The Truth About AI In Estimating
A practical webinar exploring where AI can support construction estimating, where the risks lie and why professional judgement still matters.
Date: Wednesday 14th October 2026
Time: 5pm-6pm
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See how AI performs when faced with real construction tender information – and learn where commercial expertise still makes the difference.
Where AI Helps. Where It Hurts.
AI is becoming part of the construction tendering process, but that doesn’t mean every answer it gives you should be trusted.
Used properly, it can save time, review large volumes of information and support your tender process. Used without the right commercial oversight, it can miss important details, make assumptions and expose your project to unnecessary risk.
Join us for a practical webinar exploring how AI is being used in estimating and tendering, and where professional judgement still matters.
AI Can Save You Time. But Can You Trust It?
AI is very good at processing information quickly.
But construction estimating involves more than reading documents and producing an answer.
It requires an understanding of cost, risk, buildability, procurement and the commercial realities of delivering a project.
During this session, we’ll put AI to the test and show you where it can genuinely support the tendering process – and where relying on it without proper review can become expensive.
Where AI Can Add Value
When used as a supporting tool, AI can make some parts of the tendering process quicker and more efficient.
We’ll explore how it can help with:
Reviewing large tender packages
Summarising specifications and employer’s requirements
Highlighting gaps and inconsistencies
Producing tender queries and clarification schedules
Supporting bid and tender responses
Reducing repetitive administrative work
Where The Risk Starts
AI can analyse the information it is given. What it cannot always do is understand the wider context behind that information.
We’ll look at where AI can fall short when it comes to:
Buildability
Understanding how a project will actually be delivered on site.
Commercial Risk
Recognising contractual, procurement and pricing issues that could affect your margin.
Site Constraints
Accounting for access, logistics and project-specific conditions.
Labour & Supply Chain
Understanding current local costs, availability and market conditions.
Pricing Decisions
Knowing whether a figure is commercially realistic.
Professional Judgement
Recognising when something in the tender simply doesn’t add up.
Watch AI Review A Construction Tender
We won’t just talk about AI in theory.
During the webinar, we’ll use real construction tender information to demonstrate how AI approaches the documents.
You’ll see:
What it identifies
What risks it highlights
What tender queries it generates
What information it overlooks
Where its assumptions can create problems
Where an experienced estimator or Quantity Surveyor would approach things differently
Comparing AI vs Professional Judgement
AI is developing quickly, which naturally raises questions about the future of estimating and commercial construction roles. We’ll discuss:
How contractors are currently using AI
Whether AI could replace estimators
Where AI could sit within an existing tendering process
Why human review remains essential
The risks of relying on unchecked AI outputs
How construction businesses can use AI more effectively
The aim isn’t to encourage or discourage the use of AI.
It’s to help you understand how to use it without losing control of the commercial decisions that matter.
Who Should Attend?
This webinar is designed for construction professionals involved in tendering, pricing and commercial decision-making, including:
Builders and contractors
Managing Directors
Business owners
Estimators
Quantity Surveyors
Commercial Managers
Pre-Construction Teams
If you are responsible for deciding what a project should cost, what risks need to be allowed for or whether a tender is commercially viable, this session will be relevant to you.
Leave With A Clearer View Of AI
By the end of the webinar, you’ll understand:
Where AI can save time during tendering
Which estimating tasks it can genuinely support
Where AI-generated answers need closer scrutiny
How overlooked information can affect project profitability
Why commercial judgement remains essential
How AI could fit into your existing estimating process
The aim isn’t to encourage or discourage the use of AI.
It’s to help you understand how to use it without losing control of the commercial decisions that matter.
