Price the job in a fraction of the time
Run the takeoff against the drawings and build the estimate on your own rates. The first pass is done for your estimator, so they review and refine instead of starting from zero.
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Preconstruction: Price the job and win the work
BuildPass preconstruction software for builders: takeoffs, estimates, quote comparison and procurement in one place, so you price faster, bid sharper and win more work.
Winning work shouldn't run on version 17 of a spreadsheet
Preconstruction today means drawings in one tab, rates in a spreadsheet and quotes buried across nine PDFs. BuildPass pulls it into one place, so your team prices faster and starts every job on the front foot.
Bid on numbers you can stand behind
Compare subcontractor quotes like for like. Inclusions, exclusions and gaps sit side by side, so you price the real scope instead of a guess.
Win the job and the budget's already built
Turn winning quotes into purchase orders, subcontracts and commitments. The budget you priced is the budget the job starts with, and Pay picks it up from there.
How it works
From drawings to a job ready to build, in one flow
Four steps, one place. Price the work, send it out, award the winner and line up the build, without rebuilding anything between stages.
Takeoffs and estimates
From drawings to a priced estimate
Run the takeoff against the drawings, then build the estimate on your own rates and cost codes. Your estimator reviews and refines instead of starting from a blank sheet.
- Takeoffs. Measure quantities straight off the drawings and send them to the estimate.
- Estimates. Build on your own rates and cost codes, grouped the way you price.
- Cost codes. Every line lands against your codes, ready to carry into the job.
Quotes and ITBs
One scope, out to every sub
Build the package once and send it to your shortlist. Each sub prices the same scope lines through their own private link, so the quotes come back like for like.
- ITBs. Send one defined scope to every subcontractor at once.
- Private links. Each sub prices through their own link, with no login.
- One scope set. Everyone quotes the same lines, so nothing is apples to oranges.
Compare and award
Compare like for like, then award
Pull every response into one view. Smart Compare levels each quote against your estimate on the scope it covers, so gaps and savings are obvious before you commit.
- Smart Compare. Level every quote against your estimate, not line by line guesswork.
- Coverage. See exactly which scope each sub covers, and what they left out.
- Award. Commit the winner and it carries straight into a subcontract.
Schedule
Line up the build before you win it
Turn the awarded scope into a build schedule, so you walk onto site with the sequence set and the subs already tied to their tasks.
- Schedule. Sequence the build from substructure to fit out.
- Linked scope. Tasks tie back to the packages you awarded.
- Handover. Win the job and the schedule carries into delivery.
Every tool in the chain
One connected chain, from first price to first pour
Preconstruction is a set of connected tools, not a single feature. Follow the job from a set of drawings through to an awarded package, and open any tool to see how it works.
Price the work
Plan the build
Core — the shared spine
Connected with the rest of the platform
Preconstruction is just one part of BuildPass
Price and win the job here, then run it and get paid on the same platform. Nothing is rebuilt between stages, because the budget, companies and documents are already shared.
BuildRun site management
Once the job is won, Build runs it. Your team works from the same drawings, scopes and companies you priced, so nothing gets re-entered on day one.
BuildPass Site managementPayManage the money
The budget you priced becomes the budget Pay tracks. Run job costing, pay applications and forecasting against the numbers you committed, not a rebuilt copy.
BuildPass FinanceConnectConnect the tools
What you price connects out to AI and the integrations you already run.
BuildPass ConnectTrusted by builders who run their projects on BuildPass
From custom-home builders to commercial general contractors, teams across the United States run their projects on BuildPass every day.
Whether you're a local builder doing a handful of houses a year, or you're pushing for four or five digits, there's a solution here. And BuildPass can handle it.
Joel Patterson
Director of Construction, Burkentine Builders
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Business Operations Associate, Reidy Contracting Group
Frequently asked questions
It is in early access. Book a demo and we'll walk you through a live estimate and get you set up.
No. Preconstruction sits inside BuildPass alongside the modules you already use, so the work you win flows straight into delivery.
Yes. Estimates are built on your own rates and cost codes, grouped the way you already price work.
Yes. What you commit becomes the budget the job starts with, and Pay picks it up from there.