Preconstruction
The budget that becomes the project — without rekey.
Most preconstruction tools dump a final number into a PDF and email it to the PM, who types it back into the budget tool. SwiftCrane's preconstruction module writes directly into the project budget when the bid is awarded.
Bid management
- Bid invitations with bid package documents
- Subcontractor bidder list with self-service portal
- Q&A board (visible to all bidders)
- Addenda distribution with read receipts
- Bid leveling with side-by-side comparison and apples-to-apples adjustments
Estimating
- Quantity takeoff on drawings (count, length, area, volume)
- Assemblies and unit-cost libraries (RSMeans-style)
- Conceptual estimating from program data (sf, beds, keys, lf of road)
- Markup, escalation, contingency, fee structure
- Multiple estimate snapshots over the design phase
Value engineering
- VE log with proposed alternatives, cost & schedule deltas
- Acceptance / rejection workflow with stakeholder sign-off
- Auto-update of estimate when accepted
- Audit trail across estimate snapshots
GMP & conversion
- GMP development with allowances, contingencies, CM fee
- One-click conversion: winning bid → project budget → commitment SOV
- Hand-off to PM module preserves full audit history
- Side-by-side estimate vs. as-built reporting at closeout
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