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Highland Medical Center
activeSummit Healthcare · 12 takeoffs · 78% complete
| Item | Location | Material | Hardware | Fire | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-101 | Main Lobby | Solid Core Oak | Schlage ND80 | 90 min | 2 | $2,480 |
| D-102 | Office Suite A | Hollow Metal | Von Duprin 99 | 60 min | 4 | $3,560 |
| D-103 | Conference Rm | Glass Aluminum | DERA-950 | — | 1 | $2,100 |
| D-104 | Storage B | Solid Core Birch | Schlage ND40 | 60 min | 2 | $1,960 |
| D-105 | Corridor 2F | Hollow Metal | Von Duprin 98 | 90 min | 3 | $2,670 |
| D-106 | Exam Room 1 | Solid Core Maple | Schlage ND80 | 60 min | 2 | $2,240 |
Bid Summary
Category cost distribution
Upload. We read everything.
Every CSI section, extracted automatically
Upload spec PDFs and PreCal-IQ reads every section — identifying manufacturers, materials, finishes, fire ratings, hardware sets, and CSI codes automatically.
- Supports 200+ page specification documents
- Extracts data from all CSI divisions
CSI Divisions
08 14 00 — Wood Doors
Extracted from Project Specification, pages 142–148
Plans and schedules, classified by AI
Upload plans and PreCal-IQ classifies sheets (door schedules, finish schedules, floor plans), extracts schedules, and combines plan data with specs.
- AI vision reads complex tables and ditto marks
- Multi-page schedule extraction
CSI Divisions
08 14 00 — Wood Doors
Extracted from Project Specification, pages 142–148
Generate. With precision.
Detailed takeoffs across every trade
Generate detailed takeoffs across 45 CSI categories — from doors, millwork, and flooring to masonry, structural steel, MEP rough-ins, plumbing fixtures, HVAC, fire protection, elevators, food service equipment, and medical equipment.
- Each category has dedicated AI prompts tuned for construction accuracy
- Covers ground-up sitework, MEP separation, finishes, specialties, and niche scopes
- Unmapped CSI codes auto-classify via LLM fallback — no manual mapping needed
| Item | Location | Material | Hardware | Fire Rating | Qty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-101 | Main Lobby | Solid Core Oak | Schlage ND80 | 90 min | 2 |
| D-102 | Office Suite A | Hollow Metal | Von Duprin 99 | 60 min | 4 |
| D-103 | Conference Rm | Glass Aluminum | DERA-950 | — | 1 |
| D-104 | Storage B | Solid Core Birch | Schlage ND40 | 60 min | 2 |
| D-105 | Corridor 2F | Hollow Metal | Von Duprin 98 | 90 min | 3 |
Standard, Premium, and Budget — instantly
Automatically generate Standard, Premium, and Budget options for any takeoff. AI swaps materials and manufacturers while preserving quantities and locations.
- Compare options side-by-side with instant cost deltas
| Item | Location | Material | Hardware | Fire Rating | Qty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-101 | Main Lobby | Solid Core Oak | Schlage ND80 | 90 min | 2 |
| D-102 | Office Suite A | Hollow Metal | Von Duprin 99 | 60 min | 4 |
| D-103 | Conference Rm | Glass Aluminum | DERA-950 | — | 1 |
| D-104 | Storage B | Solid Core Birch | Schlage ND40 | 60 min | 2 |
| D-105 | Corridor 2F | Hollow Metal | Von Duprin 98 | 90 min | 3 |
A full markup toolset — and markups become takeoffs
Prefer to trust your own eye? Count, measure areas and lengths, one-click Dynamic Fill a wall-bounded room, add highlights, revision clouds, and text — right on the sheet at its true scale — then send your markups straight to a takeoff you can price and export.
- Area, Count, Length, Angle, Dynamic Fill, Highlight, Revision Cloud, and Text Box — with a searchable tool palette and an in-app assistant
- Preset & per-region scale calibration; Markup List and Split View to compare two sheets side by side
- Everything exports to an overlay PDF, and one click turns your markups into a Manual Markups takeoff
Price. Together.
Collect quotes without the phone tag
Request quotes on any takeoff and route them to multiple vendors at once. Each vendor gets a secure, tokenized link — no account required — to download the Excel, add pricing, and upload back.
- AI parses vendor pricing and matches it to your takeoff items automatically
- Accept the winning quote and its pricing flows straight into your bid total
Vendor Quote Request
Highland Medical Center — Interior Doors
| Item | Description | Qty | Unit Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-101 | Solid Core Oak, 90min | 2 | $1,240 |
| D-102 | Hollow Metal, 60min | 4 | $890 |
| D-103 | Glass Aluminum Frame | 1 | $2,100 |
Assemble your bid, track every change
Create bid sessions, select variant options per category, and watch totals update in real-time. Every selection change is logged.
- Track user, timestamp, and cost impact for every bid modification
Bid Builder — Highland Medical Center
Bid Session V2 · Last edited 2 hrs ago
$45,200
$128,500
$67,800
$89,300
$34,600
$52,100
Bid Summary
Deliver. Professionally.
Professional proposals, one click
Generate professional PDF bid proposals and Excel workbooks with company branding, scope of work, cost breakdowns, terms, and signature lines.
- Bid versioning tracks V1, V2, V3 — send directly to clients from PreCal-IQ
Versions
BID PROPOSAL
Highland Medical Center — V3
Spot revisions before they cost you
Upload a revised spec and PreCal-IQ compares it against the original — flagging additions, removals, and modifications with estimated cost impact.
- Surfaces every takeoff affected by the change with one-click regenerate
- Choose to keep your manual edits or overwrite from the revised spec
Revision Comparison
3 changes detectedSpec Rev A → Rev B · Highland Medical Center
New section requiring additional 6 doors at Corridor 3F
Est. impact: +$8,400
Fire rating changed: 60min → 90min for Level 2
Est. impact: +$3,200
Section removed, replaced by 09 65 19 Resilient Tile
Est. impact: -$1,800
Connect. To your back office.
Send your bid straight to QuickBooks
Push a finished bid to QuickBooks Online as an Estimate — the customer and one priced line per bid item are created for you. Re-pushing updates the same estimate instead of creating a duplicate.
- Sync your vendors to QuickBooks in one click
- Turn accepted quotes into Purchase Orders, posted to the expense account you choose
QuickBooks Online
Hillcrest Medical — Bid A
Two-way with Procore
Import spec and plan PDFs directly from Procore Project Files, and push finished takeoffs into Procore Budget and Estimating — no re-keying between systems.
- One budget line per CSI division, updated in place on every push
Push to Procore Budget
Highland Medical Center · 12 CSI divisions
Secure. By default.
Sign in the way your team already does
Continue with Google or Microsoft, or add opt-in two-factor authentication with any authenticator app. Integration credentials are encrypted at rest, and every connection is logged.
- Google & Microsoft SSO — a whole team lands in the right workspace automatically
- Role-based access (admin / editor / viewer) per organization, with an append-only audit trail
Sign in to PreCal-IQ
Two-factor code
Excel-native output
Every takeoff, variant comparison, and bid package exports to professionally formatted Excel workbooks — ready for submission or further analysis.
| Item | Description | Qty | Unit Cost | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-101 | Solid Core Oak 3070 | 2 | $1,240 | $2,480 |
| D-102 | HM Door & Frame 3070 | 4 | $890 | $3,560 |
| D-103 | Alum Storefront Entry | 1 | $2,100 | $2,100 |
| D-104 | Solid Core Birch 3068 | 2 | $980 | $1,960 |
Connect the tools you already use
Push estimates and purchase orders to QuickBooks, move takeoffs to and from Procore, import drawings from your cloud storage, and sign every proposal with DocuSign.
Setup guides: QuickBooks Online · Procore
See PreCal-IQ next to the takeoff tools you already know
Side-by-side feature matrix against Bluebeam, PlanSwift, spreadsheets, and other construction takeoff platforms.
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