Equipment scattered across schedules, ductwork across plans, insulation specs buried in narrative — Plotform reads it all and gives you one normalized table you can price against in an afternoon.
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| # | Tag | Type | Description | Qty | Unit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | AHU-1 | Equipment | Air handling unit, 5,000 CFM | 1 | EA | p.M2.1 |
| 02 | VAV-12 | Equipment | VAV box, hot water reheat, 600 CFM | 24 | EA | p.M3.1 |
| 03 | — | Ductwork | Galvanized sheet metal duct, low pressure | 8,420 | LB | p.M4.2 |
| 04 | CHWS | Piping | Chilled water piping, 2" Type L copper | 380 | LF | p.M5.1 |
| 05 | — | Insulation | Pipe insulation, 1-1/2" fiberglass | 380 | LF | p.M5.1 |
| 06 | EF-3 | Equipment | Exhaust fan, roof-mount 1,200 CFM | 4 | EA | p.M6.1 |
| 07 | CU-1 | Equipment | Condensing unit, 25 ton | 2 | EA | p.M6.2 |
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Mechanical Package · 6-Story Medical Office.pdf
Extracting line items…
page 23 of 148
| # | Tag | Type | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | AHU-1 | Equipment | Air handling unit, 5,000 CFM | 1 |
| 02 | VAV-12 | Equipment | VAV box, hot water reheat, 600 CFM | 24 |
| 03 | — | Ductwork | Galvanized sheet metal duct, low pressure | 8,420 |
| 04 | CHWS | Piping | Chilled water piping, 2" Type L copper | 380 |
| 05 | — | Insulation | Pipe insulation, 1-1/2" fiberglass | 380 |
Saved per mechanical bid
Less time on equipment schedules
Line item extraction accuracy
Mechanical packages are dense — fast bidders win, slow bidders skip.
Designed for the way mechanical packages are organized.
AHUs, VAVs, fans, condensing units — all extracted with capacity, CFM, and tonnage. Tag conflicts flagged.
Sheet metal duct weight, flex duct lengths, chilled and hot water piping with diameter and material.
Insulation requirements and accessory items pulled from spec narratives, not just schedules.
What estimators are saying after switching.
“Mechanical bids that took a week now take an afternoon. We bid every package that comes in.”
Mechanical estimator, Dallas
“The sequences-of-operation parsing alone saved us a major scope gap on a hospital project.”
HVAC project manager, Boston
“Equipment-tag conflicts surface immediately. We stopped finding mistakes after the bid was in.”
Mechanical contractor, Minneapolis
Three steps from PDF to priced mechanical estimate.
Mechanical package, spec book, addenda. Up to 500 pages.
Equipment by tag, ductwork, piping, insulation — pulled into one normalized table.
Edit rates, then export a clean Excel pricing sheet ready for your bid.
HVAC and mechanical contractors processing dense packages at speed.
Commercial, healthcare, industrial — equipment-heavy packages.
Domestic, sanitary, storm, gas — piping-heavy estimates.
In-house estimators tired of paging through 200-sheet packages.
Ductwork takeoffs by weight and gauge, ready for fabrication pricing.
Adjust the numbers to match your team — the savings update live.
Estimated assuming Plotform replaces 75% of manual data-entry time on each bid.
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Everything you need to know before getting started.
Yes. Equipment from schedules, plans, and details is merged into one table by tag, so duplicates and conflicts surface immediately.
Yes — pipe and duct insulation requirements scattered across the spec book and details are pulled into each piping or duct line item.
Yes. Spec books up to 500 pages are supported. Equipment specs, sequences of operation, and product approvals all extracted.
Every line has a confidence indicator and source-page reference for quick verification.
10–30 minutes depending on package size — a 150-page mechanical package typically takes around 25 minutes.