Built for when the design moves faster than the documents.
Design-build estimating means pricing work that doesn't exist yet. PreconIntel gives you scope normalization, conceptual benchmarks, and phase-aware tracking — all from your own project history.
Why generic estimating tools don't fit.
Estimates evolve faster than documents
Schematic through DD through CD, the design keeps changing and the estimate has to keep up. Traditional bid leveling tools assume a fixed scope — you don't have that.
Budget vs. estimate drift
You quoted $52M at schematic. By CD it's $58M. Nobody's tracking the delta by division or explaining which decisions moved which numbers.
Subs need scope context your docs don't have yet
You're asking subs to bid off plans that are 60% complete. Generic ITBs produce generic bids you can't compare. You need scope notes that fill the design gaps.
Cost benchmarks miss your hybrid delivery
RSMeans and industry benchmarks assume design-bid-build. Your design-build numbers don't match because you're pricing earlier, with different risk allocation.
Built for evolving scope.
AI scope notes fill design gaps
When drawings are 60% complete, PreconIntel's AI-drafted scope notes frame what's in, what's out, and what governs. Subs bid against clear criteria — not their own interpretation of incomplete plans.
Benchmarks from your own projects
Your next design-build estimate learns from the last one. Unit costs at SD, DD, and CD phases all tracked — the drift is visible, the pattern is legible, and your next concept has real numbers.
Scope gap detection at any phase
Gap detection works against the scope you've defined — even if that scope is still evolving. As design matures, the system catches new gaps as they emerge.
Procore close-out feeds conceptual estimating
Commitments and change orders from completed design-build projects flow back into your conceptual benchmarks. The learning cycle finally closes.
Bid aggregation, benchmarking, and Procore — all in one.
Design-build firms pay for four tools to do what PreconIntel does in one. Your estimating team gets time back; your owner-side communication gets sharper.