<p>A coordinated number is one the general contractor can trust because every line ties back to the model, not a stack of spreadsheets that drifted apart last week. When you hand it over clean, you spend less time defending it and more time winning the job.</p> <p>Here is what matters before you send it.</p> <ol><li>Export straight from your Revit model. BidLight reads the geometry and metadata, so the number reflects what you actually designed, not a separate takeoff someone retyped.</li></ol> <ol><li>Check the BOQ classification. Two AI models sort line items at 86% accuracy, but you still want eyes on the big-ticket items before the GC sees them.</li></ol> <ol><li>Confirm the four cost buckets are all in: labor, equipment, material, and time. A GC reads a number as coordinated when nothing obvious is missing.</li></ol> <ol><li>Verify pricing is current. BidLight pulls from a roughly $30,000 database plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans, so you can point to the source when they push back.</li></ol> <ol><li>Lock it right before you send. The number updates in real time when the design changes, which keeps you from handing over a figure that went stale mid-meeting.</li></ol> <p>The payoff is plain. You give the GC a number with a clear trail behind it, you answer their questions in minutes instead of redoing takeoffs, and you walk in with a figure you can defend.</p>