AI Concrete Estimating Software to Bid 3X More Jobs
Upload your plans and get QA-reviewed, estimate-ready quantities in 24 to 72 hours. Save up to 90% of your estimating time without adding estimators.
Increased revenue by $1M within 6 months
Reduced 80% Time on Takeoffs
2X revenue growth - $900K to $2M
Doubled Revenue from $6M to $12M
Reduced 80% Time on Takeoffs
2X revenue growth - $900K to $2M
AI trusted by leading construction & field service businesses across US & Canada
How our AI-based concrete estimating software works
Generate accurate concrete takeoffs in 4 simple steps.
Upload your project plans in PDF format
Drop your architectural or structural drawings, including slabs, columns, footings, and rebar layouts. Beam AI reads through all concrete-related blueprints and notes automatically.
Confirm your scope of work
Your pre-aligned scope captures standard concrete estimating items needed by you, like foundations, driveways, curbs, and walls. Review, confirm, or add project-specific deviations to ensure accuracy before AI processing.
Let AI handle the takeoff
Our AI extracts all relevant concrete quantities, from cubic yards to linear feet, directly from your uploaded drawings. Get trade-specific quantities that fit seamlessly into your concrete estimating software or blueprint estimating workflow.
Receive QA-reviewed quantities in 24–72 hours
Every takeoff is verified by our QA team and delivered as a PDF, Excel sheet, and shareable link, compatible with all major material estimating software and quantity estimating workflows.
The hidden cost of manual concrete estimating
Manual quantity takeoffs hold your team back from scaling bids, improving accuracy, and increasing profit margins.
Still spending hours calculating cubic yards?
Concrete takeoffs can consume 50–80% of your bid cycle, time that could be spent value-engineering, managing vendors, or optimizing labor costs.
Losing bids to faster competitors?
With RFPs piling up, manual concrete estimating slows you down. You end up missing opportunities simply because your estimating bandwidth can’t keep up.
Why estimators use Beam AI for concrete bids
Automate concrete material takeoffs, save time, and accelerate your estimating workflow, without changing how you work.
Save up to 90% of your time on concrete estimates
Beam AI automatically calculates concrete volumes for slabs, foundations, columns, and beams straight from your project blueprints. You get QA-reviewed takeoffs in 24–72 hours, ready to import into your preferred concrete estimating software.
Bid 3X more concrete jobs without adding estimators
With Beam AI handling the heavy lifting, your team sends out more commercial and residential concrete bids every week. Spend less time tracing and measuring, and more time refining mix designs, pricing, and margins.
New from Beam AI: Bid tracking built into your estimating
100% automated takeoffs and construction bid tracking - on one platform.
Bid Dashboard
Your all-in-one construction bid tracking software.
Track every bid - status, due dates, owners, RFIs, ITBs, and addenda in one organized view.
Bid Sniper
Single source of truth for all incoming construction bids.
Bid Sniper automatically captures every ITB from your inbox and pulls them into one clean list, no manual search, no inbox chaos.
See why concrete contractors trust Beam AI for estimating
"With Beam AI, we’ve streamlined our estimating workflow - saving 40+ man-hours per takeoff while ensuring no critical details are missed."
Ricardo Pacheco
CTO | Building Preservation Material Technologies
Read Success Story“With Beam AI, we are able to improve bid turnaround time and save hours on doing takeoff revisions to focus on customer engagement and prepping for upcoming bids.”
Brent Wright
Senior Estimator | Merritt Contracting
Read Success Story"With Beam AI, we are looking at a 10% increase in win rate, and saving up to 2 days on doing takeoffs."
Lead Estimator
Texas-based concrete contractor
Read Success Story"We’re saving a week’s worth of time on takeoffs and recording 1.5x business growth after switching to Beam AI."
Roy Cabrera
Estimator | Pilkington Construction Co.
Read Success Story"We were spending the majority of our time just doing manual takeoffs. Now we’re saving over 20 hours a week with Beam AI. Honestly, we’re handling more bids without growing the team."
Adam Bradford
DJX Construction
Read Success Story
FAQs
What is concrete estimating software and how does it work?
Concrete estimating software is a specialized tool that automates the process of calculating costs for concrete projects. It digitizes tasks such as performing takeoffs from blueprints, accurately measuring material volumes like concrete, rebar, and formwork, and factoring in labor and equipment costs. This enables construction contractors to generate precise, professional bids faster while reducing manual errors and improving overall project accuracy.
Is Beam AI full concrete estimating software for subcontractors?
Beam AI automates the most time-intensive part of estimating, concrete material takeoffs. It’s not a full estimating tool, but it gives you clean Excel outputs that make it easy to add unit and labor costs in your preferred construction estimating software.
How does Beam AI create a concrete estimate from my plans?
Beam AI automatically extracts concrete quantities, slabs, formwork, rebar, foundations, and curbs, directly from blueprints. The data is QA-reviewed and delivered on the platform across multiple formats, including, organized Excel format, ready to price in your concrete estimating software.
Does Beam AI work with my existing estimating software?
No. Beam AI works alongside your current tools. Think of it as your AI estimating software that handles material takeoffs while you continue using your current system for pricing, labor, and proposals.
What file do I receive for my concrete estimate?
You receive a structured Excel file designed for concrete contractors. It includes:
- Line items like slabs, columns, footings, rebar, and concrete pads.
- Measured quantities in cubic yards, linear feet, or square feet.
- Assemblies (e.g., rebar + formwork + concrete volume)
- Callouts and notes to double-check against plan details.
You can plug this file directly into your estimating software to finalize costs.
What is the best concrete estimating software for a small contractor?
The best concrete contractor estimating software provides fast, automated takeoffs paired with flexible cost management. While traditional platforms require hours of manual point-and-click tracing for slabs, footings, and walls, modern solutions like Beam AI streamline the workflow by using AI to extract accurate concrete volumes, formwork areas, and rebar counts directly from drawings.
Can Beam AI estimate concrete from PDF blueprints?
Yes. Beam AI acts as a blueprint estimating software for takeoffs, scanning your PDF drawings and extracting accurate material quantities for concrete, masonry, utilities, and more and delivering concrete quantity takeoff excel spreadsheet.
How is Beam AI different from other concrete estimating software?
Unlike traditional takeoff tools, Beam AI combines AI automation with QA verification. You get high-accuracy, ready-to-price outputs without manual clicking, tracing, or scaling.
How much does concrete estimating software cost?
Beam AI uses a fixed annual license, not a fee for every project or takeoff. The price is tailored to your trade and how many bids you run each year. Book a demo and we will give you a quote for your volume.
How long does it take to get a concrete estimate from Beam AI?
You upload your plans in PDF format and confirm your scope of work. Beam AI then does the work and you receive QA-reviewed quantities in 24 to 72 hours.
