<p>Charge for the estimate itself, then let every revision refresh it automatically instead of eating your hours.</p> <p>Here is how that works with BidLight.</p> <ol><li>Export your Revit model into BidLight and get labor, equipment, material, and time costs back in minutes. Two AI models read the geometry and metadata to classify BOQ line items at 86% accuracy, so you are billing for a number you can defend.</li></ol> <ol><li>Package that first-pass estimate as a paid service to owners and design teams. Early cost feedback is worth money to them, and now it costs you minutes instead of a week of takeoffs.</li></ol> <ol><li>When the design changes, the number updates in real time. You stop chasing scattered revisions and redoing takeoffs by hand, which means you can bill for the next round without absorbing the rework.</li></ol> <ol><li>Pull pricing from a database worth roughly $30,000, plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans, so your figures stay current as the model moves.</li></ol> <ol><li>For clients who want more than software, hand off to BidLight&#39;s done-for-you BIM work: execution plans, 4D/5D, and fabrication detailing. That turns a one-time estimate into a recurring engagement.</li></ol> <p>The short version. Sell the estimate, let revisions update themselves, and keep billing as the design evolves. Plans start at $199/mo for Solo Architect, so the cost to stand this up is small next to a single recurring client.</p>