The subcontractoragents.com blog
Practical writing for Australian subcontractors who quote from drawings: faster, traceable estimates, quotes you can check, and seeing what needs your attention first.
Dashboards
Xero, Procore and a crew app each hold part of the picture, so someone retypes it into a spreadsheet. Here's what one dashboard should show a subcontractor instead.
Sety Abdi Best of
What the best HVAC takeoff process looks like for commercial mechanical subcontractors: a trail on every line, gaps flagged, your sign-off and your own rates.
Mac Sweeny Quoting
A quoting checklist for commercial subcontractors: where the time really goes, which checks you can't skip, and how to stop retyping and redoing the same work.
Sety Abdi Quoting
Your business runs on software, but the quote still starts in a spreadsheet and ends in a letter someone types. Here's where the retyping happens and how we stop it.
Mac Sweeny Estimating
Plain ChatGPT and Claude guess at quantities and rates. Set up as a 15-step process with your rules and rates, they can build a BOQ you can check.
Sety Abdi Best of
What the best AI estimating setup looks like for Australian subcontractors who quote from drawings: your rates, a trail on every line, and you in charge.
Mac Sweeny