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Bid-stage material take-off
Valves, in-line items, instruments and line numbers counted across every P&ID and isometric in the bid package, so the estimate starts from the whole package instead of a sample.
- Works with
- Estimators and proposal teams at EPCs and piping contractors
- Starts from
- P&IDs, isometrics, line lists and piping specs
- Delivers
- An MTO by line, size and spec, traced to each sheet
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Summary
A bid package can hold hundreds of P&IDs and thousands of isometrics, and the bid window is a few weeks. Teams sample, extrapolate and carry allowances, and the gap between the estimate and what gets built shows up later as lost margin.
Operon reads the package in full: every valve, in-line item, instrument and line number on the P&IDs, and the fittings and lengths on the isometrics, grouped by line, size, class and spec. Estimators start from complete counts and spend their time on pricing and risk.
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Inputs and outputs
What goes in
- P&IDs and isometrics for the full package
- Line lists and piping class specifications
- Valve and instrument indexes, if issued
- Your MTO format and item codes
What comes out
- Counts of valves, in-line items and instruments by line and size
- Fittings and pipe lengths by spec, from the isometrics
- The line list reconciled against the P&IDs
- Discrepancies between documents, flagged for review
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How it runs
Step
Operon
Your team
01
Read the package
Operon
Reads the P&IDs and isometrics, learning the client's legend and line-numbering convention.
Your team
Sends the package and the MTO format.
02
Count and group
Operon
Counts each item and groups it by line, size, piping class and spec.
Your team
Sets the grouping rules the estimate needs.
03
Reconcile
Operon
Checks the line list against the drawings and flags lines or items that don't match.
Your team
Decides how each discrepancy is treated in the bid.
04
Export
Operon
Exports the MTO with a link from every line to its sheets.
Your team
Prices the take-off.
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What changes
Today
With Operon
Coverage
Today
A sample of sheets, extrapolated
With Operon
The whole package
Allowances
Today
Carried for whatever wasn't counted
With Operon
Kept for what nobody can know yet
Audit trail
Today
A spreadsheet with no sources
With Operon
Every count linked to its sheet
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Checks built in
Grouped by spec
Items are grouped by the piping class and spec the drawings call out.
Conflicts shown, not resolved
Where the line list and the P&IDs disagree, both are shown for your team to decide.
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Getting started
Send a past bid package with the MTO you priced it from. We run the full package and show you where the counts differ, and why.
First results within a week. Live in three weeks.
- One past bid package: P&IDs, isometrics and line list
- The MTO your team priced from
- Your item codes or export format
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