Stevens Construction Closes the Gap Between Takeoff and Estimating with Togal.AI-Ediphi integration
For more than 23 years, Stevens Construction has built projects across healthcare, industrial, and data center markets. Despite steady growth, the company keeps its preconstruction department intentionally lean — four estimators supporting a growing, diversified pipeline.
"We're only a four-man team, but it's a four-man wrecking crew." — Evan Lopes, Estimating Engineer, Stevens Construction
At that pace, every hour in the estimating process matters. Time spent moving data between systems is time not spent pricing scope, refining assumptions, or preparing a stronger bid.
The Gap Between Takeoff and Estimate
Even with AI-assisted takeoff software, many estimating teams still hit the same wall: the takeoff finishes in one application, then someone has to get those quantities into the estimate.
For Stevens, that meant:
- Exporting spreadsheets out of the takeoff tool
- Re-entering or re-importing quantities into Ediphi
- Manually verifying nothing got dropped or duplicated
- Repeating the whole process every time drawings changed
None of it was hard, exactly. It just added up — and every handoff was another chance for delay or error, especially mid-project when plans keep moving.
Connecting Takeoff Straight to Estimating Costs
Stevens Construction runs AI-assisted quantity takeoffs in Togal.AI, then connects them directly to Ediphi through the platforms' native integration.
Quantities move from Togal.AI into Ediphi automatically, mapped to the correct Unit Price Catalog (UPC) items — no export, no re-entry, no manual reconciliation. As drawings evolve, estimators review the updates and decide what to accept, keeping control over the estimate without redoing the work from scratch.
"Now we're using two software programs — two fast programs — that integrate with one another, saving all the manual time of data input," Lopes said. "But then the integration, the way it works with our spreadsheets, really eliminates time having to verify that those quantities are correct."
Up and Running in Minutes
Setup took an afternoon, not a project. Stevens exported its Ediphi cost database, sent it to Togal.AI, and the Togal team mapped it into the library.
"The integration was simple," said Nick Burkell, Director of Preconstruction Services at Stevens Construction. "We exported our cost database from Ediphi, sent it to Togal, and they quickly mapped everything into the Togal library. We had a quick training on it, and we were up and running within minutes."
What the Time Back Actually Buys
For Stevens, the real payoff isn't the minutes saved on data entry — it's what a four-person team can do with them.
"We're getting the same amount of estimates done as general contractors in the area with much larger teams — with half the manpower — because we're using efficient software that's making us faster," Lopes said.
Burkell put it simply: "Everything we do in our preconstruction department is about becoming as efficient as possible. This has been a game changer for us."
At a Glance
- Native integration eliminates manual export/re-entry between takeoff and estimate
- Quantities auto-map to Ediphi Unit Price Catalog line items
- Setup completed same-day, live within minutes of onboarding
- A four-person precon team matching the estimate output of much larger GC departments
Built for Teams That Can't Afford Wasted Hours
Stevens Construction isn't unique in facing this problem. Most estimating teams still work across disconnected systems, treating the handoff between takeoff and estimate as an unavoidable tax on the process.
Connecting the two removes that tax — and gives estimators back time for the work that actually wins bids: reviewing scope, sharpening pricing, and coordinating with the team.
See it for yourself!
Request a demo to see how the Togal.AI–Ediphi integration connects takeoff to estimate — and what your team could do with the hours back.