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PAC Intelligence

Tools for each step
of the work.

We spent 40 years doing this work by hand. These tools do the slow parts for you, so you can spend your time checking and deciding.

Scope, quantities, cost, and time. Three tools are ready now. Three more are on the way.

Available now

01  ·  What is in the job?

ScopeGen

Writes the scope of work from your drawings and specs.

$249a month, or $2,239 a year

What it does
You load your drawings and specs. ScopeGen reads them and builds a scope of work for each trade, in a spreadsheet.
What you get
Scope lines by trade, plus a list of what looks missing and the questions (RFIs) to send.
Who it is for
General contractors, subcontractors, and design teams who bid and manage work.
Runs on
Windows
Available now

02  ·  How much is there?

Takeoff Studio

Measures and counts right on your PDF drawings.

$499one time. No monthly fee.

What it does
Click to measure lengths and areas, and to count items like doors and fixtures. Colors and a legend show what you have done.
What you get
A neat Excel workbook of your quantities, and a marked-up PDF you can share.
Who it is for
Estimators in any trade who take off quantities from drawings.
Runs on
Windows. Your drawings stay on your computer.
Available now

03  ·  Learn the whole method

Estimating Fundamentals

The book. How to build an estimate, from scope to final review.

$49.95paperback, 87 pages

Estimating Fundamentals book cover
What it teaches
Scope, takeoff, pricing, and review, in the order real estimating work happens. Then one full estimate, start to finish.
How it is built
Six short chapters. Each one ends with review questions and a hands-on exercise.
Who it is for
Students, new estimators, and anyone who wants to check their method. It works as a class textbook.
Written by
David V. Jackson, who taught construction estimating at the College of DuPage.
Coming soon

04  ·  What will it cost?

CostGen

Quick budget prices for comparing your choices.

What it does
Type in what you are pricing. CostGen finds a material price and shows where each price came from.
Best for
Budgets and value engineering. For example: what changes if we use one kind of drywall instead of another?
Not for
Final bids. Get real quotes from suppliers for those.
Coming soon

05  ·  How much is there, faster

TakeOffGen

AI helpers that work inside Takeoff Studio.

What it does
Traces walls, finds rooms, and counts things like doors and fixtures on your drawings.
Who stays in charge
You do. Every result lands in your Takeoff Studio takeoff, where you check it, fix it, and decide.
Who it is for
Takeoff Studio users who want the repeat work done for them.
In development

06  ·  How long will it take?

SchedulingGen

Builds a clear, professional job schedule.

What it does
Asks you simple questions about your job, step by step, then builds the schedule and a chart that shows it.
Who it is for
Small and medium contractors who need a good schedule without a scheduling degree or years of practice.
How it works
It uses the critical path method, the standard way to find which tasks set the finish date.

Why these tools are different

Built from real jobs,
not from guesses.

  • Made by someone who has estimated more than 100 projects.
  • Each tool follows the same steps a good estimator follows.
  • You stay in charge. The tools help; you check and decide.
  • Need a person instead? We also do preconstruction and consulting.

Want to hear when they launch?

Send us a note. Tell us which tool, and what would help you most.