Two or three weeks
To review the project and submit a complete bid.
Construction starts before the jobsite
The connected preconstruction record for commercial GCs. From the set to scopes, packages, bids, and handoff. AI drafts. You approve.
The problem
Construction starts before anyone breaks ground.
A general contractor may have only two or three weeks to turn a plan set into a complete, competitive proposal.
Dozens of trades
Each with its own scope, documents, bidders, and risks.
Hundreds of invitations
All requiring delivery, follow-up, responses, and coverage.
The record
The work is connected. The tools should be too.
Plans, scopes, invitations, inboxes, proposal PDFs, and leveling spreadsheets: the work is one process, but the information lives in pieces, and the estimator is left holding everything together.
Plans and specifications
One organized, searchable document set.
Traceable scopes
Every requirement connected to its source.
Bid packages
Consistent packages from approved scopes.
Subcontractor coverage
See who is actually participating.
Verified bids
One source-linked record per proposal.
Bid leveling
Compare assumptions without changing submissions.
How the record moves
One system for the work between receiving the plans and handing off the award.
Each stage builds on the record created before it. Estimators spend less time moving information between disconnected tools and more time reviewing scope, improving coverage, comparing bids, and making decisions.
01 Understand
Draft scope · 09 29 00 Gypsum Board
- 5/8" Type X at corridor ceilingsA5.12 · det 4Accepted
- Level 4 finish at public areasSpec 09 29 00 §3.5Review
- Moisture-resistant board at wet wallsConflict · A2.31 note 7 vs specFlagged
Illustrative. Every line stays tied to a sheet or spec. Not a production screenshot. Start with a traceable scope, not a blank page.
02 Reach
Package 09-A · Drywall · coverage
- Meridian DrywallBid received
- TruLine InteriorsIntends to bid
- Buckeye CommercialPackage viewed
- Northpoint PartitionsDeclined
- Allied LathInvitation sent
Illustrative. An invitation is not coverage. Participation is tracked separately. Consistent packages. Familiar email. Real coverage.
03 Compare
Bidder Submitted Leveled Note TruLine $1,184,000 $1,234,200 Permits + bond out Meridian $1,232,000 $1,232,000 Full scope Capital $1,229,500 $1,238,700 Add. 3 open Illustrative. Submitted price never changes. You approve every adjustment. The submitted proposal stays authoritative. Leveling stays separate.
04 Award
Handoff · Package 09-A
- Final accepted scopeReady
- Governing proposalAttached
- Open risks2 assigned
- Next actionsField
Illustrative. Construction inherits the record, not a forwarded inbox. Preserve more than the winning number.
The operating principle
Division Zero
Division Zero reads, organizes, drafts, compares, and flags.
Estimators
Estimators verify, approve, communicate, and decide.
Consequential actions remain reviewable. Nothing external happens without authorized approval. Division Zero does not autonomously select subcontractors, send unapproved invitations, change submitted proposals, make award decisions, or authorize contracts.
See Division Zero work through a real preconstruction workflow.
Private-pilot access is available to a limited number of commercial general contractors.