A construction Company

Automated bill of quantities processing for optimal efficiency

Our customer is a well-established player in the construction world with expertise in reinforcing steel, construction accessories, and special structures. Together, they supply custom steel and the required accessories for every construction site. To maintain and further strengthen its solid market position, they are heavily investing in modern infrastructure and digital transformation. That’s where we came in.

The challenge: processing unstructured bills of quantities is labour-intensive and error-prone

In construction, every project begins with a bill of quantities. Our customer typically receives these technical documents from external engineering firms. Unfortunately, this results in a lack of standardisation and major differences in layout and structure. Manually processing this hodgepodge of technical documents is not only labour-intensive but also risks interpretation errors. From the initial quote to final production, the variety of formats impacts the entire workflow - and ultimately, the whole process suffers.

Our solution: advanced AI-powered bill of quantities processing

In close collaboration with our customer, we developed an innovative, automated system for processing bills of quantities, powered by the latest in artificial intelligence:

• Generative AI analyses tables and interprets them based on both content and context. The system then rewrites the information into a fully standardised data structure - regardless of the original layout of the source file.
• A sophisticated vision model, trained on complex form recognition in technical construction documents, identifies and interprets formatting, positioning, and the underlying structure of all relevant information.
• The system then produces fully structured, validated data. This data is seamlessly integrated into their existing ERP system—without any manual intervention.

Thanks to these cutting-edge AI solutions, we can now fully automate even the most complex bills of quantities.

The impact: faster processing, improved scalability, and significantly fewer errors

Since adopting AI-powered processing for digital bills of quantities, our customer's internal operations have become significantly smoother. Requests are handled much faster, while the standardized approach ensures consistent output. On top of that, the error margin has dropped considerably thanks to automated validation. In short: they now save substantial time on every single project—without losing control over the process. With standardised, high-quality bills of quantities, they bring every assignment to success.

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