Bidding, Estimating & Sales
Win more work at better margins with integrated design tools, machine vision takeoffs, automated cost estimating, and seamless quote-to-production workflow.
Stop Losing Bids to Slow, Inaccurate Estimates
Precast estimating is complex. Multiple systems, manual takeoffs, spreadsheet calculations, and disconnected workflows lead to slow turnaround times and pricing errors that cost you jobs or margin.
❌ Traditional Estimating Chaos
- • Manual takeoffs from PDFs taking hours per job
- • Separate CAD software for designing custom pieces
- • Excel spreadsheets with outdated cost data
- • No connection between estimate and production
- • Quote mistakes discovered after job award
- • Days to respond to bid requests = lost opportunities
- • No visibility into win/loss rates or pricing trends
✅ CastLogic Integrated Sales
- ✓ Machine vision auto-extracts quantities from drawings
- ✓ Integrated design tool for utility products (no CAD needed)
- ✓ Real-time cost database from actual production data
- ✓ Estimates convert to production orders with one click
- ✓ Validation prevents quoting impossible configurations
- ✓ Same-day quote turnaround wins more work
- ✓ Analytics show win rates by product, customer, region
Design → Estimate → Bid → Production
One integrated workflow from customer inquiry to production floor. No data re-entry, no disconnected systems, no version conflicts.
1. Design
Integrated design tool or machine vision takeoffs
2. Estimate
Auto-calculated costs from real production data
3. Quote
Professional proposals with branded templates
4. Award
Track bids, follow-ups, win/loss analysis
5. Production
Sales order converts to production schedule
Integrated Design Tool for Utility Products
Most precast ERPs require separate CAD software. CastLogic includes a built-in design tool for utility and pipe products—design custom pieces without ever leaving the system.
What You Can Design:
Utility Products
- • Manholes (all sizes)
- • Catch basins
- • Junction boxes
- • Vaults & chambers
- • Meter/pull boxes
- • Grease traps
Pipe & Drainage
- • Storm pipe (RCP)
- • Sanitary sewer
- • Culverts
- • Box culverts
- • RCCP pipe
- • Custom diameters
Other Products
- • Septic tanks
- • Trenches/channels
- • Retaining blocks
- • Sound barriers
- • Custom enclosures
- • And more...
How It Works:
Select Product from Your Catalog
Choose from your complete product library. System validates compatible molds, sizes, and configurations based on your actual production capabilities.
Enter Specifications or Use Machine Vision
Manual Entry: Input dimensions, wall thickness, reinforcement, connections, etc.
Automated Takeoff: Upload engineering drawings and machine vision extracts specifications automatically—no manual measurement.
Customize & Preview
Modify wall thickness, reinforcement spacing, embedded items, connections. See 2D preview in real-time. System prevents illogical configurations (e.g., wall too thin for load).
Auto-Generate BOM & Estimate
System calculates concrete volume, rebar weights, embedded items, and labor hours. BOM flows directly into cost estimate using your real production data.
Quote → Award → Production
Generate professional quote. Track bid status. When awarded, convert to sales order and production schedule with one click. Production drawing and mold requirements generated automatically.
No Separate CAD License Required
For utility and pipe products, you don't need AutoCAD, Revit, or any third-party design software. Design, estimate, and quote all in one platform.
Machine Vision Automated Takeoffs
Upload engineering drawings and let AI extract quantities, dimensions, and specifications automatically. What used to take hours now takes minutes.
How It Works:
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1Upload Drawings
PDF, DWG, or image files from architects/engineers
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2AI Extraction
Computer vision identifies dimensions, quantities, notes
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3Review & Refine
Verify extracted data, make adjustments if needed
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4Instant Estimate
Data flows into cost calculation automatically
What Gets Extracted:
- ✓ Product quantities (number of pieces)
- ✓ Dimensions (length, width, height, diameter)
- ✓ Wall thickness, slab depth
- ✓ Reinforcement callouts (rebar sizes/spacing)
- ✓ Embedded items (inserts, sleeves, hardware)
- ✓ Finish specifications
- ✓ Engineering notes and special requirements
Time Savings Example:
Traditional Manual Takeoff:
100-piece parking structure project = 4-6 hours of measuring drawings, counting quantities, recording specifications in spreadsheet
Machine Vision Takeoff:
Same project = 15 minutes upload + AI processing + 15 minutes verification = 30 minutes total
90% time reduction = respond to more bids = win more work
Intelligent Cost Estimating
Real-time cost data from actual production, not outdated spreadsheets
Historical Cost Database
Pull actual costs from completed jobs. Material prices, labor hours, and overhead rates updated from real production data—not guesses.
Crew Productivity Rates
System learns how long your crews actually take for forming, pouring, stripping, finishing. Estimates based on YOUR plant's performance, not industry averages.
Automated Calculations
Concrete volume, rebar tonnage, embedded item counts, labor hours—all calculated automatically from design specs. No manual math errors.
Material Pricing Integration
Current prices from suppliers flow into estimates. When cement prices change, your estimates reflect it immediately.
Margin Analysis
Set target margins by product type, customer, or project size. System warns if your bid is below minimum acceptable margin.
Version Control
Track estimate revisions when customer changes scope. Compare original vs. revised pricing. Maintain audit trail for change orders.
Professional Quote & Proposal Generation
Turn estimates into winning proposals with branded templates and detailed breakdowns
Quote Templates
- ✓ Branded proposals with your logo and colors
- ✓ Line-item breakdowns or lump-sum pricing
- ✓ Include or hide cost details (customer preference)
- ✓ Terms & conditions, payment schedules
- ✓ Delivery timelines and project schedules
- ✓ Optional add-ons and alternates
Delivery & Distribution
- ✓ PDF generation with digital signatures
- ✓ Email directly from system with tracking
- ✓ Customer portal for online quote review
- ✓ Revision tracking (quote v1, v2, v3...)
- ✓ Expiration dates and automated reminders
- ✓ Quote acceptance workflow (e-signature)
Bid Tracking & Sales Pipeline
Manage opportunities, track bid status, and analyze win rates—all integrated with estimating
Lead Management
- • Capture inquiries from web, email, phone
- • Assign to estimators
- • Track customer contact history
- • Set follow-up reminders
- • Categorize by project type
Bid Status Tracking
- • Pipeline view: Quoted → Submitted → Pending
- • Bid due dates and countdown timers
- • Multiple quotes per opportunity
- • Award notifications and alerts
- • Lost bid reason codes
Win/Loss Analytics
- • Win rate by product type
- • Win rate by customer/GC
- • Win rate by geographic region
- • Average quoted margin vs. actual
- • Reasons for lost bids (price, lead time, etc.)
Example Dashboard View:
One-Click Conversion to Production
When you win the bid, your quote becomes a sales order and production schedule instantly—no re-entry
What Happens When You Click "Award Job":
Quote converts to confirmed sales order with approved pricing, terms, delivery dates
Material lists, rebar schedules, embedded items automatically populate production module
New job added to AI-powered scheduling queue with delivery date constraints
Shop drawings created from design specs (for pieces designed in integrated tool)
System assigns compatible molds based on product specs and availability
Purchase orders generated for concrete, rebar, embeds based on BOM and delivery schedule
Project budget established from quoted costs for real-time variance tracking as production progresses
Result: Zero data re-entry. Zero transcription errors. Seamless handoff from sales to production. Your quoted costs become the baseline for profitability tracking throughout the job.
Connects to Your Entire Operation
Estimating isn't isolated—it's integrated with every part of CastLogic
Schedule
Quoted delivery dates checked against production capacity during estimating
Stock
Material costs pulled from current inventory pricing and supplier rates
Accounting
Won jobs create project budgets and revenue forecasts automatically
HR
Labor rates and crew productivity from actual payroll and time tracking
Verify
Quality requirements from quote flow into inspection checklists
Dispatch
Delivery schedules and site logistics from customer specs in quote
Engage
CAD/BIM models import into quotes with auto-generated BOMs
Insights
Win rate analytics, margin trends, estimator performance dashboards
Ready to Win More Work?
See how CastLogic's integrated bidding, estimating, and sales platform helps you respond faster, quote more accurately, and convert more opportunities to production.