AI for industrial estimating

From tender package
to confident bid.

Bring your tender files and company pricing together.
Build a reviewed estimate and customer-ready quotation.

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01 / Tender

Start with your files. Keep the context.

Tender PDFs, Excel schedules, Word methods and supplier attachments. Bring them together around the work.

MidraProject knowledge
Project sourcesSample project
Repair specification.pdfSection 4.2 · page 12

Hull anode renewal

Remove existing zinc anodes. Supply and install 16 replacement anodes in the positions indicated on the hull arrangement drawing.

Connected to the work
Renew zinc anodes16 ea · Hull work package
Review the evidence before accepting scope.
Hull arrangement.pdfH-204 · Rev A

Drawings & takeoffs

The drawing belongs
with the work.

Keep PDF drawings, marked-up plans and quantity schedules alongside the item you are estimating.

H-204 · Detail A · Rev ARenew zinc anodes
Referenced quantity16 ea
PDF drawings and exported takeoffs. Quantities stay reviewable.
More of the files behind an industrial bid

Work with exported files from the tools your team already uses.

  • Drawings & takeoffsAutoCAD · Bluebeam
    PDF / Excel

    Plans, marked-up drawings and quantity schedules.

  • Fabrication reportsTekla PowerFab
    PDF / Excel

    Material lists and estimating reports.

  • Job cost recordsBusiness Central · SAP
    Excel

    Recorded labour, material usage and project costs.

  • Programme & resourcesMicrosoft Project
    Excel

    Planned durations and resource context.

  • Supplier & subcontractor filesOutlook · project folders
    PDF / Word / Excel

    Quotations, inclusions, exclusions and delivery terms.

Reviewed scope

02 / Estimate

Your company knowledge. A clear cost basis.

Use your rate sheets, estimating methods, supplier prices and past job results. Choose the inputs that belong in this bid.

Your existing estimateExcel workbook
Estimate build-up.xlsxOriginal file
D12=B12*C12
Cost elementQuantityRateCost
48 h$85$4,080
16 ea$150$2,400
1 day$400$400
Internal cost$6,880
Cost build-upRatesMethods
Source of costFrom Excel
Labour48 h × $85 / h
$4,080
Renew zinc anodes · internal cost$6,880
Select a cost row

Your spreadsheet, with a clear cost basis.

Bring your existing Excel build-up into structured work items. Keep labour, materials and equipment linked to the cells they came from.

Business Central actualsExported file
Dynamics 365Business CentralExcel export
Project actuals.xlsxClosed job
Alder Repair Project·Anode renewal·16 ea
Resource quantityTotal cost (CAD)56 h$4,760
Labour method56 actual hours ÷ 16 ea
Excel estimate3.0 h/ea
Recorded actuals3.5 h/ea
+8 hfor 16 ea
Review the job context before using this method.

Make the next estimate better informed.

Bring in actuals exported from Business Central. Compare planned hours with recorded results, then choose which methods to carry into the next bid.

Excel method selected. Labour is 48 hours, $4,080. Internal cost is $6,880.
Supplier quotationsMaterials & subcontractorsCompany schedulesLabour & equipment ratesApproved methodsRepeatable work build-ups

AI helps you reason. Your approved inputs price the work.

Clear cost basis

03 / Review

A new addendum. A decision you control.

See the affected work and the price impact before accepting a change. The original estimate stays intact.

Addendum 02.pdfProposed change

Hull work package / anode renewal

Four more anodes.
The impact, in view.

“Revise the zinc anode renewal quantity from 16 to 20 each.”

Cost basisOriginal V1Proposed V2
Quantity16 ea20 ea
Labour method3.0 h/ea3.0 h/ea
Labour48 h60 h
Internal cost$6,880$8,500
Change in internal cost+$1,620
V1 preserved
Ask Midra
Talvessa Drydocking and Repairs
Why did this item's cost increase?

The proposed quantity rises from 16 to 20 anodes. The labour method stays at 3.0 h/ea. The resulting internal cost is $8,500, an increase of $1,620. The current offer still uses V1 until you accept the change.

Midra explains and proposes. Your team commits.
Controlled change

04 / Commercial

One approved estimate. A customer-ready offer.

Prepare the customer quotation from a reviewed revision. Keep your internal cost build-up inside the business.

Internal estimateV1
Midra

Renew zinc anodes

16 ea · 48 labour hours

Internal cost
$6,880
Offer markup
35%
Customer price
$9,288.00
Original V1. Accept the change above to see V2.
Meridian
DockworksQUOTATION
Prepared forAster MarineTalvessa Drydocking and Repairs
ReferenceMD-026 / V1Currency: CAD
DescriptionQtyAmount
Renew zinc anodesSupply and installation16 ea$9,288.00
Total offer$9,288.00

Validity: 30 days. Subject to the scope and terms in this quotation. Taxes excluded.

Prepared with MidraV1 · Page 1 of 1
Customer quotation
Internal costs and estimating notes stay out of the customer view.
Customer quotation

Ready for the next bid

Keep the knowledge. Move the work forward.

Every source, method and reviewed decision stays with the project, ready for your team to use again.

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