Drop in your bid package — plans, specs, addenda. Get back a single reviewable report: design recommendation, line-item estimate, risks, RFIs. Every number cited to the source page.
We run it on one of your own bid packages — no credit card, no install.
A typical package is hundreds of pages of drawings, specs, and addenda. The first pass — read, take off, price, write RFIs — is where the hours go and where scope gets missed.
One buried spec clause — dewatering, rock, a testing program — can wipe out the margin on the whole job.
When the first pass takes days, you chase fewer bids — and the ones you skip are often the ones you'd win.
Questions found the night before bid day don't get answered. Found on day one, they protect your number.
Drop in the drawings, specs, and RFP. PDF, up to 50 MB per file.
seconds to uploadThe engine reads everything, scores the bid, and builds all 8 sections with citations.
3–8 minEngineered scope goes to your PE for the seal; everything else to your estimator for sign-off.
signed off in < 1 dayPick a sample project. Every finding is traced to a sheet or spec section — and anything it can't resolve becomes an RFI.
Maps to how estimators actually think — from project summary to review-ready output you can hand straight to your engineer or estimator.
Scope, location, and bid parameters in one glance.
Scope, quantities, and system spec — cited to the drawings.
Mobilization to finishes, with source badges and subtotals.
Sequencing, crews, and production rates.
Severity + category + concrete mitigation per flag.
What's missing, before it costs you in the field.
Clarifications turned into a priority queue.
Hand it to your PE or estimator for sign-off.
Vercel shows code. Linear shows tickets. BidCertain shows estimates — an 18-category workbook where every dollar is backed by a source badge, a page reference, and a rationale you can defend line-by-line.
Every number links back to the drawing, spec, or rate database page that produced it.
Labor, equipment, materials, crews, and production rates — all feeding one estimate.
Engineered scope gets your PE's seal; everything else gets your estimator's review.
A general chatbot can summarize a PDF. A bid needs quantities you can defend, your own rates, and a paper trail your engineer will sign.
| Capability | Manual first pass | Generic AI chat | BidCertain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reads the whole package — drawings, specs, addenda | Takes days | PartialUpload + context limits | 3–8 minutes |
| Every number cited to a sheet or spec section | If you write it down | Not reliably | Sheet · page · section |
| Priced against your own rates and crews | Source badge per line | ||
| 18-category estimating workbook | Your spreadsheet | ||
| RFIs drafted from the gaps it finds | By hand | Ad hoc | Prioritized queue |
| Second-model critic checks the numbers | |||
| Flows into pipeline, proposal and the job | Re-keyed |
You're bidding real money on real plans. Your analysis has to hold up in front of an engineer, an estimator — and a GC. So every number is traceable, every claim is checked, and every version is on the record.
If it's engineered scope, your PE reviews and seals it. If it isn't, your estimator checks it. Structured so either sign-off is fast — not a rewrite.
Every number links back to the exact sheet of the drawings, specs, or rate table that produced it.
A second model critiques every analysis before you see it, and every version is immutably snapshotted.
Move the sliders to match your shop.
Assumes BidCertain handles ~75% of the first-pass reading and takeoff. You still review and sign off on everything.
Walk through it on your numbers →The estimate is where it starts — but BidCertain runs the whole job. From the first lead to the final lien waiver, every module snaps into one connected system.
A quick estimate runs in 2–4 minutes. A full 8-section analysis takes 3–8 minutes depending on document size.
For engineered scope — structural, civil, load-bearing design — yes, a licensed PE must review and seal the output before any bid commitment or construction use. For non-engineered scope like finishes or sitework, a senior estimator can review it instead. BidCertain flags which category each analysis falls into.
Every quantity and rate is traced to the source it came from — the drawings, the specs, or your rate database — so you can defend each line item.
Any scope you'd estimate off plans and designs — general building, concrete, structural steel, sitework, mechanical, electrical, finishes, and more. If it's on the drawings, BidCertain can read it, take it off, and price it.
Yes. Load your labor, equipment, material, and crew rates once and every estimate is priced against them — each line shows whether it came from your database or an AI estimate, so you know exactly what to check.
Your documents and analyses live in your own workspace, isolated by row-level security, in a private storage bucket. Only the teammates you invite can see them.
Plans start at $149/month for a single estimator, with team and business tiers as you add seats. See pricing for what each tier includes.
Open a sample report to see a finished analysis, compare plans, or book a 30-minute walkthrough and we'll run it on one of your own bid packages.
Bring one bid package to a 30-minute walkthrough and watch it come back read, priced, and cited — or browse finished sample reports first.
Hi — I can answer questions about BidCertain, walk you through pricing, or get a demo on the calendar. What's on your mind?