Civil contractors
Get quantities from the plans without tracing every run, then carry them to your bid with the marks behind every number.
Automated Civil Takeoff
Upload the plans.
Get the takeoff.
floQTO reads your plan set, finds the utilities, paving and site quantities, and measures them for you. You check the work instead of tracing every line.
Sample Section 3
floQTO marked 10 items
Why floQTO
A markup tool waits for you to draw. floQTO does the takeoff.
The work you do by hand in a PDF is the work floQTO takes off your plate. You stay in charge of the result.
- Finding the work
- PDF markup tool: You search every sheet for it.
- floQTO: floQTO reads the plan set and finds it.
- Measuring
- PDF markup tool: You trace each run and count each structure.
- floQTO: floQTO marks and measures it for you.
- Conflicts
- PDF markup tool: You have to catch them yourself.
- floQTO: floQTO flags them on the drawing.
- Quantities
- PDF markup tool: You copy totals into a spreadsheet.
- floQTO: floQTO organizes them by item and area, ready to export.
What You Get
Done for you and marked on the sheet.
You don't have to trust a number. Every quantity floQTO produces comes with marks you can see, check and correct.
Every quantity sits on the drawing
An item's total is the sum of its marks. Select it and see exactly what was measured, on the sheet it came from. Your source PDF is never changed.
24" RCP stormSample run: 192 LF
When the plans disagree, you decide
floQTO doesn't guess. If one sheet calls a pipe 24-inch and another calls it 18-inch, it flags that spot on the drawing, shows you both sources and waits for your call.
C4Drainage overall
Says 24" RCP
C12Plan and profile
Says 18" RCP
24" RCP storm
Storm run, Street A
C4Already included
Finding
Sheet C4 labels this run 24-inch. Sheet C12 labels it 18-inch.
Choose size
24" RCP
18" RCP
Split one plan set any way the job needs
Need separate quantities for each phase, section or road? Draw the limits once and every quantity splits where it crosses them.
Section 1A24" RCP: 1,049 LFSection 1B24" RCP: 588 LF
Quantities organized for your bid
Export the reviewed takeoff as Excel or PDF, organized by item and split by area. Attach the project's bid form and the rows follow its wording.
Quantities by item and area
Export PDFExport Excel| Item | Unit | Section 1A | Section 1B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | ||||
| 24" RCP storm sewer | LF | 1,049 | 588 | 1,637 |
| 18" RCP storm sewer | LF | 150 | 75 | 225 |
| Type "C" curb inlets | EA | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Sanitary | ||||
| 8" PVC sanitary sewer | LF | 1,189 | 611 | 1,800 |
| Water | ||||
| 8" PVC water main | LF | 1,383 | 906 | 2,289 |
| Paving | ||||
| Concrete pavement | SY | 4,833 | 2,481 | 7,314 |
How It Works
What floQTO does with your plans.
- 1
Reads the whole plan set
AI works through every sheet, including overalls, details, legends and profiles, the way an estimator would.
Nobody has to hunt through sheets for the work.
- 2
Understands what's drawn
It identifies pipes, structures, paving and other items, and how they connect, from the plan's own symbols and callouts.
Your takeoff follows the job, not loose lines.
- 3
Measures to the drawing
Lengths, areas and counts come from the plan's linework at its calibrated scale, not from an AI guess.
Every quantity can be checked and defended.
- 4
Checks its own work
A second pass compares the marks to the plans for missed, duplicated or mislabeled items. What the plans can't settle becomes a finding.
You review the questions that matter, not every line.
Who it's for
Spend less on every takeoff.
Estimating teams
Share one takeoff across a bid. Everyone sees the same marks, the same findings and the same corrections.
Engineering firms
Prepare quantities for a bid form and keep a record of how each one was measured and reviewed.
Would floQTO pay for itself?
Include your usual measurement and checking time.
Your estimated time savings comfortably cover floQTO.
Your current process35 hours
With floQTO5 hours
Includes a full hour for your review.
30 hours back
each month
- Value of time recovered
- $1,200
- floQTO cost
- $499
- Estimated value after cost
- $701
Estimates value your time; actual cash savings vary.
How this is estimated
- All amounts are monthly. The starting values are examples based on our firm's workflow, not industry averages.
- floQTO's time is a conservative estimate, not a verified result. It allows a full hour of hands-on effort per takeoff. We expect review to take less, because clicking a quantity takes you straight to it on the plans.
- Time floQTO spends processing on its own isn't counted as your labor. Bid form formatting isn't counted as a saving, since it's the same effort either way.
- floQTO cost uses illustrative pricing: $499 a month with 16 takeoffs included and $30 for each one after. Pricing isn't final.
Today
What floQTO does now, and what's still coming.
Available now
- Plan set upload and sheet setup
- Calibrated length, area and count marks
- Findings, verification and approval
- Named areas across overall sheets
- Excel and PDF export of organized quantities
In development
- Recognition across every discipline and plan format. Coverage varies today, so plan on reviewing the takeoff and adding what floQTO missed.
- Support for fully scanned plan sets.
Questions
Does floQTO do the takeoff automatically?
That's what it's built to do: it reads the plans, marks the work and measures it, and you review the result. How much it finds varies by discipline and by how a set is drawn, so you check every takeoff and add anything it missed.
How is this different from a PDF markup tool?
A markup tool gives you drawing tools and leaves the takeoff to you. floQTO does the takeoff, then gives you the tools to check it.
Are floQTO's quantities guaranteed?
No. Quantities are estimates to support your work, not a guarantee. Review and verify them against the plans before you rely on them. Your bid and pricing stay your responsibility.
How do I get access?
Access is by approval. Send a request and we'll review it. A request doesn't create an account. If you're approved, you'll get an invitation link.
What files do I need?
A PDF plan set. Vector plans work best, and sets that mix vector sheets with raster details are fine. A set that is entirely scanned isn't supported yet. A bid form in Excel or PDF is optional.
Do I need a bid form?
No. If you have one, attach it and floQTO uses its item wording as a guide. Quantities come from the plans, and its quantities and prices are never used.
Can other firms see my plans?
No. Each firm has its own workspace, and plans, takeoffs and bids are only available to signed-in members of that firm. Your source PDF stays as you uploaded it.
How much does it cost?
Pricing isn't final. The calculator uses an illustrative $499 a month with 16 takeoffs included, and $30 for each one after that.
Let floQTO do your next takeoff.
Tell us about your firm and we'll review your request.