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Scope review

I need to take off and price the [trade] scope on this project. Summarize the project basics, the [trade] scope, the material list, and where each item is on the drawings.

Scope review

Generate a material list from the schedule on [sheet number]

Scope review · Masonry

Which trade usually covers exterior wall waterproofing and insulation?

Scope review · Masonry

Is the flashing under the windowsills and at wall corners part of the masonry scope?

Scope review · Roofing

Is roof waterproofing and insulation part of the roofing scope?

Scope review · Roofing

Which roofing accessories should I watch for, like overflow scuppers, insulation fasteners, and adhesive?

Scope review · Site work

Check the geotechnical report. What are the soil conditions, and do they need special treatment?

Scope review · Site work

Are there requirements for excavation working space and slope ratio?

Scope review · Site work

What are the backfill requirements?

Scope review · Site work

What haul-off distance is required?

Scope review · Concrete

Using only the drawings, list every concrete element by floor and area, with size, strength, sheet, and detail. Flag anything without a dimension as a question. Don't assume sizes.

Scope review · Landscape

Read all the bid documents. Pull out the service scope, contract term, owner bid structure, basis of award, required licenses, addenda, and open questions, with the file and page for each. Mark anything unclear as unconfirmed.

Scope review · Landscape

Turn the bid requirements into one row per service: service name, site, unit, owner wording, annual frequency, supply and labor responsibility, license requirements, bid category, file page, and open questions. Keep the owner's original frequency wording. If you convert As Needed to an assumed count, state the basis, assumption, and risk.

Find in specs · Framing

What size, material, and spacing are the exterior and interior wall studs?

Find in specs · Framing

What material, size, and spacing are the floor joists?

Find in specs · Framing

What material, size, and spacing are the roof rafters?

Find in specs · Drywall

What drywall specification and size do the drawings require for standard areas?

Find in specs · Drywall

What drywall specification and size do the drawings require for wet areas?

Find in specs · Masonry

Does [material] have special shapes or specs? For example, CMU stretcher, single corner, or double corner blocks.

Count and measure

Find [item] on the drawings and describe exactly where it is on the page

Count and measure

How should I measure the quantity of [item] from the drawings? Walk me through it.

Count and measure · Openings

The schedule and the floor plan show different sizes. Which one should I follow, and why?

Count and measure · Rebar

Extract the rebar by area, element, and sheet. For each record, give the Takeoff ID, sheet and detail reference, bar size, grade, spacing, direction, layer, element repeats, bar dimensions, hooks, and laps. Use decimal feet. Mark unclear fields as TBD and don't fill in values yourself. Mark the measurement locations on the PDF and export the rows to match the template input columns.

Build estimate

Create assemblies and items for the material list above, priced from my material library, RSMeans, or Home Depot

Build estimate · Framing

Create Exterior Wall, Interior Wall, Floor, and Roof assemblies based on the drawings

Build estimate · Drywall

Create a separate assembly for each drywall type in the drawings

Build estimate

What is the price of [item] based on, and what does it include? Why is it measured in [unit]? Show the calculation.

Build estimate · Openings

Does the price of [item] include door and window hardware and other accessories?

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Which trade and CSI division does [item] belong to?

Build estimate

Add [material] to [assembly]

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Change the unit of [item] from [current unit] to [new unit] and update the price

Build estimate

Combine [items] into one assembly

Build estimate

Move [item] to [assembly]

Check estimate

Is [material] already included in the estimate?

Check estimate

Check this project for the issues below, from another AI's list, my notes, or review feedback: [notes]

Check estimate

Check the [trade] items for duplicates or missing materials

Check estimate

Check for data anomalies and major missing items

Check estimate · Site work

Do the excavation, backfill, and haul-off quantities account for the swell factor?

Check estimate · Concrete

Check the concrete estimate for items with no markup, marked elements with no price, overlapping volumes, unit mismatches, double-counted waste, zero unit prices, and outdated sheet markups. List issues by sheet and item name.

Check estimate · Landscape

Cross-check the scope of work, site or area table, frequency schedule, maps, and owner bid form. Find work with no bid line, conflicts in location, quantity, or frequency, and unclear responsibilities. For each, list the source file, cost impact, the question to ask the owner, and the allowance, clarification, or exclusion to use if there's no answer.

Check estimate · Landscape

Check the estimate formulas in this order: quantity, hours per visit, annual hours, labor/equipment/materials, site and project cost, risk and markup, final price. Focus on broken formulas, hard-coded inputs, double charges, crew-hour vs person-hour mix-ups, minimum visit time, travel between sites, specialty labor, supply responsibility, and the mapping to the owner bid form. Sort by potential loss.