BidPilot: AI Estimating
for Contractors
A working prototype of the estimating tool built for independent contractors. Here's what's live, what's honest, and where it's going.
⚡ Load the Demo EstimateNo sign-up. No credit card. Opens instantly.
The 6-step workflow
What the app does, step by step
Job Info
✓ Works nowEnter the customer name, address, phone, email, trade type, and project notes. All saved to the estimate automatically.
Photos & AI Analysis
⚡ Simulated in v1Upload job photos. Right now the analysis is simulated — it fills in placeholder measurements you can edit. Real AI photo reading is coming in v2. You can skip this step and enter your measurements directly.
Estimate Builder & Pricing Engine
✓ Works nowThis is the core of the app and it's fully functional. Enter your real numbers:
Customer Proposal
✓ Works nowA fully formatted customer-facing proposal with your contractor name, customer info, project scope, itemized cost breakdown, timeline, terms, and a signature line. Hit Print/Save PDF and hand it to your customer. Email sending is demo-only in v1 — real email delivery is coming.
Honest feature status
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| Job Info form | ✓ Works now |
| Line item estimate builder | ✓ Works now |
| Pricing engine (markup, overhead, margin) | ✓ Works now |
| Profit check dashboard | ✓ Works now |
| Customer proposal generator | ✓ Works now |
| Print / Save as PDF | ✓ Works now |
| Photo upload | ✓ Works now |
| AI photo analysis | ⚡ Simulated |
| Job description AI parsing | ⚡ Not yet |
| Voice to Estimate | → Coming soon |
| Real AI photo measurement | → Coming soon |
| Email proposal to customer | → Coming soon |
| Save estimates to cloud | → Coming soon |
| Contractor accounts & history | → Coming soon |
| Learning / rate calibration | → Planned |
Best way to try it
Open the app
Go to bidpilot.bywillo.ai/app/estimate — no sign-up needed.
Load the demo estimate
Hit 'Load Demo: Johnson Roofing Job' to see a pre-filled roofing estimate with realistic numbers.
Explore the pricing engine
Click '3–5. Estimate' in the nav. Change the labor rate, markup %, and profit margin — watch everything recalculate live.
Open the proposal
Click '6. Proposal' — see the full customer-facing document. Hit Print/Save PDF.
Try your own numbers
Start a new estimate, skip the photos, and enter your actual measurements and rates.
What's being built next
Voice to Estimate
Talk through the job on site — fields fill automatically. No typing on a dirty phone.
Real AI Photo Reading
Upload a photo, get actual measurements back — roof area, pitch, complications flagged.
AI Job Description
Type what you see and the app adds the right line items automatically.
Learning Engine
Every job makes it smarter. Rate calibration, win/loss tracking, regional benchmarks.
Email to Customer
Send the proposal directly to your customer's inbox from the app.
Ready to try it on a real job?
Enter your real numbers — your labor rate, your markup, your measurements — and see what your estimate and proposal actually look like.
bidpilot.bywillo.ai · Early access demo · October 2026