Built by a superintendent who got tired of bad bids and expensive surprises. Vernier handles takeoffs, clash resolution, risk simulation, RFI generation, and full bid packages — learning from every job you run. No vendor lock-in. You own your data.
Vernier is Aviat Group's commercial construction platform — two purpose-built products operating under one brand. Estimating and business coaching, built for the same contractor.
AI-powered estimating and bid management platform. Upload your project, run any of fourteen modes, receive a complete bid package — proposals, competitive analysis, construction schedule, full documentation.
1-on-1 contractor business coaching using the 4 Bubbles framework. Financial, Sales/Quoting, Vision, and Leadership — fixed in the right order. GP improvement guaranteed at the top tier.
Vernier.io is the calibrated estimating platform for commercial contractors. Upload your plans, pick your trade, and get a complete bid package — takeoff, labor hours, proposal, schedule, and risk register — in minutes instead of days. 14 modes covering everything from full bids to change orders to RFI responses.
Beyond estimating: bid tracking with map view, subcontractor CRM with auto-generated RFQs, business card scanning, bid qualification checker, credential expiration alerts, bid bond auto-fill, and full offline support from the job site.
Vernier isn't a spreadsheet or a template library.
It's an AI that reads your plans, prices the work, and hands you
a bid package ready to submit.
Upload project docs and receive a complete bid package — with scope narratives, risk analysis, and your self-perform cost advantage quantified in hard dollars.
Vernier recommends Aggressive / Standard / Protective on every project with a one-line justification — so you walk in knowing exactly where to position.
When plans are missing or scope is loose, Vernier develops the scope and produces a Scope Development Letter — positioning you ahead of competitors still asking questions.
Formal proposals, scope narratives, clarification logs, sub RFQs, bid leveling matrices, BOMs, and risk registers — all bid-document quality, ready to send.
Upload sub quotes and Vernier generates a leveling matrix with recommended award, exposure flags, and scope gap analysis — in one view.
Every project you run through Vernier stays in your account — with full package history, revision tracking, and reusable scope templates across similar project types.
Generate phase-sequenced construction schedules from your bid scope — milestone dates, trade overlap, and critical path logic built from the estimate, not added after the fact.
Upload drawings, specs, or a scope description — even incomplete documents. Vernier works with what you have and flags what it's missing.
Choose from fourteen modes: Full Bid, Budget, Scope Development, Plan Review, VE Analysis, Sub Leveling, Change Orders, Payment Apps, RFIs, Sub Pre-Qual, and Design-Build. Each delivers a different output calibrated to your need.
Vernier performs the takeoff, applies your cost library (Platt.com · industry baseline 2026 · NECA/MCAA · WA Prevailing Wage), and structures the output against your margin targets.
Receive a complete bid package: formal proposal, scope narrative, BOM, competitive edge analysis, bid posture recommendation, and construction schedule matrix.
Every project lives in your account. Review history, compare revisions, pull prior scope templates for similar work, and track your bid-to-win data over time.
Detailed quantity takeoffs and cost estimates across all trade scopes. Every line item carries a stated basis — no black boxes, no guesswork.
Every package is auto-structured with comprehensive scope narratives and risk analysis — anchoring at premium positioning and giving clients a clear value proposition.
Calculates your self-perform advantage in hard dollars. Recommends bid posture — Aggressive / Standard / Protective. Flags walk-away conditions before you commit.
Formal proposals, scope narratives, clarification logs, sub RFQs, bid leveling matrices, schedule matrices, BOMs, and risk registers — bid-document quality, ready to deliver.
Reviews drawings and specs for code compliance issues (IBC, NEC, NFPA, IMC, IPC), trade coordination conflicts, RFI candidates, and VE opportunities — before they become change orders.
On incomplete documents, Vernier develops the scope, documents assumptions, and produces a formal Scope Development Letter — positioning you ahead of competitors still asking questions.
Vernier builds project schedule matrices directly from the bid scope — phase sequencing, milestone dates, trade overlap, and critical path logic tied to your actual line items, not a generic template.
Complete proposal + takeoff + BOM + labor hours + schedule + risk register
ROM estimate + key assumptions — fast, owner-facing
Scope narrative + budget range + exclusions + phasing
3-pass code check + RFI candidates + VE flags
Value engineering options with delta costs and owner pitch language
Bid leveling matrix + scope gap analysis + award recommendation
CO impact analysis + pricing + schedule impact + justification
Schedule of values + percent complete + pay app generation
AI-drafted response with code refs + cost impact
Vet subs on EMR, insurance, references, capacity
Integrated design + estimate — concept to budget in one pass
Every package quantifies your cost advantage vs. sub-heavy competitors. The number goes in the proposal — not just the narrative.
Aggressive / Standard / Protective — with a one-sentence justification based on your project type, competition, and margin targets. Know where to stand before you walk in.
When others are still asking for clarification, Vernier produces a Scope Development Letter. You show up with answers. That's a different kind of contractor.
The complete proposal structure keeps you out of a race to the bottom. You present value first — and let the client choose, not you negotiate down.
Choose the plan that matches your team size. All plans include full access to Vernier's fourteen modes, unlimited projects, bid tracking, credential management, and project history. All plans include a one-time setup fee covering onboarding, calibration to your trade mix, and account configuration. Contractor consulting is a separate standalone service — see below.
Solo estimators & small GCs who need a serious AI estimating tool without a full-time estimating staff.
Mid-size GCs & serious operators running concurrent projects across a small team.
High-volume bid desks & larger teams managing full bid volume across the firm.
This wasn't built in a lab. It was built by someone who's counted every fixture at 2 a.m. and closed out $80M jobs. The field experience is in every line of output.
The 4 Bubbles diagnostic finds exactly which systems are failing in your construction business — financial, sales/quoting, vision, or leadership — and fixes them in the right order.
1-on-1 only. No seminars. No group calls. Built specifically for GCs, specialty contractors, and hands-on construction business owners who are done working harder than everyone in the building and still not seeing it in the margin.
"I win the job and still feel broke at the end of the month."
"I'm afraid to raise my price because I'll lose the bid."
"I work harder than anyone on the crew and I'm still the bottleneck."
"I don't even know where this company is going anymore."
Stop the cash surprises. Build real job costing and make decisions from margin, not gut feel.
Quote with confidence. Win profitable work. Know when to walk away before a job bleeds you.
A 1–36 month roadmap you believe in. Controlled growth — not chaos that eats margins.
Right people, right seats. SOPs that let the job run without you standing on it every day.
A clear outside-eye assessment of your business before committing to a longer engagement. Your dedicated partner reviews all 4 Bubbles, identifies the primary leaks, and gives you a written action plan. Fee credited toward Tier 2 or 3.
Targeted work on your highest-priority leak. Six bi-weekly working sessions, async support between calls, and a custom tool built specifically for your business and trade type.
All 4 Bubbles, worked through in the right order. Full tool suite built for your business. Direct line to your partner between sessions. Gross profit improvement guaranteed — or we keep working at no additional charge.
20+ years working inside the kinds of businesses we now serve — watching contractors with real skill get ground down by thin margins, bad bids, and business problems nobody warned them about.
Vernier is the platform built from that experience — everything we've learned about what a winning bid looks like, packaged into a tool contractors and owners can run themselves. The consulting practice applies that same knowledge to the business side — fixing the systems that keep contractors from capturing the value of the work they already know how to do.
"Most contractors lose money in the office, not on the job site. The bid is where the margin gets made or lost — before a single tool comes out."
"The system pays for itself on the first bid. We went from spending two days on a proposal to having a complete package ready in hours. Every bid since has been tighter and more defensible."
"The Vernier package came back with a competitive edge analysis I never would have thought to include. We won the bid and we knew exactly why we would before we submitted."
"Turnover dropped 40%. Margins finally make sense. This wasn't coaching — it was a reset. We run a different business now than we did 12 months ago."
If your question isn't here, ask directly. We'd rather answer honestly than have you decide on incomplete information.
Better bids. Better margins. A business that runs the way it should. Start with a complimentary 30-minute Reality Check — or book your Vernier onboarding call.