Governed AI you can trust to run the job
Governed AI means every AI output is independently audited before you ever see it. CMDBLD verifies estimates, change orders, and field pricing to a 95%+ threshold, holds anything that can’t pass — with one automatic rework — and calibrates to your own plans and your own actuals. Not a chatbot bolted on; AI held to a standard.
The independent-audit gate
Every AI output — estimates, change orders, field pricing — is scored by an independent AI auditor before it reaches you. It has to clear a 95%+ threshold. If it can’t, it’s held and sent back for one automatic rework; anything that still fails is withheld rather than passed off as correct.
Verified on-plan takeoff
CMDBLD reads your drawings and calibrates to the plan scale, so quantities come straight off the documents at the right scale. Takeoff stays grounded in the actual set instead of a rough guess.
Closed-loop cost learning
Pricing calibrates against your own historical actuals. As real numbers come back from completed work, estimates track how your business actually builds — not a generic average.
Why it means AI you can trust
On a real job, a wrong number turns into a lost bid or a blown margin. Governance is what makes the difference: the AI is not allowed to hand you an unverified answer. It is audited by an independent checker, held when it isn’t sure, and grounded in your plans and your history — so the estimate on your screen is one you can put your name on.
The agents
A growing suite of governed AI agents draft the work and hand it to you to approve — each held to the same 95% independent-audit standard.
Long-Lead / Procurement Agent
Surfaces long-lead items with an order-by date tied to the schedule, so nothing stalls the job
Daily Report Compiler
Assembles the daily log from time punches, photos, weather and deliveries for the super to approve
Submittal Agent
Builds the submittal log, tracks approvals and ball-in-court, and flags overdue items
Proposal Follow-up Agent
Auto-nudges at day 3 / 7 / 14 and flags "viewed but not signed"
Retainage Release Agent
Tracks retention held and owed, and drafts release requests at the right milestones
Invoice 3-Way Match Agent
Matches invoice ↔ PO and flags discrepancies before you approve (3-way adds a receiving record)
Certified Payroll (WH-347) Agent
Assembles the weekly WH-347 per project from employees + the wage determination, with a printable Statement of Compliance
Weekly Owner Digest
One rollup: cash position, at-risk jobs, approvals waiting on you, and wins
Cash-Flow Forecast Agent
Projects an 8–13 week weekly cash runway and flags the week you could dip below zero
Schedule Delay / Notice-of-Delay Agent
Computes the delay and driving activities and drafts a grounded Notice of Delay for sign-off — in each project’s Schedule tab
Change-Order Pricing Agent
Prices the scope delta by CSI division with your OH&P, adds a time impact, and drafts a COR that flows into approval → auto-invoice
Subcontract & MSA Review Agent
Reconciles it against your bid, flags onerous terms by severity, gives a sign / negotiate / reject call, and drafts amendment language
Frequently asked questions
What is governed AI?
Governed AI is AI whose output is checked by an independent auditor before you ever act on it. Instead of trusting a single model to be right, CMDBLD runs a second, separate verification pass that has to confirm the result to a 95%+ threshold — otherwise the output is held.
How does the independent audit gate work?
After the AI produces an estimate, change order, or field price, an independent AI auditor scores it. If it clears the 95%+ threshold, it goes through. If it doesn’t, it’s held and sent back for one automatic rework. Anything that still can’t pass is withheld rather than shown as if it were correct.
What does "verified on-plan takeoff" mean?
CMDBLD reads your construction plans and calibrates measurements to the drawing scale, so quantities are pulled directly off the plan at the correct scale instead of being guessed. That keeps takeoff quantities grounded in the actual documents.
What is closed-loop cost learning?
CMDBLD calibrates its pricing against your own historical actuals. As real costs come back in, the system learns from them, so estimates track how your business actually builds — not a generic national average.
Why does governance matter for construction AI?
On a job, a wrong number becomes a lost bid or a blown margin. Governance means the AI is not allowed to hand you an unverified answer — it is audited, held when uncertain, and grounded in your plans and your history. That is the difference between AI you experiment with and AI you can trust to run the job.
See governed AI on your own plans
Bring a set and watch the audit gate work on a real estimate.