Bid More Jobs with AI Takeoffs to Power Your Utility Estimating Software
Bid More Jobs with AI Takeoffs to Power Your Utility Estimating Software
Automate takeoffs in your utility estimating software. Beam AI handles trenching, conduit, and utility measurements so you can respond to 2X more RFQs.
Automate takeoffs in your utility estimating software. Beam AI handles trenching, conduit, and utility measurements so you can respond to 2X more RFQs.
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
Why top contractors trust Beam AI over traditional utility estimating software for takeoffs
How our AI-based material takeoff software works for utility estimating software
Generate completely automated utility takeoffs in 4 simple steps.
Upload your project plans in PDF format
Drop your civil, utility, or sitework drawings, including storm, sanitary, and water layouts. Beam AI reads every callout, depth bracket, and structure from your blueprints automatically.
Confirm your scope of work
Your pre-aligned scope includes key utility estimating items such as: RCP, HDPE, and roof drains with fittings and manholes, sanitary sewer: PVC and HDPE lines, service connections, grease traps, and fire hydrants, gate valves, and backflow preventers. Review, confirm, or add project-specific deviations to ensure your takeoff matches the bid requirements.
Let AI handle the takeoff
Beam AI extracts all quantities, pipe lengths (by size and depth), fittings, and structures, straight from your uploaded drawings. You get organized quantities ready to plug into your utility estimating software or blueprint estimating workflow.
Receive reviewed takeoffs in 24–72 hours
Every utility takeoff goes through QA verification before delivery. You’ll receive a downloadable PDF, Excel file, and shareable view-only link you can use to prep estimates with leading material and construction estimating software.
Manual takeoffs with your utility estimating software cost you bids
Manual utility takeoffs are time-consuming, repetitive, and prone to human error, eating into your ability to quote accurately and turn around bids on time.
Still spending hours counting pipes and structures?
Utility takeoffs can take 50–80% of your bid cycle. Manually tracking storm, sanitary, and water lines across multiple sheets leaves little time for pricing, vendor coordination, or plan reviews.
Losing bids to faster contractors?
When RFPs pile up, manual takeoffs for pipes, fittings, and manholes slow you down. That lag can mean missed deadlines, rushed estimates, and lost revenue opportunities.
Future-ready utility estimating software backed by AI-based takeoffs
Automate your storm, sanitary, and water utility takeoffs with AI. Save time, boost accuracy, and keep your material estimating software workflow intact, without changing your pricing process.
Save 90% of your time on utility takeoffs
Beam AI automatically measures storm, sanitary, and water system components. including pipes, fittings, and structures, directly from your blueprint plans. Get QA-reviewed takeoffs in 24–72 hours, ready to use in your preferred AI estimating or utility estimating software.
Bid 2X more infrastructure projects without adding estimators
Let Beam AI handle the measurements so your team can focus on vendor quotes, value engineering, and scheduling. More bids out the door. Less time spent on manual measurement.
Newly launched: Smarter preconstruction tools beyond automated Al takeoff software
Beam Al is more than fully automated takeoffs. Now get a powerful construction bid tracking system - making preconstruction workflows better.
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
- Get Automated email reminders & in-app notifications ensure you never miss a deadline.
- Access one-click Excel exports keep reporting simple.
- Linked workflows and custom bid statuses make handoff seamless from takeoff to submission.
See what our customers have to say
"With Beam AI, we’re saving up to a full day on large projects, increasing bid volume, and improving turnaround time. We’ve submitted 50 more bids in just 6 months!"
Ryan Meers
Estimator/Project Manager | Bommarito Construction
Read Success Story"With Beam AI, I’m saving 4-6 hours a day and am no longer stuck behind a screen. Now, I can focus on clients, visit job sites, and grow the business instead of just keeping it running. I no longer miss viable opportunities, every proposal I want to get out, gets out.”
Vice President, South Florida-based demolition contractor
Read Success Story"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"Beam AI is helping us save over 15 man-hours/project while ensuring key details aren’t missed. We’re moving faster in budgeting and focusing more on strategic tasks now"
Christian Long
CPE | Vice President of Preconstruction | Strack Inc
Read Success Story"With Beam AI, we are saving 5-8 hours per week on doing takeoffs, improving bid turnaround time, and cutting back time on doing revisions."
Brent Wright
Senior Estimator | Merritt Contracting
Read Success Story"The software is easy to use, and the support team is always on top of things. There is no steep learning curve, just a tool that makes the job easy."
Justin Eden
Senior Project Manager, MLC Services LLC
Read Success Story
FAQs
What is a utility estimator?
A utility estimator calculates the materials, quantities, and costs required for underground utility systems, including storm, sanitary, and water pipelines. They evaluate pipe lengths, structures, and depths to prepare accurate bids and prevent cost overruns.
What is utility estimating software?
Utility estimating software is a powerful tool designed for contractors to streamline bidding on utility projects such as water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. It automates cost calculations by analyzing materials, labor, and equipment needs while providing features like quantity takeoffs, cost tracking, and scenario planning.
Is Beam AI a full utility estimating software?
Beam AI automates the most time-consuming part of estimating, material takeoffs for utilities. It doesn’t generate full cost estimates but provides structured quantities ready to use in your preferred utility estimating software or existing workflow.
How does Beam AI handle utility estimating?
Beam AI automatically quantifies storm, sanitary, and water systems, including pipes (RCP, PVC, HDPE), fittings, and structures like manholes, junction boxes, and valves. The QA-verified results are delivered in Excel format, ready to use in your material estimating software or construction estimating system.
Can Beam AI replace my existing estimating software?
No. Beam AI works alongside your current AI estimating software or earthwork estimating tools. It handles the takeoff process so your team can continue managing labor, pricing, and proposals in your existing system.
What kind of file do I receive after a utility takeoff?
You’ll receive a structured Excel sheet with:
- Pipe quantities by size and depth
- Fitting counts (Tee, Wye, Reducer, Bend, etc.)
- Structure details (manholes, valves, cleanouts, headwalls, hydrants)
- Assembly groupings for storm, sanitary, and water systems
You can directly plug these quantities into your estimating workflow to finalize costs.
How fast are AI takeoffs compared to manual estimating?
Beam AI delivers QA-reviewed utility takeoffs in 24–72 hours, saving up to 90% of the time that estimators typically spend manually measuring and cross-referencing utility sheets.
Can Beam AI read blueprint drawings directly?
Yes. Beam AI functions like a blueprint estimating software, scanning your PDF utility drawings and extracting accurate material quantities automatically, no tracing or manual measurement needed.
What makes Beam AI different from other utility estimating tools?
Beam AI combines AI-powered automation with human QA verification, giving you speed, accuracy, and consistency across all your utility bids. Estimators get ready-to-price data without the repetitive work.
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