Civils.ai AI Takeoff and Drawing Checks

Civils.ai PTE LTD is an AI preconstruction software company with its address in Singapore. It targets the slow, error-prone manual work of measuring quantities from civil and building drawings and reconciling documents.

The platform measures areas, lengths, volumes and counts from PDF drawings, transcribes borehole logs, and cross-checks drawings, specifications, contracts and geotechnical reports to flag discrepancies. Results export to Excel and annotated PDF. The site says 200+ firms in 8 countries use it, including engineering consultancies and contractors.

• Quantity takeoffs: groundworks, landscaping, utilities and concrete from PDFs.
• Subsurface takeoffs: includes borehole log transcription.
• Discrepancy checks: cross-checks sheets with reusable templates.
• Free estimating tools: cut and fill, concrete, rebar and haulage calculators.
• Engineering calculators: 32 design and structural calculators.
• Export: Excel and annotated PDF outputs.

Fast quantity takeoff for Vietnamese contractors bidding on infrastructure or industrial park earthworks. Drawing and specification conflict checks for design consultants before issue. Estimating cut and fill for road and drainage tenders.

Company claims takeoff effort can fall by up to 90%. A JTC case study reports 528+ hours saved and 97% takeoff accuracy over 12 months with 38 users, which are vendor figures. No setup fees and cancel anytime. Discrepancy checks catch conflicts between drawings and specifications early.

Preconstruction teams face tight bidding timelines and growing drawing volumes, driving adoption of AI takeoff tools. Singapore and Southeast Asia infrastructure and industrial park pipelines create steady demand for faster estimating.

Civils.ai PTE LTD, address in Singapore. Gold Winner at the first Asia-Pacific Pitch Day of the Construction Startup Competition on 2 September 2026, with a EUR 10,000 prize. Logos shown include Kajima, Arup, AECOM and JTC. Founding year not stated.