# Brickato — Build Smarter, Brick by Brick

> AI-powered construction document intelligence. Upload documents, ask questions in natural language, get instant answers with source citations.

**Last updated:** 2026-03-31

## What Is Brickato?

Brickato is an AI platform for construction companies. It reads project documents — tenders, BOQs, contracts, specifications, drawings, scanned materials, and handwritten notes — and lets teams ask questions in plain language. Every answer includes exact citations: document name, page number, and section.

Brickato is the first construction AI platform built for multi-language support from the ground up.

## The Problem

Construction teams spend an average of 5.5 hours per week searching for information in project documents — over 280 hours per year per employee. A single tender package can run to 500+ pages across multiple formats.

- **$177 billion** lost annually to rework and delays in the US alone
- **30%+** of contractual disputes triggered by BOQ ambiguities
- **40-80 hours** of manual review per tender submission
- **12-15 hidden clauses** per average construction contract
- **$50,000+** average cost of a single missed clause

## How It Works

1. **Upload any document.** PDF, Word, Excel, images, scanned blueprints, handwritten notes. Multi-language OCR included.
2. **Ask questions in natural language.** "What are the liquidated damages terms?" "Which BOQ items don't have matching specifications?" "What waterproofing experience is required?"
3. **Get cited answers.** Every response references the exact source document, page, and section. Answers are verifiable and defensible.

## Core Capabilities

### Document Intelligence (Starter Plan, $300/project/month)

- **Drawing Analysis** — AI analysis of engineering drawings across 36 construction disciplines. Legend extraction, element detection, scale calibration, BOQ reconciliation.
- **Document Conversations** — Natural language Q&A with cited answers, suggested prompts, conversation history.
- **Version Detection** — Automatic document version tracking and change detection across uploads.

### Domain Intelligence (Standard Plan, $1,000/project/month)

- **Contract Intelligence** — Extract key terms, obligations, deadlines, penalty clauses, and risks.
- **BOQ Analysis** — Cross-reference quantities, verify pricing, identify discrepancies against specifications.
- **Specifications** — Parse technical specs, extract requirements, standards references, material specifications.
- **RFI Management** — AI-powered RFI drafting with citations from project documents.
- **Schedule Analysis** — Critical path analysis, risk detection, delay simulation.
- **Submittals** — Compliance verification against specifications, status tracking.
- **Project Insights** — Cross-document pattern detection, risk identification, trend analysis.

### Advanced AI (Premium Plan, $5,000/project/month)

- **Research Mode** — Deep multi-step analysis with visible thinking across all project documents.
- **Discrepancy Detection** — Automatic identification of contradictions across drawings, specs, and contracts.
- **Cross-Project Intelligence** — Query across multiple projects, find precedents, share insights.
- **Anomaly Detection** — Flag unusual patterns in pricing, specifications, or project data.
- **Organization Knowledge Base** — Company profile-aware responses using equipment, certifications, past projects.
- **Win Probability** — Bid success prediction based on historical data and competitive analysis.

## Supported Document Types

- Engineering Drawings (CAD exports, PDFs, scanned blueprints)
- Bills of Quantities (BOQ)
- Contracts and Agreements
- Technical Specifications
- RFIs and Clarifications
- Project Schedules and Timelines
- Submittals
- Change Orders
- Bids and Proposals

## Key Differentiators

- **Citation-mandatory architecture** — every answer must reference its source. Not a feature toggle; a design principle.
- **Multi-language support** — built from the ground up for multilingual document processing, including Hebrew, Arabic, and other RTL languages.
- **Full project lifecycle** — from tender analysis through execution to close-out and knowledge capture.
- **Organization-aware** — learns from company profile, equipment, certifications, past projects, and strategic preferences.
- **Construction-native AI** — not a generic document tool adapted for construction, but purpose-built for the industry.

## Contact

- **Website:** [brickato.com](https://brickato.com)
- **Founded:** 2025
- **Free trial:** 30 days of Premium access, no credit card required