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BuildVision is a construction procurement platform that connects general contractors, subcontractors, equipment reps, and equipment manufacturers on a single network. The platform uses AI to extract and structure equipment data from construction documents, then pushes that structured data to both sides of the network.

For OEMs and manufacturers, BuildVision also provides pipeline intelligence, basis of design tracking, and automated bid intake.

BuildVision ingests construction documents from any source, including email, Building Connected, SharePoint, Google Drive, or direct upload. The AI extraction pipeline labels every page, identifies equipment schedules, pulls specification data, and structures it against Atlas. That structured data flows two directions: manufacturers and reps receive pipeline intelligence, basis of design positioning, and CRM-ready project records without manual document review. GCs and subs see equipment decisions logged across their projects with tracked submittals, delivery timelines, and procurement activity in one place.

BuildVision serves three primary user groups. General contractors running commercial, industrial, and institutional projects with complex MEP scopes. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing subcontractors who manage equipment selections, submittals, and procurement across multiple GC relationships. And equipment manufacturers and their representative firms who want real-time visibility into active project pipelines, basis of design positioning, and automated workflows for bid intake and equipment selection.

Equipment procurement in construction is fragmented and manual on every side. Manufacturer reps receive bid requests by email, download files from various platforms, review hundreds of pages, and type project data into CRMs by hand. GCs lack visibility into real MEP equipment decisions until it is too late to act on them. Subs manage lead times and submittals through spreadsheets and email chains. Nobody has a structured view of the same transaction. BuildVision automates document processing for the supply side and adds a structured procurement layer for the buy side, so both see the same data in real time.

Yes. BuildVision is free for general contractors and subcontractors with no per-seat or per-project fees. For OEM and manufacturer partnerships, BuildVision operates under a direct contract that covers the AI extraction pipeline, data structuring, CRM integration, and forward deployed engineering support.

Most procurement in construction runs through phone calls, emails, disconnected spreadsheets, and manual document review. For manufacturers and reps, BuildVision replaces the entire bid intake workflow. Instead of a coordinator manually opening emails, downloading files, and entering data into a CRM, the system processes everything automatically and pushes structured records to existing tools. For GCs and subs, BuildVision adds a structured layer with logged equipment decisions, tracked lead times, digital submittals, and a connected procurement network, all without changing existing relationships or workflows.

BuildVision is an early-stage, venture-backed company with a live platform, active customer relationships across GCs, subcontractors, and major equipment manufacturers, and a growing pipeline. The company is past proof-of-concept and actively running pilot programs. BuildVision currently has contracts with multiple contractors, rep firms, and manufacturers including companies with over $1 billion in annual revenue.

BuildVision was founded by Mike Powers and Christophe Prakash. Mike previously worked at Source Blue buying equipment at scale, then at Building Connected (acquired by Autodesk) where he ran enterprise sales. The leadership team includes Ben Lyddane as COO, who spent roughly 10 years selling HVAC equipment for rep firms before moving into software.

BuildVision gives GCs visibility into equipment decisions made by their subcontractors. Track submittals, monitor lead times against the project schedule, and identify procurement risks before they become delays. It also creates a documented audit trail for owner reporting.

For GCs with existing procurement programs, BuildVision provides a structured platform to manage equipment purchasing, send out RFQs, receive and level vendor quotes, evaluate submittals, and generate procurement performance reporting.

No. BuildVision sits alongside existing workflows. GCs do not need to change how they run projects. The platform captures data that already exists in the process and makes it accessible in one place. BuildVision integrates with Building Connected for bid intake and with Procore to keep procurement activity connected to the broader project record.

Yes. BuildVision can be activated on projects at any stage. Subs can log current equipment selections, and the platform will track from that point forward. The AI extraction pipeline can also process existing project documents to structure equipment data retroactively.

A full view of equipment decisions across your projects: what has been selected, submitted, approved, and what lead times are tracking against the schedule. For GCs running procurement, BuildVision provides RFQ tracking, vendor quote comparison, bid leveling analysis, and reporting on equipment spend across your portfolio.

You own your project data. BuildVision does not sell or share project-level data with third parties. Manufacturers and reps see only the data relevant to their products on specific projects. BuildVision maintains siloed data environments per organization.

BuildVision streamlines submittal workflows by automatically evaluating project documents, capturing submittal requirements, and creating a digital record of each equipment selection. It also includes a submittal CDE and review tool that compares generated submittals against the construction documents to identify discrepancies automatically.

Yes. BuildVision works across project delivery methods including Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, and Construction Manager at Risk.

Three tiers. First, free data extraction and structuring into dashboards and reports. Second, free RFQ tools to send requests, receive quotes, and level bids. Third, full procurement support where BuildVision's team of MEs and EEs actively manages the procurement process, levels quotes, provides substitution risk analysis, reviews submittals, and delivers buy recommendations. The third tier operates on a retainer plus a percentage of equipment purchased.

Yes. BuildVision supports parallel procurement workflows where both teams independently process the same project. This lets GCs compare outputs, validate recommendations, and build confidence in the platform before scaling.

BuildVision gives subs a single place to manage equipment selections, submittals, and procurement across all active projects and GC relationships. Send RFQs to your supplier network, receive structured quotes, and level bids. All project activity is organized by job with role-based permissions.

No. Subs can use BuildVision independently to manage their own procurement workflow. The network value increases as more project participants join, but it works standalone.

Yes. Manage multiple GC relationships and projects simultaneously inside one BuildVision account. All activity is organized by job with role-based permissions controlling what each party can see.

BuildVision does not replace supplier relationships. It adds structure to them. Subs maintain existing vendor relationships and pricing. The platform records the transaction and facilitates payment. Preferred suppliers receive priority when sending RFQs.

No. Equipment reps remain a critical part of the process. BuildVision gives reps better visibility and a more efficient path to specification. BuildVision's philosophy: AI and technology should complement account managers. Fighter jets still require a pilot, and even drones have a pilot.

BuildVision provides an AI-powered pipeline intelligence platform. The system automatically processes bid packages from any source, extracts and structures all equipment data, and delivers visibility into active projects where your products are being considered, specified as basis of design, listed as alternates, or where you have a product match but are not listed.

This replaces the manual process of bid desk coordinators opening emails, downloading files, reviewing documents, and entering data into CRMs.

Every page of every document. It labels each page by type, then extracts: basis of design manufacturer, listed alternates, equipment specifications (tonnage, voltage, efficiency ratings, coil types, filter ratings, sound criteria, and dozens of other parameters), engineer of record, project metadata, and direct links to relevant pages. All data gets structured against Atlas, which handles unit conversions, manufacturer name normalization, and equipment type classification.

Atlas is BuildVision's proprietary database that normalizes all construction equipment data. It includes standardized component types, specification sections, manufacturer identities, and unit conversion tables. When different engineers use different terminology or units, Atlas makes everything comparable across projects, firms, and markets. It also maps equipment from different manufacturers to equivalent product categories for competitive analysis.

Yes, through two approaches. Direct API integration sends structured equipment data to the selection software's endpoints (preferred, faster, more reliable). A computer use agent can navigate the UI like a human for systems without APIs. BuildVision has demonstrated both with multiple top 10 firms. The API mapping process typically takes a few weeks.

Yes. Salesforce integration is core to the OEM offering. BuildVision pushes project data automatically: project name, location, bidders, engineer of record, equipment types, basis of design status, and specification data. The integration handles project deduplication across multiple subcontractors bidding the same project.

For every equipment package on every project, BuildVision identifies which manufacturer is basis of design, which are listed as alternates, and which have a product match but are not listed. Sales managers can see across their territory which engineering firms are specifying their products and where they are losing position to competitors.

BuildVision tracks the delta between what is specified and what a manufacturer can provide. Under-selections result in cost overruns after bid day. Over-selections result in lost jobs because pricing is higher than necessary. BuildVision flags these per parameter using Atlas and engineering heuristics.

Priority structure: schedule data first, plan details second, specification third. When conflicts are detected, the system flags the discrepancy and shows both values. BuildVision can also generate two selections: one matching the documents exactly and one applying engineering judgment. The delta is surfaced to users.

Yes. BuildVision monitors inboxes and automatically processes incoming bid requests. It downloads files from whatever platform they are hosted on (Building Connected, SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox, and more) and runs them through the extraction pipeline. Supports approximately 10 file sharing platforms.

Yes. BuildVision extracts the engineer of record and tracks which firms are specifying which products across entire catalogs and pipelines. This supports more informed sales conversations with a full understanding of how you are positioned with specific engineering firms.

Yes. For direct sales offices, data sharing is straightforward. For independent reps, BuildVision implements a data sharing agreement. Rep markup, margin, and rep-to-subcontractor pricing stays with the rep and is never shared upstream.

Yes. BuildVision can ingest an entire manufacturer's product literature and build a searchable AI interface on top of it. Users ask any question and get answers with direct links to the source document. Can be used internally or deployed customer-facing.

85% accuracy out of the box on first pass. Customer-specific configuration during the pilot addresses the remaining gap. With iterative refinement, accuracy improves toward 90-95%+. The goal is to match or exceed a skilled human reviewer while processing projects in minutes rather than hours.

BuildVision has processed thousands of projects for individual customers and can handle the volume of a major manufacturer's full national sales network processing every incoming bid request automatically.

PDF and Word format drawings and specifications, plus any other document types commonly found in bid packages. The email integration handles file downloads from Building Connected, SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox, and approximately 10 other platforms.

A typical commercial project with a few hundred pages processes in minutes. Selection software integration adds 10-15 minutes per equipment unit depending on complexity. BuildVision is actively parallelizing processing to reduce total turnaround.

Yes. BuildVision is developing quantity takeoff capabilities for equipment that appears in multiple locations on drawings. This capability is more mature for some equipment types than others and is being developed with manufacturer partners.

BuildVision processes natural language requests in addition to formal documents. If an engineer emails asking for a 500-ton air cooled chiller for a hospital in Texas, BuildVision extracts the implicit parameters, maps them to the selection software, and returns a preliminary selection. The goal is a 30-minute turnaround.

Frontier language models from Anthropic and Google through enterprise agreements with siloed, dedicated model access. No open models or shared API endpoints. BuildVision's architecture swaps in newer models as they become available. Customers automatically benefit from improvements without migration effort.

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BuildVision generates and tracks purchase orders within the platform, creating a documented record of each equipment transaction from selection through delivery and payment.

Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing equipment: HVAC (chillers, rooftop units, air handlers, fan coils, VAV terminal units, split systems, heat pumps, boilers), ventilation (fans, ERVs, louvers, dampers), plumbing fixtures, electrical distribution, controls, and fire protection.

Yes. BuildVision integrates with Autodesk Construction Cloud and has a direct Building Connected integration that automatically syncs project invitations and downloads construction documents as they come in.

Yes. BuildVision has integrated with Salesforce, Creatio, and other systems. If your CRM has an API, BuildVision can push structured project data into it.

Yes. BuildVision integrates with many project management platforms. The integration roadmap is actively expanding. Contact the team for specifics on your stack.

BuildVision is accessible via web browser on desktop and mobile.

BuildVision supports centralized and regionalized administration with project-level access controls. The implementation team works with GC leadership to configure the right structure before rollout.

Enterprise-grade security: encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access controls, secure cloud infrastructure, data siloed by organization. SOC 2 Type 2 compliant. BuildVision does not train models on customer data.

Formal framework reviewed and signed by all parties. Manufacturers own their selection software, catalogs, and pricing. Rep markup, margin, and rep-to-sub pricing stays with the rep. Data environments are siloed per manufacturer.

No. BuildVision does not train any models on customer data and never will.

We are SOC 2 Type 2 compliant with completed formal data audits. BuildVision recommends starting the review process early in engagement because it can take time.

Yes. The integration roadmap is expanding based on customer demand. Contact the team to discuss your platform.

The BuildVision software platform is free. No per-seat or per-project fee. BuildVision earns revenue when equipment transactions move through its procurement platform. For GCs that want BuildVision's team of mechanical engineers and electrical engineers to actively manage procurement, level quotes, review submittals, and deliver buy recommendations, there is a retainer plus a percentage of equipment purchased, scaled to volume.

Two phases. The pilot covers forward deployed engineers building integrations, mapping CRM structures, configuring extraction, and validating quality. After the pilot (typically 3-9 months), the engagement rolls into a full annual contract. Contact the team for specific pricing.

No long-term contract required. Begin with a free sign-up and trial and expand based on your team's experience.

Yes. For GCs, starting with one project at no cost is the standard path. For OEMs, pilots typically start with a few sales offices over approximately six months. BuildVision sends a pilot proposal with scope, success metrics, and accuracy targets.

Three phases. Requirements definition. Live project support with forward deployed engineers evaluating quality. Evaluation and scaling strategy. Specific metrics, data governance, and accuracy targets are agreed on before starting.

For GCs and subs: kickoff call, project setup, guided walkthrough. Most teams are active within days. For OEMs: pilot scoping, forward deployed engineers working on-site, workflow mapping, pipeline configuration, and iterative quality improvement.

For GCs: a project with construction documents and a point of contact. For OEMs: access to participating sales offices, an understanding of your CRM structure, and ideally some test projects. Start the cybersecurity review process early.

GCs: days. Upload documents and start using RFQ tools immediately. OEM pilots: 2-3 months from first conversation to active pilot. BuildVision can process sample projects almost immediately while the formal structure is finalized.

General contractors, specialty subcontractors, equipment manufacturers, and reps across commercial construction. Manufacturer contracts include companies with over $1 billion in annual revenue. References available during the sales process.

Yes. BuildVision has raised outside funding to build the platform and accelerate growth.

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