<p>Most unanswered RFIs come down to the same root cause: nobody could point to the number behind the question. If your estimate was built on scattered spreadsheets and outdated pricing, the person on the other end has nothing solid to respond to, so it sits in a queue.</p> <p>Here&#39;s how to fix it:</p> <ol><li><strong>Ground every RFI in a live model, not a static PDF.</strong> BidLight pulls quantities straight from your Revit geometry, so the numbers you&#39;re asking about match what&#39;s actually being built.</li><li><strong>Attach current pricing, not last quarter&#39;s.</strong> BidLight draws from a large materials database plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans, so the cost behind your question is defensible on sight.</li><li><strong>Classify the line item clearly.</strong> The AI models behind BidLight sort BOQ items at 86% accuracy, which means your RFI names the exact scope instead of a vague description reviewers have to decode.</li><li><strong>Resubmit fast when the design changes.</strong> Since BidLight updates in real time, you&#39;re not reopening an RFI three weeks later because the model moved and your ask is stale.</li><li><strong>Make it easy to say yes.</strong> A number someone can defend gets answered. A number someone has to chase down gets ignored.</li></ol> <p>The fix isn&#39;t writing better RFIs. It&#39;s making sure the numbers behind them can&#39;t be waved off.</p>