Pelles for preconstruction

Bid more jobs. Miss less scope.

Your estimating team’s apps, agents and answers in one place: the bid set read front to back, every addendum compared, and takeoffs and proposals checked against the documents. Your seniors review instead of read.

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01AppsPelles Build

Apps for how you bid. Built around your process.

Four examples, from a feeder schedule checked against the takeoff to a takeoff assistant on the plans. Each starts as a sentence to Pelles Build and your own drawings or spreadsheet; yours is whatever your team needs.

Examples
  • What it doesEvery feeder with its run length from the Accubid takeoff, checked against the one-lines and the drawings before the bid goes out.
  • Reads fromAccubid takeoff and Drawings, kept current.
  • Built forAn MEP contractor, from one sentence and its own spreadsheet.
  • Yours to changeAsk the builder for a new view, column or check, in plain words.

How teams build their apps

02AgentsAlways on

The addendum lands at 2 AM. The bid is updated by six.

An estimating agent watches your open bids. When the GC sends an addendum, it compares it with the set, re-checks the takeoff and drafts the question, so the morning starts with answers.

  • Always onRuns on a schedule, or wakes when an email or a text lands.
  • Wherever you areText it, message it in Teams, or email it.
  • Real, multi-step workReads the documents, checks your apps and systems, drafts the next step.
  • Your team in chargeAgents draft for your review, and use only the systems you give them.

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  • Bid HunterCross-Channel Opportunity ScoutDaily scout of SAM.gov, state portals, BidNet, owner & GC invitations — filtered to your trade and geo.
  • Bid Qualification AgentPrequal Form AssistantPrequal questionnaires answered with your firm’s data — never generic AI, every answer cited.
  • Single-Line Drawings ExpertElectrical One-Line SpecialistReads your one-lines. Hands you a validated equipment schedule — feeders, AIC, breakers — NEC-cited.

03AnswersPelles Core

Ask the bid set. Get the page back.

DoubleCheck reads every drawing, spec, addendum and contract in the set, so an estimator’s question gets an answer with the page it came from.

  • Who furnishes the VFDs for AHU-1 through AHU-6?

    Division 23 furnishes them; Division 26 installs and wires them. The mechanical schedule and the spec agree.

    23 05 13 · §1.4 · M-601

  • Is there a liquidated damages clause, and how much?

    $2,500 per calendar day after substantial completion, capped at 10% of the subcontract.

    Subcontract · Art. 9.3 · p.14

  • What in Addendum 3 touches our scope?

    Four changes: feeders F4 and F9 upsized, panel LP-2 relocated, and the generator feeder added to Alternate 2.

    Addendum 3 · E-401, E-601

  • Are aluminum feeders allowed?

    Yes, for feeders 100 A and larger, with compression lugs. Smaller feeders must be copper.

    26 05 19 · §2.2.B · p.318

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Customer story

  • More bids. Same team. Greater confidence.

    “If somebody is considering Pelles, I would say get onboard! Because once you try it there’s no going back. The AI platform is outstanding.”

    Tim JonasExecutive Director of Estimation, Kidwell
    Read Kidwell story

Connected to what you run. Nothing to rip out.

  • Trimble Accubid
  • Procore
  • Autodesk Construction Cloud
  • Bluebeam
  • Excel
  • Outlook
  • Text message, for agents

See all 25+ integrations

Built for the people who check the work.

SOC 2 Type II attestedNever trained on your contentAES-256 at restTLS 1.2+ in transitTenant isolation

Open the Trust CenterSecurity and trust
  • Every answer cites its page.Open the sheet or section behind any answer, report line or change.
  • Your permissions, inherited.People see the projects and documents they can already open, nothing more.
  • Your team stays in charge.Agents draft the RFI, the change event or the update for your team to review, and use only the systems you give them.

What teams ask before they start.

How does Pelles help preconstruction teams?

It reads the whole bid set, drawings, specs, addenda and the contract, and answers your estimators’ questions with the page cited. Compare shows every change between addenda, agents watch for new ones overnight, and apps built on Pelles hold your takeoff checks, spec matrices and proposals.

Does Pelles replace our estimating software?

No. Your estimators keep pricing in Accubid or the tools you use today. Pelles reads the documents, checks the takeoff against them and builds apps around your process, so the people who price the job spend their time on judgment instead of reading.

What does an estimating app on Pelles look like?

Whatever your team runs in spreadsheets today: a feeder schedule checked against the takeoff, a pipe spec matrix, a proposal built from your own catalogs. Pelles Build turns the spreadsheet and the process around it into an app your whole team shares.

What documents can Pelles read?

Drawings, specifications, addenda, contracts, bid forms, RFIs and schedules, from Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, SharePoint, Box or an upload. Every answer links back to the sheet or section it came from.

Is our project data secure?

Pelles is SOC 2 Type II attested, encrypts your data at rest (AES-256) and in transit (TLS 1.2+), keeps every customer’s data isolated, and never trains on your content. People see the projects and documents they can already open.

Pelles for every team

Bring a bid you’re pricing now. See what it finds.

Tell us how your estimating team works. In a 20-minute call we’ll show the apps and agents teams like yours run, on a bid like yours.

  • SOC 2 Type II attested
  • A 20-minute call
  • Built around how you work

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