Use Cases
A tenant improvement bid is not a CMAR project is not a design-build engagement. OmniTakeoff adapts to each — the workflow tailors to the project type while the evidence-first foundation stays constant.
By project type
Tenant Improvements (TI)
TIs are bid-volume games — short cycles, modest size, repetitive scope. The teams that win are the ones who can bid 50 TIs in a quarter without sacrificing quality. OmniTakeoff's evidence-first AI takeoff cuts TI bid prep from a full day to under 90 minutes for typical 5,000-15,000 SF interior fitouts.
Ground-Up Commercial
Ground-up commercial is the bread-and-butter of mid-market GCs. Multi-trade coordination, longer cycles, higher stakes. OmniTakeoff's full evidence trail and version-compare tools survive the inevitable Addendum 4 on a Friday afternoon.
Renovation & Additions
Renovations are notoriously hard to bid because the as-builts never match reality. OmniTakeoff helps by documenting field conditions in the takeoff via the photo-grounded daily reports + linking discrepancies to specific line items so the inevitable change orders are pre-justified.
Design-Build
Design-build means the GC owns design risk. Estimates evolve with the design — a 20-day SD set, 40-day DD set, then a CD set. OmniTakeoff handles iterative re-estimating without rebuilding the takeoff each pass: version-compare highlights what changed, the recognizer adapts, and historical estimates persist for audit.
Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR)
CMAR projects depend on owner trust — the GC's books are open, the owner sees every line item. OmniTakeoff's evidence-first takeoff is the perfect fit: every quantity has a click-to-source link, every price has a sanity-check rationale, every revision is logged.
Public Bid Projects
Public bids — federal, state, municipal — have stringent documentation, prevailing wage, and bond requirements. OmniTakeoff ships with prevailing-wage tracking, certified payroll integration, and bid-form compliance for the most common public-bid platforms (BidSync, Public Purchase, ProcureNow).
Different project type?
Pilots have shipped on infrastructure, healthcare ground-up, K-12 renovation, multifamily TI, industrial process, data center retrofit. If your project type isn't listed, ask.