AI-BASED MODEL ESTIMATION  ·  24-HOUR TURNAROUND

Bid faster. Bid more.
Never lose a project
to a deadline again.

Nexont's 24-Hour Bid Acceleration Service delivers a complete preliminary structural model, material takeoff, and quantity report — on a project of any size — in a single business day.

24 hrs
Standard turnaround
70/30
AI speed + human accuracy
100%
QC'd before delivery
Any size
From 10 to 10,000+ tons
The Challenge

It's not a skill problem.
It's a time problem.

Monday, 9:00 AM
A new bid opportunity lands in your inbox. Drawing set attached.
Tuesday
Your estimating team is already buried — three other bids in progress.
Wednesday – Thursday
Manual takeoff drags on. Numbers still aren't ready.
Friday, 5:00 PM
Bid is due. There's no time left. The opportunity is passed over.
With Nexont
Drawings in Monday morning. Complete model and quantities back by Tuesday morning. Bid submitted with room to spare.

Most fabricators don't lose bids because their estimators lack expertise.

They lose them because there isn't enough time to process every opportunity that comes through the door. Nexont closes that gap — without asking you to hire another estimator.

How It Works

70% AI speed.
30% human precision.
100% accurate.

AI gives us speed. An expert detailer gives us certainty. We never ship a model without both.

70% AI MODEL ESTIMATION
30% EXPERT QC
Speed
70%

AI-Based Model Estimation

Our system builds a true structural model directly from your drawing set — identifying beams, columns, joists, braces, and connections. This is fundamentally different from a flat PDF scan: it's a real, navigable 3D model built the way a detailer would build one, just dramatically faster.

Accuracy
30%

Expert Detailer QC

Every single model is reviewed, corrected, and verified by an in-house detailing and estimating expert before it ever reaches you. This is the step most AI estimating tools skip entirely — and it's the reason our output is error-free, every time.

What mattersTypical AI estimating toolsNexont
Does it build a model? No — just scans a flat PDF and outputs a report Yes — builds an actual structural 3D model
Accuracy Inconsistent, frequently mis-reads drawings Verified by an in-house expert, every time
Human review None — output ships as-is 100% QC'd before delivery
Carries forward to detailing? No — model is disposable Yes — same model can start your detailing job
Pricing

Simple, tonnage-based pricing.
No subscriptions. No retainers.

You pay based on the size of the project — fair for a 60-ton job, fair for a 10,000-ton job. Drag the slider to see your price.

Project Tonnage
300 tons
10T250T1,000T10,000T
Rate Tier
$2.00/ton
250 – 1,000 tons
Estimation Fee
$600
24-hour delivery
If detailing awarded to us
$0
Fee fully waived
Under 250t · $2.50/ton
250–1,000t · $2.00/ton
1,000t+ · $1.50/ton

Minimum project fee: $300, regardless of tonnage.

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The Detailing Award Waiver

If you award the detailing contract for this project to Nexont after winning the bid, your estimation fee is fully credited against the detailing invoice — at no extra cost to you.

The Process

From drawing set to bid-ready, in four steps.

01

Send your drawings

Upload your structural drawing set — any project size, any complexity.

02

AI builds the model

Our system constructs a true 3D structural model and extracts quantities.

03

Expert QC review

An in-house detailer checks, corrects, and verifies every element by hand.

04

Delivered in 24 hours

Model, takeoff, and quantity report — ready to drop into your bid.

What You Receive

Every project, every time.

Preliminary 3D Model

A true structural model built from your drawing set — not a flat takeoff sheet.

Material Takeoff

Broken down by member type, size, and weight — ready to price.

Quantity Report

Drops directly into your existing pricing workflow.

IFC & PowerFab Exports

Compatible with Tekla and SDS2 environments out of the box.

Expert-Verified QC

Checked and corrected by an in-house expert — not just AI output.

24-Hour Delivery

From receipt of your drawing set to a bid-ready package.

Backed By

The same expertise behind 20,000+ tons of detailing work.

100+
Employees
20,000+
Tons detailed
600+
Years combined experience
4
Offices worldwide
AISC
AISC Member
American Institute of Steel Construction
NISD
NISD Member
National Institute of Steel Detailing
ISO
ISO 9001:2015
Certified quality management
About Nexont Engineering

Structural steel detailing experts, for over a decade.

Nexont Engineering is a structural steel detailing company serving fabricators across the US, Canada, and the Middle East. Our core service is structural steel detailing using Tekla Structures and SDS2, backed by an in-house team of experienced detailers, estimators, and QA/QC managers.

The 24-Hour Bid Acceleration Service was built to solve one specific problem we kept hearing from our fabricator partners: not enough time to bid every opportunity that comes through the door. It's the same in-house expertise behind our detailing work — applied earlier in your process, when speed matters most.

USA

Nexont LLC — Houston, TX

17350 State Hwy 249, Ste 220, Houston, TX 77064

CAN

Toronto, Ontario

80 Atlantic Ave, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M6K 1X9

IN-1

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Hanudev Info Tech Park, Coimbatore, TN 641028

IN-2

Kolkata, West Bengal

Mani Casadona, Kolkata, WB 700135

Send us your next bid drawing set.

No commitment required. We'll return a complete model and quantity package within 24 hours — compare it against your usual turnaround, with nothing to lose.

Opens your email client with the details pre-filled — review and hit send.
Prefer to talk first? +1 469 517 4364  ·  estimation@nexontengineering.com