Co-founder & CTO
Chris Toubia
Chris is the co-founder and CTO of Consight, where he leads the engineering team and writes about AI bid leveling and the technology behind the product. He studied mechanical engineering at UCLA and worked at Boeing.
Articles by Chris Toubia
Common Exclusions in Subcontractor Bids, by Trade
Cleanup, testing, and permits each appear in about half of subcontractor exclusion lists. See which trades exclude most scope, and what to plug.
How to Generate a Scope of Work from Plans and Specs
Generate a scope of work from plans and specs: split the job into trade packages, map each spec section to a trade, and list what it must furnish and install.
How to Trace Bid Leveling Results to the Source Proposal
Every number on a leveled bid tab should trace to the exact place in the subcontractor's proposal. How estimators verify AI-extracted bids before award.
Scope Gap Detection Software: Find Exclusions in Sub Bids
Scope gap detection software reads each subcontractor bid against your scope and flags exclusions, qualifications and work left out. See what to check.
What Is AI Bid Leveling and How Does It Work?
AI bid leveling reads subcontractor proposals, maps each price and exclusion to your scope, and flags missing work. How it works and how it differs from Excel.
AI Bid Leveling for $500M to $5B+ General Contractors
AI bid leveling for $500M to $5B+ general contractors: why Clayco, Gray Construction, NRP, and others use Consight to level bids and catch scope gaps.
How to Level BuildingConnected Bids (Step by Step)
How to level BuildingConnected bids: connect it to Consight, import the project, turn bid form lines into a scope sheet, run Level Bids, and plug the gaps.
AI Readiness Survey for Construction Estimators (Free PDF)
A free 9-question AI readiness survey for estimating teams: where estimators spend their time and which AI capabilities they would use. Download the PDF.