AI general contractor takeoff & estimating software
A GC bid isn't one trade — it's every trade on the set, plus the gaps between them. JobReadyIQ reads the whole plan set, detects every trade on it (50+), and returns a multi-trade takeoff you can compare against sub bids, so you can scope an entire building from one upload.
Run a general contractor plan free →What JobReadyIQ reads for general contractors:
- →Every trade detected on the set (50+) — plumbing, electrical, framing, roofing, HVAC, concrete, and more
- →A multi-trade, whole-building takeoff from a single upload
- →Per-trade quantities and costs, each tied back to the sheet it came from
- →Code-cited inspection checklists across every trade
- →A self-perform estimate beside sub-bid RFQs, so you award whichever wins
…bid-ready in about 60–90 seconds, with a code-cited inspection checklist and every quantity tied back to the sheet it came from. You review and own the final number.
How a general contractor takeoff actually runs
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One upload, the whole set
Drop in the full permit set — PDF, DWG, or a plan-set ZIP up to 500MB. The system routes every sheet itself: architectural, structural, P, M, and E sheets each feed the trades that live on them.
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Pick the trades you self-perform
You don't sit through a 50-trade takeoff. Choose the trades you run in-house and each prices in about 60–90 seconds; the rest of the set waits until you need it. Every quantity ties back to the sheet it came from.
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Subs bid against the same set
Send RFQs for the packages you sub out — windows, roofing, HVAC — and the returned bids sit beside your self-perform numbers to compare and award. Scope maps automatically because everything came off the same drawings.
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The bid becomes the budget
Award lines roll into one CSI-coded budget with the schedule and client portal on the same platform, and code-cited checklists ride along per trade. What you priced and what you build come from the same set, so they never drift apart.
General Contractor estimating — straight answers.
Can it bid every trade on the set at once?+
Yes — the GC version reads the whole set, detects every trade on it (50+), and returns each trade's takeoff together, so you scope the building from one upload instead of one trade at a time.
Can I compare sub bids against it?+
Your self-perform estimate sits beside the sub bids you collect, so you can award whichever wins and flow it into the budget — without manually mapping scope between them.
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