<p>A coordinated number is only as good as the model behind it, so square away a few things before it leaves your hands.</p> <ol><li>Lock your Revit model. BidLight reads geometry and metadata straight from the export, so make sure rooms, types, and parameters are clean before you classify line items.</li></ol> <ol><li>Check the BOQ classification. The two AI models tag line items at 86% accuracy, which is strong, but you still want eyes on the items that drive the most cost.</li></ol> <ol><li>Confirm the pricing source. BidLight pulls current pricing from its own roughly $30,000 database plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans. Know which figures sit behind labor, equipment, and material so you can defend them when the GC pushes back.</li></ol> <ol><li>Cover labor, equipment, material, and time. The estimate breaks out all four. Don&#39;t hand over a material number and forget the schedule.</li></ol> <ol><li>Decide how you&#39;ll handle design changes. The number updates in real time when the model shifts, so agree on which version is the number of record before you send it.</li></ol> <p>Do this and you stop chasing scattered updates and redoing takeoffs. You hand the GC a coordinated number you can stand behind, built in minutes instead of days, with a clear paper trail when questions come.</p>