The art of estimating is starting to change. Technology is rapidly making significant inroads into what is still often a very manual process in the front end of business. One of my favorite analogies for construction processes is the "Arrow of Construction". In this simple image it is clear to see that the longest part of a project is in the hands of the project execution team. That being said the whole effect of the arrow is defeated if the front end is not developed properl

PataBid received a feature in an article by Forconstructionpros.com that outlines 3 emerging estimating software trends that are making waves in the construction industry. AI continues to be integrated into construction technology tools, but is only now being utilized in preconstruction tools such as estimating software. PataBid's polymorphic AI allows small to medium sized contractors the ability to use numerous built-in features in the Quantify estimating platform that