Bidding & preconstruction

Document-backed RFI

Turn ambiguities into formal RFIs with document support.

Detect open questions in specs, drawings, and addenda, then draft an editable RFI with citations for review.

Before and after

The operational shift is from scattered manual review to cited answers and reviewable drafts.

Before

The coordinator finds the conflict late, copies it into an email, and loses the exact source trail.

After

Converza keeps the question, evidence, citation, and draft in one workspace for team review before sending.

Real workflow for generating an RFI

The agent starts from indexed documents, not memory: it detects the ambiguity, opens the source, and proposes an editable RFI.

1

Detect ambiguity

The team asks for conflicts between waterproofing, detail A-501, and Addendum 01. Converza returns the exact issue that may affect pricing.

2

Validate cited answer

The answer includes spec 07 13 00, detail 5/A-501, and addendum context to review the missing compatible membrane requirement.

3

Generate RFI draft

The finding moves into the editor as a formal question with context, document reference, and room for coordinator edits.

4

Approve final edit

The team accepts or rejects the suggested change, keeps the source, and leaves the RFI ready to copy, export, or share.

Output example

A working format the team can review, correct, and move into its internal process.

Documents used

Converza works from the project document package and keeps sources visible.

  • Specs
  • Drawings
  • Addenda
  • RFPs
  • Meeting notes

Personas

Teams typically involved in this workflow.

  • Bid coordinator
  • Estimator
  • Project manager

Generate an RFI from real documents.

We test an ambiguous finding and turn it into a reviewable draft.