Attentive.ai Expands Beam AI Platform, Delivering Completed Takeoffs Up to 90% Faster and Enabling Contractors to Bid 3x More Jobs

Attentive.ai today announced the expansion of Beam AI, its estimating platform built to address a core constraint in construction: how much work contractors can actually price. The platform is now used by more than 1,200 contractors and suppliers across the U.S. and Canada, has completed over 500,000 takeoffs, and saved more than 20 million hours of manual estimating work.

Every construction project starts the same way. Estimators work through hundreds of pages of plans, measuring scope and building a price from scratch. A single takeoff can take 4–8 hours and leaves little room for error. A 2% mistake on a $10M job is a $200,000 loss. Contractors can only win the work they have time to bid. Beam AI changes that.

What’s New: 10-Minute AI Takeoffs for HVAC, Mechanical, Plumbing and Steel

Attentive.ai is expanding automated takeoffs that deliver complete, estimate-ready material quantities from construction plans in about 10 minutes. Contractors upload project plans, and Beam AI reads full plan sets and specifications, automatically extracting required material quantities across multiple trades, including HVAC, mechanical, plumbing, concrete, and steel.

The capability was first launched for HVAC and mechanical, where 10-minute takeoffs are now live, reducing takeoff time by up to 90%. It is now expanding to plumbing and structural steel, with rollout underway. Try it: ibeam.ai

“We are now bidding 8 more projects/month without increasing our headcount and have recorded a revenue growth of $500K - $1M with increased bid capacity,” says Ryan Meers, Estimator/Project Manager, Bommarito Construction.

Done-for-You, QA-Reviewed Takeoffs (24–72 hours)

Contractors use Beam AI’s done-for-you service to receive complete, QA-reviewed takeoffs delivered in 24 to 72 hours. Material takeoffs alone can account for up to 50–80% of an estimator’s time.

Beam AI processes full plan sets and delivers estimate-ready outputs that plug directly into existing pricing workflows. Instead of adding another tool, it delivers completed takeoffs, allowing teams to focus on pricing and winning the job. Teams can take on more opportunities, respond faster during peak demand, and compete for higher-value projects without adding headcount.

“With Beam AI, we’re saving 2 days of work/week. Our bid volume has doubled, and we’ve grown from $900K to $2M in just a couple of months,” says Bryan Ramirez, Senior Estimator, Rays Stairs Inc.

Beyond Takeoffs: Expanding Into Bid Management

Attentive.ai is also expanding Beam AI beyond takeoffs into bid management workflows. New products like Bid Dashboard and Bid Sniper give contractors a centralized view of incoming opportunities, tracking bid status, deadlines, RFIs, and addenda in one place. By connecting estimating with bid tracking, contractors can move faster from opportunity to submission while maintaining visibility across their pipeline.

How It Works Together: A Hybrid Model

Beam AI combines done-for-you, QA-reviewed takeoffs with automated workflows, allowing contractors to prioritize speed or certainty depending on the project.

“In construction, you can only win the bids you submit,” said Shiva Dhawan, co-founder and CEO of Attentive.ai. “We’re moving the industry from blueprint to bid in 24-72 hours, so contractors don’t miss out on bids or sacrifice on accuracy of estimates.”

From Blueprint to Bid, Finally Fast

With Beam AI, what used to take days can now take hours, depending on the project. The result is simple: more bids submitted, more opportunities pursued, and less work left on the table. Customers report increased bid volume, faster turnaround times, and ROI within 60 to 90 days. For example:

• Rays Stairs doubled bid volume and grew revenue from $900,000 to $2 million in two months
• Guardian Roofing reduced bid turnaround time by 60% and cut takeoff work from 25 hours per week to 5
• Pilkington Construction achieved 1.5x business growth and increased bid capacity
• Desert Rat Welding saved up to 80% of time on takeoffs and focused on higher-value work
• Bommarito Construction submitted 50 more bids in six months and generated $1 million in additional revenue

As investment accelerates in data centers, manufacturing, and infrastructure, the ability to price work quickly is becoming a critical constraint. While much of the industry focuses on labor and materials, estimating capacity is emerging as an upstream bottleneck.

From IIT Delhi to the American Jobsite

Attentive.ai co-founders Shiva Dhawan and Rishabjit Singh, both engineers trained at IIT Delhi, entered the U.S. construction market during COVID, when contractors needed to estimate jobs remotely. What began as a bet on an underserved industry has grown into a platform used by more than 1,200 contractors and suppliers across the U.S. and Canada.

Attentive.ai’s roadmap covers all major construction trades, with the goal of helping contractors move from plans to price faster and at scale.

To learn more, go to: ibeam.ai

About Beam AI / Attentive.ai

Beam AI, powered by Attentive.ai, is an AI-based takeoff and estimating platform for construction and field services. The platform automates material quantity extraction across 15+ trades, including HVAC, plumbing, concrete, steel, and civil, saving contractors up to 90% of takeoff time and enabling teams to increase bid capacity with existing headcount. Trusted by more than 1,200 contractors and suppliers across the U.S. and Canada. Series B backed by Insight Partners.

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