Everything you need to get good bids out of BiddingPro — fast.
The AI that writes your estimates is good — but it's only as good as what you tell it. A one-line prompt gives you a one-line-quality bid. A specific, well-structured prompt gives you an estimate that's genuinely close to what you'd have written yourself, just twenty seconds instead of forty minutes.
Under the hood, the AI knows manufacturer coverage rates (paint spread per gallon, refrigerant capacities, wire gauges), local tax rates by state, and — critically — your own pricing history. Every saved bid trains the next one. If you've billed labor at $95/hour on your last five jobs, the AI uses $95/hour on your sixth, not some industry average. If you've been sourcing condensers through Graybar, it'll reference Graybar in future bids.
Vague
“Paint the bedroom.”
The AI doesn't know the size, what paint you use, how many coats, or whether to include trim. It will guess — and its guesses are generic.
Specific
“Paint a 12×14 bedroom, walls only, 2 coats of Sherwin-Williams Duration in eggshell, beige over existing beige. No trim, no ceiling. Customer provides color sample. Access is easy; no furniture to move.”
Now the AI can calculate wall surface area, look up Duration's coverage rate, multiply by 2 coats, round up to the nearest gallon, and match your historical labor rate for bedroom paint jobs.
💡 Pro tip
Use voice notes while you're walking the job. You'll mention things naturally (“I'll need to pull a permit for this,” “can see from here they'll want GFCI near the sink”) that you'd forget to type later. Every note gets transcribed and added to the prompt.
A few good-quality prompts, straight from real jobs. Notice how specific they are.
Painting
“Interior repaint of a 1,400 sq ft ranch: 4 bedrooms (avg 120 sq ft walls each), 2 bathrooms (ceiling + walls), living room, dining room, hallway. 2 coats SW Duration eggshell throughout, white ceilings using SW ProMar 200. Trim and doors repainted in SW Emerald Urethane semi-gloss. Customer will move furniture; we cover floors. No wallpaper removal.”
HVAC
“Replace 20-year-old 3-ton AC condenser and coil with Trane XR14 (16 SEER) on a 2,400 sq ft single-story home. Reuse existing copper lineset (30 ft, good condition). Install new thermostat (Honeywell Pro T6). Disposal of old unit included. Permit pulled by us. Customer has clear attic access.”
Electrical
“Kitchen remodel rough-in and finish: 8 duplex receptacles (4 GFCI over countertop), 1 dedicated 20A circuit for microwave, 1 for dishwasher, 6 recessed LED cans on dimmer, under-cabinet lighting prewire. Panel is in garage, has 2 open breaker slots. Work done in two visits (rough-in before drywall, finish after cabinets).”
Roofing
“Tear-off and replace 28 squares of asphalt shingle on a 6/12 pitch ranch. Owens Corning Duration shingles in Estate Gray, new synthetic underlayment, new drip edge, new ridge vent. Two layers to remove (original and one overlay). Disposal included. Gutters stay. No skylights.”
Detailed mode shows your customer the full line-item breakdown — descriptions, quantities, unit prices, subtotals. Good for customers who want to understand where every dollar goes (remodels, high-ticket installs, commercial).
Summary modereplaces the line items with a project narrative — a few paragraphs explaining the scope, materials, timeline, and what's included — plus a single project total. Good for trades where contractors traditionally don't itemize (painters, handymen, many residential service jobs) and for any situation where you'd rather not publish per-line pricing.
You choose per bid, and you can set a default in Settings. You can even switch mid-flight: if a customer on a Summary bid wants to see line items, they can request a detailed breakdown in one click — you'll get a notification, flip the toggle, and the new version resends automatically.
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