<p>Your estimate comes from your own model and current cost data, while your sub's price starts from their own overhead and markup. BidLight reads your model and gives you labor, equipment, material and time costs in minutes, so you can see where you land and where they land, line by line.</p> <p>You win two ways. First, you defend your number. When the sub says that duct costs more, you have a detailed bill of quantities, classified by two AI models at 86% accuracy, to back your bid. Second, you catch scope gaps. If your model shows far more labor than their price implies, you know something is off before the job starts.</p> <p>How to do it:</p><ul><li>Publish your model from Revit to BidLight.</li><li>Get your estimate in minutes, broken down by line item.</li><li>Compare your totals to the sub's quote.</li><li>Investigate any big differences line by line.</li><li>Present your numbers in the next meeting.</li></ul>