# VantaBid: AI Construction Takeoffs & BOQ Estimating Platform

> An AI-powered estimating platform that turns drawings, standards and specifications into detailed construction takeoffs and procurement-ready BOQs in under 90 seconds — saving estimators hours of manual work on every quote.

- **Category:** AI/SaaS
- **Scope:** AI Estimating SaaS Platform
- **Client:** VantaBid
- **Year:** 2026
- **Duration:** 7 months
- **Live site:** https://vantabid.com
- **Page:** https://www.cognidiv.com/our-work/vantabid-construction-takeoff-platform

## Overview
VantaBid is an all-in-one estimating platform built to eliminate the hours of manual counting and measuring that slow down construction estimating. Using industry-specific intelligence, the system understands drawings, standards, specifications and construction methodologies to automatically generate detailed Bills of Quantities (BOQs) and quantity takeoffs. Estimators receive accurate, procurement-ready outputs in under 90 seconds, reducing errors and freeing them to focus on building stronger quotes, refining methodology and winning more opportunities. The solution pairs a fully static, SEO-optimized marketing website for lead generation with a robust product dashboard where teams upload drawings, manage projects and export results. Powered by a Next.js front end, an Express/Node.js back end and AWS infrastructure, with Stripe for subscription billing and Brevo for transactional email and marketing automation, VantaBid delivers smarter takeoffs, accurate estimates and greater profit at scale.

## Key features
- Detailed BOQs and quantity takeoffs
- Industry-specific standards intelligence
- Reads drawings, specifications and methodologies
- Procurement-ready outputs
- Results generated in under 90 seconds
- SEO-optimized marketing site plus product dashboard

## Challenges solved
- Accurately interpreting diverse drawing and specification formats
- Encoding industry-specific construction standards into the engine
- Generating procurement-ready outputs within 90 seconds
- Building a scalable SaaS dashboard with secure subscription billing

## Technologies
Next.js, Express.js, Node.js, AWS, Git, Brevo, Stripe, Figma

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Source: https://www.cognidiv.com/our-work/vantabid-construction-takeoff-platform