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Everything your team needs to complete and deliver a professional BOQ

Combine AI-assisted preparation with complete engineer-controlled BOQ creation, guided measurement, visible calculations, rates, revisions, industry libraries and professional outputs in one controlled construction workflow.

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Core workflow capabilities
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Documented integration workflows
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A complete hybrid BOQ workflow

Built to deliver the BOQ today

Automation where it works. Full professional control everywhere else.

Quantara does not stop when a source needs professional interpretation. AI prepares supported work, while the same platform gives your team full control of measurements, quantities, descriptions, rates, reviews and outputs.

AI Draft BOQ

Create an editable BOQ from usable project evidence. AI accelerates supported extraction and structuring; engineers can add, measure, correct and price every remaining item without leaving the workflow.

  • Editable BOQ built from supported project evidence
  • Direct item creation for scope that needs engineering input
  • Guided measurement and visible quantity calculations
  • Missing quantities and units stay visible until completed
  • Rates remain under your commercial team's control
  • Professional review and export in the same workspace

TAYQAN — AI Quantity Surveyor

TAYQAN carries supported QS work from source review through quantity preparation, BOQ assembly and QA. Your authorized professional reviews the result and decides when it is ready to issue.

  • Source discovery and processing
  • Evidence review and quantity preparation
  • Rate preparation when requested and governed
  • BOQ assembly and validation / final QA
  • Prepared for authorized professional review and issue
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Project and source management

Keep project evidence organized before it becomes commercial BOQ data.

Project-first workspaces

Keep project files, BOQ records, revisions and outputs together inside a dedicated workspace.

Direct project uploads

Bring supported PDF and project documents directly into the project workflow.

Structured XLSX and CSV imports

Import structured schedules and BOQ data for review and controlled use.

Hybrid-source projects

Combine documents, spreadsheets, connected applications and professional input in one project.

Source normalization

Turn varied project information into consistent, reviewable BOQ records.

Project Source Centre

Manage ingested project documents, evidence and source versions from one place.

Source version control

Keep distinct source versions visible as project information changes.

BOQ source traceability

Keep supported source identity and evidence references connected to BOQ work.

AI-assisted BOQ work

Use AI to accelerate supported work, then complete every remaining BOQ requirement under professional control.

AI Draft BOQ

Create an editable BOQ from usable project evidence while unresolved details remain visible for completion.

Complete BOQ creation

Create sections and items, control quantities, units, descriptions and rates, and complete the BOQ even when AI extraction is not suitable.

Voice instructions

Use spoken instructions to support BOQ and measurement workflows.

Typed instructions

Use text instructions to guide structured BOQ work and updates.

Structured AI proposals

Review AI-proposed changes before they become governed project data.

Selective approval

Approve the specific changes you want to accept into the controlled workflow.

Governed revision creation

Record accepted changes inside identifiable project and BOQ revisions.

TAYQAN — AI Quantity Surveyor

Add governed Digital QS capacity for source review, quantity preparation, BOQ assembly and final QA.

Measurement and quantity calculation

Move from reviewed dimensions to visible, confirmable quantities.

Guided BOQ measurement

Work through supported measurement types with explicit dimensions and professional confirmation.

Deterministic quantity calculations

Calculate supported quantities using defined engineering formulas rather than hidden estimates.

Visible engineering formulas

See the equation and proposed quantity before confirming it into the BOQ.

Voice-assisted measurement editing

Enter or correct supported measurements using voice with review before governed use.

BOQ validation review

Surface supported validation findings before relying on a project output.

Connected project ecosystem

Bring external construction and project information into the Quantara workflow.

Construction software workflows

Discover 43 documented construction, BIM, CAD, CDE, storage, structural and estimating workflows with an explicit connection status on each page.

Google Drive project sources

Bring selected project files from Google Drive into the project workflow.

Autodesk and AutoCAD workflows

Use Autodesk-connected project and DWG information within a review-led Quantara workflow.

Catalogue and industry packages

Use governed project, company and industry data where it fits the project workflow.

Company library

Save reviewed BOQ items into a company-wide library with versions and variants, and reuse them across future projects.

English and Arabic interface

Work in English or Arabic with right-to-left interface support.

Professional delivery

Turn reviewed BOQ data into controlled project deliverables.

Professional BOQ outputs

Generate supported project and BOQ outputs from reviewed project information.

Client proposal links

Share a secure, token-gated proposal link generated from a reviewed BOQ revision or technical report, with optional passcode protection and an expiry date.

Document templates

Apply company and project templates to reviewed BOQ records.

Technical-report assistant

Prepare structured technical-report content alongside project and BOQ records.

Revision-aware delivery

Keep the working BOQ, project evidence and output context aligned through revisions.

Current capability register

Verified Public Capability Register

Quantara is AI-assisted BOQ measurement and quantity calculation software for construction professionals. This page distinguishes available, controlled-access, limited and unavailable capabilities so construction teams can assess the product without relying on roadmap language.

Quantara brings project sources, reviewable extraction, guided measurement, deterministic quantity calculations and professional BOQ workflows together in one controlled platform. Review source-linked or professionally entered dimensions, see the engineering equation and calculated quantity, and confirm the result into your BOQ workflow.

Source-and-test evidence was reviewed on . This review does not by itself establish production deployment or account entitlement. Read controlled-access and limited entries with their stated dependencies and boundaries.

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Available

Available in the current supported product workflow.

Controlled access

Available only when the relevant account, configuration or entitlement is enabled.

Limited

Available within the limitation stated for this capability.

Not available

Not represented as a current Quantara capability.

Project source workspaces

Available

Keep supported project files and BOQ records within a project workspace.

Client records

Available

Maintain searchable, company-scoped client records and associate supported project workspaces with a client.

Boundary: Quantara does not present the client directory as a full customer relationship management system.

Evidence:
Source and tests reviewed
Reviewed:

Text-based PDF extraction

Available

Store extractable text from text-based PDF files and create review candidates only from supported detected table rows.

Boundary: Plain paragraph text is not automatically converted into BOQ candidates; table results depend on the source layout and must be checked against the original file.

XLSX and CSV import

Available

Map supported CSV or XLSX columns, validate rows and approve selected records before importing them to a supported destination.

Boundary: Only supported structures and destinations are included; column mapping and imported values still require review.

Evidence:
Source and tests reviewed
Depends on:
A supported CSV or XLSX structure; User mapping, validation and approval
Reviewed:

Scanned PDF detection

Limited

Detect image-only PDF pages and identify that text extraction is unavailable.

Boundary: Quantara does not currently perform OCR text extraction from scanned or image-only PDFs.

Google Drive project-file import

Controlled access

Import selected supported files from an authorized Google Drive connection into a Quantara project.

Boundary: Availability depends on an authorized workspace connection and supported file types.

Reviewed extracted information

Available

Confirm, correct or reject supported extracted information before using it in later BOQ work.

Structured BOQ management

Available

Organize BOQ sections, items, quantities, units and revisions within a project.

Internal supplier and rate catalogue

Limited

Maintain internal supplier contacts and user-managed rates with base and landed costs, margin, effective dates and price history.

Boundary: Quantara does not provide automated supplier feeds or live market pricing.

Evidence:
Source and tests reviewed
Depends on:
Company-maintained supplier and rate data
Reviewed:

Guided BOQ measurement and quantity calculations

Available

For supported calculation types, Quantara uses reviewed source-linked or professionally entered dimensions to calculate BOQ quantities with deterministic engineering formulas, displaying the equation and proposed result for professional confirmation before governed BOQ use.

Boundary: Supported calculation types require the applicable dimensions and professional confirmation; universal unattended drawing-geometry takeoff is a separate capability boundary.

Voice-assisted measurement and BOQ editing

Available

Use voice in supported BOQ contexts to enter or correct measurements and propose one supported item-field change, addition or deletion at a time for professional review and confirmation.

Boundary: A transcript is interpreted as a proposal; no voice change is applied to governed BOQ data without the user's valid signed confirmation.

Evidence:
Source and tests reviewed
Depends on:
A supported voice context and valid signed confirmation
Reviewed:

Autodesk / AutoCAD DWG analysis

Controlled access

Connect a supported Autodesk account, select supported DWG files, and create traceable Quantara review candidates from Autodesk model metadata and properties.

Boundary: DWG-derived information remains subject to professional review. Quantara does not automatically treat arbitrary drawing properties as confirmed final BOQ quantities.

BOQ validation review

Available

Review supported validation findings before relying on a BOQ output.

Professional project outputs

Available

Generate supported BOQ documents and project outputs from reviewed project data.

Boundary: Generated documents are not professional approval and remain subject to project-specific review.

Client proposal links

Available

Generate a secure, token-gated proposal link from a reviewed BOQ revision or a completed technical report, with optional passcode protection, an expiry date and revoke, reopen or regenerate controls, for external client review.

Boundary: Creating a proposal is subject to the account's plan entitlement, and each proposal is tied to the specific locked, checked BOQ revision or completed technical report it was created from, not the live editable BOQ. Review responses are workflow records, not electronic signatures or contractual approval. Email delivery depends on a configured provider.

Evidence:
Source and tests reviewed
Depends on:
A locked, checked BOQ revision or completed technical report; A configured provider when email delivery is used
Reviewed:

Document templates

Available

Apply supported document templates to reviewed BOQ records and project data.

Boundary: Template configuration and every generated result still require project-specific review.

Technical report generation

Limited

Generate DOCX technical reports from reviewed project records and templates in supported configured environments.

Boundary: Technical report generation is limited to DOCX; other report formats are not currently supported. Voice-assisted measurement and supported BOQ change proposals are available separately in supported BOQ contexts.

Source attribution

Limited

Keep source identity and available evidence references with supported project records, including BOQ items reused from the company library.

Boundary: Quantara does not claim complete end-to-end traceability for every BOQ field and generated output.

Catalogue and industry packages

Controlled access

Use governed catalogue or industry-package data where the company has the required entitlement, including saving premium items into the company's reusable library.

Boundary: Package availability and access vary; the public website does not represent every package as included.

Company library of reusable BOQ items

Available

Save reviewed BOQ items into a company-wide library with versions and variants, track item usage across projects, and mark favorites for faster reuse in future BOQs.

Boundary: Governed, premium and industry-package content depends on published data and the company's applicable entitlement, and every reused item remains subject to professional review in its new BOQ context.

Evidence:
Source and tests reviewed
Depends on:
Published governed data and an applicable entitlement for controlled content
Reviewed:

English and Arabic interface with RTL

Available

Use Quantara in English or Arabic, with a right-to-left interface in Arabic.

Boundary: Quantara does not perform Arabic OCR, translate content or parse Arabic project sources; supported generated-output formats remain workflow-dependent.

Evidence:
Source and tests reviewed
Depends on:
A supported route and generated-output format
Reviewed:

Commercial plans and billing

Controlled access

Published Starter, Professional, Business, Enterprise Core, Enterprise Scale, and Enterprise Authority subscriptions are available through the public pricing journey, with eligible authenticated checkout when the selected price is approved and active and its provider mapping is active and synchronized.

Boundary: Checkout requires an authenticated eligible account, a selected approved and active price, and an active synchronized provider mapping. Anonymous or unauthenticated checkout is not offered. TAYQAN hire is commercially separate from the core SaaS subscription.

Unattended arbitrary drawing-geometry takeoff

Not available

Quantara does not make a blanket claim of fully unattended computer-vision takeoff that derives final quantities from arbitrary drawing geometry without professional review. This limitation does not apply to Quantara's available guided BOQ measurement, deterministic quantity calculation, or supported drawing/DWG data-extraction workflows.

Generic CAD/BIM/IFC model quantity extraction

Not available

Generic CAD/BIM/IFC model quantity extraction is not claimed. This does not limit supported Autodesk / AutoCAD DWG analysis, which creates traceable review candidates from model metadata and properties.

OCR for scanned and image-only PDFs

Not available

Quantara does not currently extract text from scanned or image-only PDF pages using OCR.

Typed multi-change and selective approval

Not available

Quantara does not currently advertise a public typed, multi-operation proposal workflow with selective approval.

Single sign-on (SSO)

Not available

SSO is not a verified public Quantara capability.

Other non-Google external integrations

Not available

Other non-Google integrations beyond the supported Autodesk DWG workflow are represented as planned provider options, not verified current production capabilities.

Enterprise feature bundle

Not available

An enterprise feature bundle is planned, but its roles, approval chains, regional hosting and related capabilities are not verified as currently available.

Connect Quantara to the construction tools your team already uses

Explore documented workflows across BIM, CAD, common data environments, cloud storage, construction management, structural engineering and estimating platforms. Each page identifies whether the connection is active, controlled access, file-based or planned.

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Professional control is what makes the workflow complete

AI is an accelerator, not a blocker. Your team retains direct control to create, measure, calculate, price, correct and review the BOQ whenever professional input is needed, then generate the required output from the same controlled record.

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