Bid analysis · Estimating · Small contractors
Know if a bid is worth chasing before you spend hours estimating it.
Upload a solicitation, plan set, or job package. Out Of Box pulls out deadlines, hidden requirements, missing information, estimate risks, and the profit picture before you commit your time.
Your first completed bid package analysis is free — no card required to start.
- 1Upload package
- 2Review requirements & risk
- 3Build estimate
- 4Decide bid / no-bid
Submission due
Oct 14, 2:00 PM
Critical requirements
12 found
Risk level
Medium
What the analysis flagged
Payment & performance bond required — page 14
Mandatory site visit date — verify against amendment 2
Missing information: tear-off quantity not stated
Direct cost
$184,200
Target bid
$231,700
Expected profit
$28,900
Bid faster
Cut down the time spent reading long bid packages before you know if the job fits.
Protect your margin
See markup, margin, risk and expected profit before you commit to a number.
Avoid bad bids
Catch missing requirements, deadlines and red flags early, not the night before.
Everything you need to judge a job, in one workspace
Documents, requirements, estimate and decision stay together, so the reasoning behind a bid is still there weeks later.
Bid package analysis
Upload a solicitation, plan set or job description. Extracted scope, quantities and requirements stay linked to their source document.
Government contract mode
Submission requirements, compliance items and amendments are surfaced separately, and anything unclear is labelled UNKNOWN or VERIFY.
Estimate builder
Materials, labor, equipment, subcontractors and other costs roll up to direct cost, overhead, contingency, risk and tax with cent-exact math.
Bid / no-bid decision
Blockers, missing information and risk are listed plainly. The calculated price stays separate from the recommendation.
How we keep it honest
The app assists with review and math. It does not invent prices, requirements or outcomes, and it never makes the final call for you.
Source-linked extraction
Every requirement points back to the document and page it came from.
Editable AI assumptions
Nothing is locked. Change any quantity, rate or assumption the app proposes.
Markup and margin separated
Gross margin and markup are calculated distinctly, never blended together.
Your documents stay yours
Bid documents are scoped to your company account, and user review is always required.
Paid beta
First bid analysis free
Simple pricing for small contractors
First bid analysis free — try one bid before you pay. After that, start with a single bid review or join the beta. No long-term contracts, no sales call.
Bid Package Analysis
One government bid package review: deadlines, requirements, risks, missing documents, and estimate gaps.
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Self-serve from the first minute. Create an account, upload the package, and see what the job actually asks of you.