Contractor Bid Desk Free Test Kit
For commercial and specialty contractors

The bid you never priced is the one nobody owned.

Bid invites, addenda and RFIs land in shared inboxes and phones. We make sure each one reaches a named estimator, and AI only drafts the paperwork your estimator signs. Every quantity and price stays with your people.

Electrical and mechanical subs included. No new software to buy.

An estimator at a plan table in a jobsite trailer office

Bid log Sample, not a client

Bid invite · tenant improvementEstimator named, backup named
Owned
Addendum · mechanical scopeSummary drafted, estimator reviewed
Reviewed
RFI reply · electrical scopeSitting in the shared inbox
No owner
Sheet 01
Where work slips
Reviewed by: your estimator

Most misses happen before anyone opens the drawings.

Your estimators are careful with the numbers. The gaps sit around them: in the inbox, in the addenda and in the handoff to the field.

Inbox

Bid invites with no owner

Invites from GCs arrive in a shared inbox or one person's phone. When that person is out, the due date passes quietly.

Addenda

Scope that changes after the estimate

An addendum or an RFI answer changes the scope, and nobody checks it against what was already priced.

Handoff

Assumptions that stay in someone's head

The job is won, the PM takes over, and the exclusions and alternates behind the number are not written down.

"There is no AI developer in existence that will fall on the sword for missed scope."An estimator on r/estimators. We agree, so a named person owns every bid and every number.

What it costs you: bid dates missed while invites sat unread, scope nobody priced, and change orders argued from memory instead of from the record.

Who does the work

One accountable person, working with your estimators.

Mike Rodgers, Rodgers Intelligence Group, Denver

Mike scopes the workflow with your people, builds it, writes the acceptance checks you approve before the build starts, and stays until a named owner on your team can run it.

Sheet 02
How it works
Reviewed by: you, at each step

One workflow at a time. Your people sign off at every step.

No company-wide rollout. Start with the bid inbox or one handoff, prove it on real work, then add the next.

Pit stop · every handoff has a name
01

Run the free Test Kit

Twelve self-serve checks across capture, delivery, ownership and recovery. Run them on your own bid inbox and phone.

02

Talk it through

A free 30-minute call about what the kit showed and which workflow to fix first.

03

Review one workflow

One workflow across up to three connected systems, written up as a plan before anything is built.

04

Build with named owners

Written checks approved first, then a handover your team runs, with ongoing care if you want it.

Sheet 03
The offers
Price: scoped after a short brief

Three ways in. Pick the one that matches the gap.

Each one is its own site with the full detail. Every quote comes after a short brief, in writing, before work starts.

What is inside each one

SheetP1 Intake and Follow-up BuildP2 One-Workflow ReviewP3 Professional AI Packages
What it coversBid invites, addenda and inquiries routed to a named estimator, with follow-up on a scheduleOne workflow across up to three connected systems, written up as a planThe recurring paperwork of one estimator or project manager
Free first stepThe Test Kit, run on your own bid inbox and phoneA free 30-minute callA free assessment of what AI can and cannot do for the role
Who owns itA named owner for every bid and inquiry, with a backupA named owner for the handoffYou, with Mike as the person to ask
Where it livesYour inbox, phone and the tools you already runThe systems you already run, up to threeYour approved business-tier AI tool
Quantities and pricesUntouched. It routes and follows up onlyUntouched. Nothing in your systems changes while we lookAI never sets a quantity, a price or a change-order amount
Review gateNothing goes to a GC or owner without a personThe plan names the checks any build must passDrafts only. Your estimator or PM signs every output
Acceptance checksWritten checks you approve before go-liveWritten into the plan before any buildYou approve the checks before you rely on it
What you keepWorking instructions and a named ownerA written plan with one next fixYour playbooks, and live sessions with Mike until you run it yourself
PriceScoped after a short briefScoped after a short briefScoped after a short brief
Sheet 04
By role
Drafts only

What it takes off your desk.

AI reads, sorts and drafts the paperwork around the estimate. Your people make every call.

Every role: drafts only, a named reviewer and written checks you approve.

A closed private office at a construction company with a plan rack and a locked filing cabinet
Safety

Your numbers stay yours.

  • AI never sets a quantity, a price or a change-order amount. Your estimator signs every number.
  • Drafts only. Nothing goes to an owner, GC or sub without a person.
  • Bid documents stay inside the tools you approve, never a public AI service.
  • A named reviewer for every workflow, written down.
  • Owner and client files stay off until you approve the folder.
  • If a written check fails, the failure is documented and reworked before handoff.

What others leave out.

Most of what is sold to contractors promises to do the estimating. This does the opposite.

Item
Others
Contractor Bid Desk
Takeoff and pricing
AI takeoff sold as automatic
Every quantity and price stays with your estimator
Where it runs
One more platform to log into
Your inbox, phone and the tools you already run
Ownership
A shared login and a dashboard
A named owner for every bid and handoff
Rollout
Company-wide rollout
One workflow first, up to three connected systems
Proof
Trust the dashboard
Written acceptance checks you approve before go-live
First step
A demo and a sales call
A free Test Kit you run yourself

Start with the bid inbox.

Run the free Test Kit on your own inbox and phone, or send a short note about the workflow that keeps slipping. Round 1 takes ten minutes and needs a phone.

Your email app should open with the note. Nothing is sent until you press send.

Questions contractors ask first.

Does AI do our takeoffs?

No. Takeoff and pricing stay with your estimator. AI sorts bid invites, summarizes addenda and drafts the paperwork around the estimate.

Do we need to switch software?

No. The work is built around the inbox, phone and tools you already run, up to three connected systems per workflow.

Who is responsible if something is missed?

A named owner on your team, working to the written checks you approved. If a check fails, the failure is documented and reworked before handoff.

What does it cost?

The Test Kit is free. Every offer is scoped after a short brief, and the quote is in writing before work starts.

Does this work for electrical and mechanical subs?

Yes. The bid inbox and the handoff to the field look the same for specialty trades, and licensed work stays with your licensed people.