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FORGE | Estimate Project (From Drawings)

AI Agent for Construction Estimating from Drawings

Written by Customer Success Department

Purpose of the AI Agent

Generate a comprehensive estimate and client-ready materials from A/E drawings, aligned with the company’s brand and operating preferences.

User Inputs

  • Project Documents: Drawings, specs, addenda, finish schedules, equipment lists

  • Company Brand: Logo/colors, tone, standard inclusions/exclusions, contract terms

  • Commercial Data: Labor rates, productivity, vendor/sub quotes, equipment costs

  • Schedule Parameters: Target completion, phasing, site constraints, work hours

What the AI Agent Does

  1. Document Intake & Controls: Validates revision sets; tracks alternates; sets baselines

  2. Multitrade Takeoff: Quantifies assemblies; applies waste/productivity factors

  3. Cost Build-Up (CSI): Direct/indirect costs; GC conditions; OH&P

  4. Budget & Cash Flow: Summaries and time-phased projections

  5. Schedule (Gantt): Dependencies, milestones, long-lead procurement

  6. Visual Aids: Color-coded plan overlays for scope clarity (where feasible)

  7. Client-Facing Drafts: Proposal outline and AIA contract elements

Expected Output

  • File Format: HTML document

  • Contents: Assumptions; takeoff tables; CSI cost breakdown; budget/cash flow; Gantt chart; proposal/contract outlines

Key Outcome

A transparent, defensible estimate and client-ready package that accelerates award and mobilization.

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