawing set at the same time. We cut takeoff time by 60% in the first month."

SP
Sarah Park
Chief Estimator · Apex Builders Group
"
★★★★★

"The automated sub follow-ups alone are worth it. I used to lose bids because subs didn't respond in time. Now Dexter chases them on Day 3, Day 7 — it just works."

DW
Derek Walsh
Owner · Stackhouse GC
The most powerful estimating platform. Period.

The math is easy.

4 bids/month × 30 hours saved × your hourly rate. Build Intel pays for itself in the first bid.

40h
Old way
8h
With Build Intel
=
32h
Saved per bid
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Start free. Scale when ready.

20-day free trial. Card on file required — $0 today, charged only after your trial ends.

Annual = 12 months for the price of 10 — plus custom feature credits below.
Starter
$0
Free for 2 months, then $79/mo billed annually
Start Free
  • $500 custom feature dev credits*
  • Unlimited projects
  • Dexter AI (basic)
  • Takeoffs & estimates
  • Document management
  • Up to 2 users
  • Real-time collab
Pro
$249
per user / month, billed annually
Start Free Trial →
  • $3,000 custom feature dev credits*
  • Unlimited projects & users
  • Full Dexter AI
  • AI scope generation
  • Bid leveling
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Supplier & sub management
  • Auto follow-up sequences
  • Custom pricing database
  • Sub database (750,000+)
  • … and more
Most contractors recoup this in their first saved bid
Enterprise
Custom
Tailored to your organization
Contact Sales
  • Everything in Pro
  • SSO & SAML
  • On-demand talent included
  • Custom integrations
  • Dedicated success manager
  • Volume discounts

* Custom feature development credits are included with annual plans only. Our software developers will build any feature you request inside Build Intel, up to the credit amount — pre-approved scopes, no extra contract.

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