Customer-Scoped AI for the Bid Room
Contractors cannot treat plan sets, cost history, owner requirements, and subcontractor strategy like generic chatbot fodder. Vernier is built around governed AI workflows where data scope, agent role, and human approval are part of the operating model.
Data scope is explicit. AI workflows start from selected project context and customer organization boundaries, not unrestricted company-wide memory.
Agents have roles. Estimator, scope, qualification, and bid-drafting helpers support specific tasks and keep final commitments with humans.
Deployment can mature with procurement. Hosted beta is available today; dedicated, hybrid, and on-prem patterns are evaluated or roadmap as requirements harden.
Generic AI Bolt-On
- Chat-first interface with unclear access to plan sets and historical data.
- One-size prompts that do not map to estimator, PM, or compliance responsibilities.
- Outputs that look polished but lack contractor approval gates.
- Security story depends mainly on the underlying model provider.
Vernier Private AI
- Project-packet workflows with customer-controlled scope and organization boundaries.
- Role-bounded agents for estimating, scope review, qualification, and bid drafting.
- Human review before bids, RFIs, contracts, pricing, or customer-facing commitments.
- SOC 2-aligned control themes across access, audit, retention, vendor review, and incident response.
Private Means the Customer Controls the Work Context
The current beta uses organization-scoped project data and request-based AI processing. During onboarding, Vernier can walk teams through which data categories should be available to each supported workflow, including plans/specs, credential records, contacts, bid notes, and historical calibration inputs.
Organization Scope
Customer data is handled inside organization-scoped workflows and access controls.
Project Packet Scope
Supported AI requests are designed around selected project context rather than unlimited repository access.
Customer Boundaries
Teams can identify data categories to include or exclude as part of implementation review.
Policy Console
Deeper admin controls for data-scope policy are roadmap unless included in a specific deployment plan.
Governed Hosted, Hybrid, and On-Prem Story
We keep the deployment story honest. Hosted beta is available today. Dedicated-tenant, customer-managed storage, hybrid, and on-prem patterns are enterprise evaluation or roadmap items unless they are explicitly agreed for a qualified customer deployment.
Hosted Private Workflow
Hosted Vernier workflow with organization-scoped access, encrypted transport, and provider API processing governed by commercial terms.
Dedicated / Hybrid
Dedicated tenant, customer-managed storage, and stricter retention patterns can be reviewed for contractors with procurement or data-residency requirements.
On-Prem Data Plane
On-prem processing is a roadmap direction for qualified enterprise needs and requires additional product hardening before general availability.
SOC 2-Aligned Without Claiming Certification Early
Vernier is building toward SOC 2 Type II readiness. The controls below describe the trust themes we align to; they should not be read as a completed SOC 2 report or certification claim.
| Control Theme | Current Beta Posture | Roadmap / Procurement Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Access Control | Role-based access, authenticated sessions, organization-scoped data access, and support-access discipline. | Expanded admin controls, access review evidence, and stricter role policy configuration. |
| Auditability | Authentication, administrative, usage, and operational events are treated as security evidence sources where implemented. | Customer-facing evidence packaging and expanded audit trails for enterprise review. |
| Retention | Retention follows platform settings, deletion requests, backup windows, and applicable legal obligations. | Stricter customer-specific retention schedules and storage patterns where deployment model supports them. |
| Vendor Governance | AI and infrastructure subprocessors are used for service delivery under commercial terms and documented policies. | Procurement-ready subprocessor review, DPA support, and customer-specific requirements review. |
Built Around Contractor Jobs, Not Generic Prompts
Estimator Copilot
Drafts takeoff notes, inclusions, exclusions, assumptions, and editable bid language for estimator review.
Scope Reviewer
Flags apparent gaps, conflicts, and risky assumptions from the scoped project packet. It remains assistive.
Qualification Assistant
Compares owner requirements against customer-maintained license, insurance, bonding, and credential records where present.
Bid Drafter
Prepares editable language. Sending bids, signing contracts, pricing commitments, and professional reliance remain human actions.
Bring Procurement Into the Beta Conversation
If your team needs a private AI posture for owner-sensitive work, union/labor data, cost history, or public-sector bid packets, Vernier can walk through current controls, available beta boundaries, and roadmap deployment requirements.