Introducing BIM-IQ

Transforming construction planning with unparalleled cost estimating. Better account for BIM cost early in your projects with our advanced BIM and VDC estimating tools.

What is BIM-IQ?

BIM-IQ is an advanced construction estimating app designed for BIM (Building Information Modeling) and VDC (Virtual Design & Construction) projects. The app allows estimators, trade professionals, and project managers to manually input project details from drawings, after which BIM-IQ automatically processes the data using industry-specific cost models, labor rates, and material databases.

By leveraging predefined trade-specific libraries and estimating standards, BIM-IQ ensures highly accurate cost estimates, prefabrication planning, and streamlined coordination.

Key Features

Optimized Estimating for BIM & VDC—Faster, Smarter, More Accurate

    • Users enter quantities, specifications, and trade-specific details from project drawings.

    • BIM-IQ organizes and calculates costs using predefined industry databases.

    • Supports estimating at different Levels of Development (LOD) for BIM projects:

    • BIM-IQ (LOD 300): Conceptual estimating based on generic components.

    • BIM-IQ (LOD 350): Uses industry best practices considering coordination and construct ability for precise estimates.

    • BIM-IQ (LOD 400): Detailed client-specific material and labor databases for advanced prefabrication and field installation planning.

    • Industry-Specific Trade standards

    • Preloaded with BIM labor cost and material data for (Mechanical Piping, Plumbing, Process Piping, Fire Protection and Sheet metal) trades.

    • Labor rates and material costs to reflect regional market conditions.

    • Once data is input, BIM-IQ calculates total project costs and labor hour pricing based on the imputed project details and selected service tier.

    • Supports prefabrication planning by factoring in hangers, sleeves, penetrations, and skids for fabrication-based workflows. description

    • Accounting for BIM efforts with Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, Construction Cloud and CADmep but does NOT auto-extract quantities from models.

    • Allows users to input project-specific data, ensuring control over takeoff accuracy and cost breakdown.

  • Cost supports prefabrication (when Prefabrication Radio button is selected) file exports for sheet metal and pipe fabrication.

    Provides trade cost breakdowns for bid proposals, and value cost options.