Planning Engine for Preconstruction
MeltPlan is a preconstruction platform for general contractors. It works with plans, specifications and subcontractor proposals to prepare document reviews, quantity takeoffs, bid scopes and leveled bids. The publisher describes its AI as taking the first pass, with estimators applying their experience to the deliverable.
Review documents and prepare quantities
Melt Review identifies design changes, inconsistencies and missing requirements in plans and specifications. It also produces preconstruction reports for requirements that can affect cost, such as sole-source items, testing and mockups.
Melt Takeoff extracts quantities from plans, with experienced estimators reviewing and adjusting them. That human review is part of the documented offering. An estimating team should check the deliverable against its drawing set and scope before using it as a basis for pricing, particularly where project details require interpretation.
The platform also includes Melt Code for building-code research and decision support. Its stated audience includes architects, engineers and design-build or quality-control teams. The site advertises accuracy metrics, but the captured evidence does not provide an independent benchmark supporting those figures.
Compare subcontractor proposals in the existing workflow
Melt Bid generates scopes and levels proposals while flagging exclusions, qualifications, alternates and scope gaps. It accepts proposal formats including PDFs, Word documents, Excel sheets and emails. Estimators can use their own templates.
Melt Bid works in the web application and through an Excel plugin, with the publisher describing the two as synchronized. Listed connections include Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Box and BuildingConnected. Confirm the connection and template handling for your team's proposal flow in a demonstration using an actual bid package.
Square-footage pricing and team access
The pricing page bases charges on the square footage run through the platform. It advertises unlimited users, projects and storage, plus dedicated onboarding and support. Teams can start with one product and add others, with bundle pricing applied as the product scope grows.
Specific rates require a custom quote. Confirm which project volume counts as usage and how the rate changes across billing periods before comparing proposals. The relevant cost driver is the volume of work processed, rather than the number of estimators who need accounts.