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Folio reads your drawings, writes the scope and prices it with your own numbers. For general contractors and real estate developers.
See it work
Three things every project needs. Done in minutes.
Drawings in. Priced budget out.
Upload the set and get hard costs by trade, each line traced to its sheet.
Drawing set.pdf
142 sheets
| Trade | Cost | Sheets |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $4,820,000 | S-201, S-301 |
| Drywall and framing | $2,140,000 | A-401, A-520 |
| Doors and hardware | $960,000 | A-601 |
| Total hard cost | $7,920,000 |
Illustrative figures.
The plan measures itself.
Counts, lengths and areas, each tied to where it was drawn.
| Item | Qty | Sheet |
|---|---|---|
| Gypsum board, 5/8" Type X | 18,200 SF | A-401 |
| Hollow metal doors | 42 EA | A-601 |
| Slab on grade, 5" | 12,400 SF | S-201 |
Illustrative figures.
Prices move every week. Your estimate should too.
Folio structures your past files and every new quote from subs, GCs and material vendors into the same scope items, so the price on this project is current.
What you have
What comes in
Structured by scope item
Usable on this project
| Scope item | Qty | Last paid | Quoted now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F&I 5/8" Type X gypsum board | 18,200 SF | $5.90 | $6.40 | Sub quote |
| F&I hollow metal door | 42 EA | $1,090 | $1,180 | Vendor quote |
| Slab on grade 5" | 12,400 SF | $8.20 | $8.75 | GC bid |
Illustrative figures.
The Numbers
Insights
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Our Approach
From drawings to scope of work, by trade.
Upload your drawing set. Folio indexes it and writes the scope of work by trade and CSI division, ready for subs to price and for the estimate to be built on.
Scope Breakdown
Drawing Intelligence
Ask your drawings. Get a cited answer.
Folio indexes the set by sheet, discipline and CSI division and pulls the notes into one library. Ask a question and get an answer from the documents with a citation to the page, so you can open the sheet and check it.
Drawing IntelligenceYour Data
Your scope, priced with your own numbers.
The numbers that price a building are scattered across past estimates, sub quotes and vendor emails, each in a different format. Folio prices each scope line with the unit prices you have entered, marks any web lookup it used as a fallback, and carries awarded subcontractor pricing in from Bid Leveling.
What you have
What comes in
Structured by scope item
Usable on this project
| Scope item | Qty | Last paid | Quoted now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F&I 5/8" Type X gypsum board | 18,200 SF | $5.90 | $6.40 | Sub quote |
| F&I hollow metal door | 42 EA | $1,090 | $1,180 | Vendor quote |
| Slab on grade, 5" | 12,400 SF | $8.20 | $8.75 | GC bid |
Illustrative figures. Same work, same item, on every project and every quote.
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The Problem
70% of GC capacity wasted on bids they won't win
Precon teams spend weeks writing scope by hand — then wait weeks more for subs to price it. By then, they've passed on other work they could have won. The bottleneck isn't capacity to build — it's capacity to bid.
Source: FMI Research
Our storyReady to bid smarter?
Bring a drawing set. We will show you the scope, the estimate and the risk register Folio builds from it.