LEVEL CONTRACTOR BIDS IN SECONDS, NOT HOURS
Upload PDF bids from any subcontractor. AI extracts every line item, normalizes specs and pricing, and builds your bid tab automatically — no manual data entry, no spreadsheet formulas.
~30 sec
Average leveling time
97%+
Extraction accuracy
5
Max bids per comparison
WHY THIS MATTERS
Manual bid tabs take hours per package — copying numbers from PDFs into spreadsheets, building formulas, and hoping nothing gets mistyped
Subcontractors format bids differently — bundled items, varying units, inconsistent scope descriptions — making apples-to-apples comparison nearly impossible
Spreadsheet formulas break, only one person understands the file, and there is no audit trail when numbers change
By the time you finish leveling, the bid deadline has passed or you are rushing the award decision with incomplete analysis
HOW ESTIMATEHAWK SOLVES IT
AI reads PDF bids directly — no manual data entry. Line items, quantities, units, and pricing are extracted automatically with 97%+ accuracy
Descriptions are normalized by stripping units, quantities, and install verbs to create semantic matching across differently-worded bids
Items present in some bids but missing from others are flagged instantly, with market pricing to estimate the financial exposure of each gap
Price variance analysis highlights any item where a contractor deviates more than 20% from the group average — outliers are flagged automatically
WHAT YOU GET
FREQUENTLY ASKED
- Do my subcontractors need to be on the platform?
- No. EstimateHawk works with whatever documents you already have — PDF bids, Excel spreadsheets, or CSV exports. Your subs never need to create an account, fill out forms, or change how they submit bids.
- How does EstimateHawk compare to BuildingConnected or Procore for bid leveling?
- Those platforms require both you and your subs to be on the system, cost $10K-$60K+ per year, and bid leveling is one feature buried in a massive suite. EstimateHawk is focused exclusively on preconstruction intelligence — upload PDFs and get results in seconds, at a fraction of the cost.
- What does "True Cost" mean?
- True Cost is the bid amount plus the estimated cost of any missing scope items. When a contractor omits line items to appear cheaper, EstimateHawk calculates what those gaps would actually cost, giving you the real price to compare against.
READY TO TRY BID LEVELING?
Upload your first estimate and see bid leveling in action. $49 per project — no subscription required.