From RFQ Email to
BOQ Quotation
— Automated.
DrawToBOQ's 23-step AI pipeline monitors your inbox, classifies RFQs, extracts project data, calculates MEP loads, and generates a ready-to-send Excel BOQ — in hours, not weeks.
Estimation Time
7x faster
Accuracy Rate
95%
vs. final BOQ
Cost Reduction
80%
estimation overhead
ROI
3,000%
return on investment
Every RFQ, fully processed
From the moment an email lands in your inbox to a formatted BOQ ready for the client — the entire pipeline runs automatically.
Step 01Monitor Inbox
Continuously watches your configured inbox for incoming RFQ emails from clients and consultants.
Step 02AI Classification
Classifies each email as an RFQ and assigns priority (Top, High, Medium, Low) based on client and deadline signals.
Step 03Auto Bid List Entry
Automatically creates a bid entry and adds the project to the active bid list — no manual data entry needed.
Step 04Project Extraction
Extracts key project details: number of floors, built-up area, ceiling heights, location, and project type.
Step 05Attachment Processing
Unzips archives, inventories drawing files, and identifies drawing types — architectural, structural, MEP.
Step 06MEP Services Scope
Identifies which MEP services to price: HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Fighting, BMS, and more.
Step 07Estimation Engine
Calculates thermal loads, AC tonnage, duct sizing, pipe schedules, and equipment counts using formula-based models.
Step 08Yardstick Check
Validates estimates against market rates (AED/sqft) for Dubai and UAE to ensure competitiveness and accuracy.
Step 09BOQ Generation & Dispatch
Generates a formatted Excel BOQ with line items, quantities, rates, and totals — sent after approval.
Excel BOQ Delivered
A complete, formatted Bill of Quantities with MEP line items, quantities, unit rates in AED, and project totals — ready for client submission after your one-click approval.
All MEP Trades. One Pipeline.
DrawToBOQ prices every MEP service discipline in a single automated run.
HVAC & Mechanical
Electrical
Plumbing & Drainage
Fire Fighting
BMS Integration
ELV Systems
Built for MEP professionals
Not a generic AI tool. DrawToBOQ's pipeline is engineered specifically for MEP contracting in the UAE market.
HVAC Load Calculations
Accurate thermal load analysis using ASHRAE methods for Dubai climate. Auto-calculates tonnage, AHU sizes, and chiller requirements.
Electrical Estimation
Load schedules, cable sizing, panel boards, and MDB/SMDB counts based on occupancy and floor area.
Plumbing & Drainage
Fixture counts, pipe schedules, pump sizing, and tank capacities calculated from building parameters.
Fire Fighting Systems
Sprinkler counts, hydrant systems, FM200 rooms, and fire pump packages priced by area and occupancy type.
Yardstick Validation
Every estimate is benchmarked against current UAE market rates to flag outliers before submission.
Formula-Based Accuracy
Deterministic engineering formulas ensure consistency — not black-box AI guesses. Every number is traceable.
Stop losing bids to slow turnarounds
In Dubai's competitive MEP market, speed wins bids. Every day of delay is a bid lost. DrawToBOQ compresses your estimation cycle from weeks to hours.
2 days
Estimation Cycle
down from 2 weeks
+40%
More Bids Won
faster response = higher win rate
95%
Accuracy
vs. manual estimation
80%
Cost Savings
reduction in estimation overhead
MEP estimation, answered
Everything contractors and consultants ask about automating the RFQ-to-BOQ workflow with DrawToBOQ in Dubai and the UAE.
What is DrawToBOQ?
DrawToBOQ is an automated MEP estimation pipeline built for contractors and consultants in Dubai and the wider UAE. It turns an incoming RFQ (Request for Quotation) email and its attached drawings into a priced Excel Bill of Quantities (BOQ) — covering electrical, HVAC, plumbing and fire-fighting works — without the weeks of manual take-off that traditional estimating requires.
How does the RFQ-to-BOQ pipeline work?
The pipeline runs in 23 automated steps. It monitors your estimation inbox, classifies each email as an RFQ and assigns a bid priority, then extracts the project profile — number of floors, built-up area, ceiling heights and location. It inventories the drawing set, scopes the MEP services to price, calculates loads and quantities with engineering formulas, validates the result against UAE market rates, and finally generates a formatted Excel BOQ ready for your one-click approval and dispatch.
Which MEP disciplines can DrawToBOQ estimate?
DrawToBOQ prices every major MEP discipline in a single run: HVAC and mechanical, electrical (load schedules, cable sizing and MDB/SMDB counts), plumbing and drainage, fire-fighting systems, BMS integration and ELV systems. Each discipline is estimated with discipline-specific formulas rather than generic averages, so the quantities reflect the actual building parameters in the drawings.
How accurate are the automated estimates?
Estimates are produced with deterministic engineering formulas — ASHRAE-based thermal loads, fixture and pipe schedules, cable sizing and equipment counts — not opaque AI guesses, so every number is traceable back to its inputs. Across benchmark projects, DrawToBOQ reaches roughly 95% accuracy against the final issued BOQ, and each estimate is cross-checked against current Dubai and UAE market rates (AED per square foot) to flag outliers before submission.
How long does it take to produce a BOQ?
A manual MEP estimate typically takes one to two weeks of engineer time. DrawToBOQ compresses that to hours: inbox monitoring is real-time, RFQ data is extracted instantly, drawing review takes under five minutes, and load calculations that would consume two to three days of engineering effort complete in under an hour. Most projects move from RFQ email to a client-ready BOQ in about two days, including human review.
Is DrawToBOQ built specifically for the Dubai and UAE market?
Yes. DrawToBOQ is engineered for MEP contracting in the UAE, not adapted from a generic global tool. HVAC loads are calculated for the Dubai climate, pricing is benchmarked against a yardstick database of current UAE market rates, and all quantities and totals are expressed in AED so quotations are submission-ready for local consultants and clients.
What drawings and file formats can it read?
The pipeline ingests the attachments that arrive with a typical RFQ — compressed archives are unzipped automatically, and the drawing set is inventoried and classified into architectural, structural and MEP categories. From there it identifies the relevant MEP sheets and reads the geometry and schedules needed to calculate quantities, so estimators no longer spend hours sorting and interpreting files by hand.
Can I review and adjust the estimate before it is sent?
Always. DrawToBOQ is built around confirmation gates: the automated pipeline prepares the full estimate and BOQ, but nothing is sent to a client until a human approves it. You can review extracted data, calculated quantities and yardstick comparisons, make adjustments where your judgement differs, and only then release the formatted Excel BOQ for dispatch.
Ready to transform your
estimation workflow?
Join DrawToBOQ's automated pipeline and win more bids with faster, more accurate MEP quotations.