A2.01 - Proposed first floor plan
Scale 1/4" = 1'-0" · Real takeoff geometry
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Takeoff receipt
Measured on this sheet at 1/4" = 1'-0", verified against the drawing.
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DDB Contracting
Commercial general contractor
163 Spring St, Newton NJ
First AI takeoff tool I've seen that shows its work. Every number, I can click and see where it came from.
We threw a full 123-sheet bid set at Arkivel — the kind we'd normally lose a few nights to. It came back measured, organized by division, and every quantity had a receipt showing exactly where on the plans it came from. My estimator checked the flagged items, signed off, and we were pricing the same day. Nothing else we've tried shows its work like this.
Meet your agent team
Meet the [8 agents] that handle your takeoff, every step is verified. Every decision is yours.
00 · Arkivel · The foremen
Runs the crew: sequences every phase, enforces every gate
01 · Indexer
Reads the sheet index, maps every page — won't let a split schedule slip through.
02 · Notes extractor
Mines general & keyed notes for the scope that changes quantities.
03 · Schedule reader
Vision-reads every schedule. OCR drops rows; it doesn't.
04 · Quantity taker
Measures lengths & areas, counts type tags — at calibrated scale.
05 · Aggregator
Joins schedules × plans × notes. When counts disagree, it flags — never guesses.
06 · Checker (QA)
Re-reads flagged and high-dollar items from scratch, trying to disprove them.
07 · Report builder
Assembles the workbook, the exceptions queue, and the priced estimate.
[You — The judge]
Clears the exceptions queue, every step will be signed off by you, nothing gets priced without your sign-off.
Drop a set in. Watch it become a bid.
This is a real 27-sheet interior remodel. Drag the set into Arkivel — every number you’ll see was measured on these drawings, receipts included.
Run a free pilot on your set →Inspect any sheet — drop the folder in to start the takeoff.
Arkivel — takeoffDrop the folder here
Drag the whole set over from the desktop
Tap to load the sample set
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