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The construction marketplace

From plans to award, without the guesswork.

Upload plans, photos, or drawings. BuildExchange AI turns them into a structured scope and a private cost estimate, then contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers bid the work.

Upload the project. We build the scope. The market bids it.

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Example project

Kitchen renovation

Scoped

Atlanta, GA

  • Floor plan.pdf

    Plan

    Processed

  • Kitchen photos.jpg

    Photo

    Processed

  • Cabinet drawing.pdf

    Drawing

    Processed

BuildExchange AI

ItemQty
Base cabinetsShaker style18 ea
Run lengthKitchen perimeter24.5 lin ft
CountertopsQuartz44 sq ft
ElectricalOutlet relocations3 ea
InstallationRequired1 ls

Private estimate

$24,650

Private · never shown to bidders

  • Project owners
  • General contractors
  • Subcontractors
  • Suppliers
  • Private bids
  • Controlled file access
  • Structured scopes
  • Verified organizations
  • AI-assisted estimates

From files to bid-ready

One project, from upload to award.

  1. Step 1

    Upload

    Plans, photos, drawings, specifications.

    • Floor plan.pdfProcessed
    • Kitchen photos.jpgProcessed

  2. Step 2

    AI scope

    Trades, quantities, and requirements.

    Analyzing

    18 base cabinets · 24.5 lin ft

    Quartz countertops · 44 sq ft

  3. Step 3

    Private estimate

    Owner cost benchmark. Never shown to bidders.

    $24,650

    Private · rate card pricing

  4. Step 4

    Marketplace

    Request competitive bids.

    Kitchen cabinetry package

    Atlanta, GA

    Cabinets · Countertops

  5. Step 5

    Compare + award

    Normalized comparison. Select a contractor.

    1. Estimated
    2. Open for bids
    3. Awarded

Structured before it is priced

BuildExchange understands the project before anyone prices it.

Plans and photos become trades, quantities, and requirements. Contractors bid a defined scope — not a guess from a photo dump.

Example project

Kitchen renovation

Floor plan · photos · cabinet drawing

Kitchen renovation

Example project

Scope items extracted from uploaded files.

Cabinetry

ItemQty
Base cabinetsShaker style, soft-close hardware18 ea
Run lengthKitchen perimeter24.5 lin ft

Countertops

ItemQty
QuartzSink cutout44 sq ft

Electrical

ItemQty
Outlet relocationUnder-cabinet lighting3 ea

Plumbing

ItemQty
Sink reconnectDishwasher reconnect1 ea

Compare bids

Coming soon

See what is included — not just who is cheapest.

Side-by-side bid comparison is not in the product yet. This is an illustrative view of how packaged bids will be compared once that screen ships.

Kitchen cabinetry package

Example project

Illustrative comparison. Not live marketplace data.

ItemABCXYZPrime
Cabinets$14.2K$13.8K$15.1K
Install$4.5K$4.9K$4.2K
Demo$900—$800
Electrical$1.5K$1.4K—
XYZ looks lowest, but demolition is excluded.

Who it is for

One marketplace, four ways in.

Project owners

Turn plans and photos into scope, estimates, and competitive bids.

Contractors

Find scoped opportunities and source downstream work.

Subcontractors

Bid trade-specific packages with the information needed to price accurately.

Suppliers

Receive project-driven material opportunities tied to actual scope.

Construction network

One project can create work for the whole stack.

An owner hires a general contractor. That contractor can send cabinetry, electrical, and plumbing packages downstream — without exposing private pricing from elsewhere on the project.

Owner

Posts the project

General contractor

Holds the prime award

Cabinet sub

Electrical sub

Plumbing sub

Suppliers

Materials tied to the actual scope

Trades

Cabinets first. Built for every trade.

Cabinets is the first deep BuildExchange workflow. The marketplace is construction-wide.

  • CabinetsFirst deep workflow
  • Countertops
  • Flooring
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing
  • HVAC
  • Roofing
  • Painting
  • Drywall

Trust

Private where it should be. Shared only when you choose.

Your estimate stays private.

Owner pricing is never shown to bidders or other companies on the project.

Only invited project members can access private project information.

Files, addresses, and internal notes stay with the people you grant access to.

Contractors submit independent bids.

Each bidder prices the shared scope. They do not see competing bids.

Each company sees only the information shared with them.

Downstream packages do not expose private pricing from elsewhere on the project.

Turn your next project into something the market can price.

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