⚡ Meet Saru — Your AI Construction Assistant

From Land to Permit.
One Platform.

Site assessment, AI takeoff, code compliance, bid management, and permits — all in one place, surfaced daily by Saru, your AI project manager.

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Land Assessments

Site feasibility analysis

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6811 FM 359 Rd

Fulshear, TX

4.2 ACPD — Planned Dev.

Analyzing

2450 N Loop W

Houston, TX

1.8 ACC-2 Commercial

Draft

1200 Eldridge Pkwy

Houston, TX

0.9 ACSF Residential

Saru

FM 359 Rd assessment is complete. Zoning allows up to 8 units/acre — your 32-unit plan fits by right. Feasibility budget ready to review.

Trusted by developers, GCs, and planners across Texas

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From address to feasibility analysis

End-to-End

Land assessment through permit tracking

Saru AI

Prioritized daily briefing on every project

Built for Every Role on the Team

One platform, tailored to how each person actually works.

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Developer / Builder

From land to shovel-ready

Assess any parcel in minutes — zoning, feasibility, budget
Upload plans and get a full cost estimate before GC selection
Track permits and compliance across your entire portfolio
Saru briefs you on every project, every morning

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General Contractor

Win more bids, build cleaner

Run accurate takeoffs from plan sets in under 5 minutes
Manage sub bids, compare leveling, and award with one click
Catch compliance issues before the city does
Build and send client proposals directly from your estimate

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City Planner

Faster, more complete submissions

Review pre-submittal compliance reports before intake
Permit status tracked and linked to jurisdiction portals
Entitlement checklists generated for any jurisdiction
Consistent, complete documentation on every submission

⚡ Saru — Your AI Project Manager

Every morning, Saru tells you exactly what needs your attention.

Saru reads your entire portfolio overnight — open bids, permit deadlines, compliance findings, and team tasks — and delivers a prioritized briefing so your day starts with clarity, not chaos.

✦ Daily briefing with ranked priorities across all projects
✦ Surfaces permit deadlines and compliance issues early
✦ Tracks open bids and flags non-responses
✦ Answers any project question instantly

Saru

Good morning ☀️

🚨 Urgent

HVAC correction deadline on Greenway is tomorrow. Plan revisions still pending.

⚡ Today

3 bid packages close Friday. Lone Star Electric hasn't responded yet.

✅ On Track

Heights Mixed-Use is 64% complete. No issues flagged this week.

Everything You Need, Nothing You Don't

One platform for the entire pre-construction workflow.

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Land & Site Assessment

Evaluate any parcel before you have plans. Enter an address and get zoning, development standards, and an AI feasibility analysis in minutes.

Parcel size and ownership from county GIS
Zoning code, setbacks, FAR, height limits
AI density and feasibility analysis
Pre-construction budget estimate
Convert directly to a project

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AI Takeoff Estimation

Upload a plan set and get a complete, itemized cost estimate in minutes. Three AI models read your plans simultaneously so nothing is missed.

Organized by CSI MasterFormat division
Jurisdiction-aware labor and material pricing
Confidence scoring on every line item
Editable — add, remove, or adjust any row
Export to Excel or PDF in one click

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Code Compliance Review

Run a pre-submittal compliance check before plans go to the city. Augence flags issues with the exact code section and a clear fix.

IBC, ADA, NEC, IPC, NFPA and local amendments
Jurisdiction auto-detected from project address
Critical / Major / Minor severity levels
Downloadable report for plan review submissions

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Bid Management

Invite subs, track responses, compare bids side-by-side, and award packages — all in one place. Saru follows up on non-responses automatically.

Invite subs by trade via email
Branded bid portal for sub-contractor responses
Side-by-side bid leveling and comparison
One-click award and scope notifications

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Proposal Builder

Build client-facing proposals directly from your takeoff. Adjust markup by line item, add custom items, and generate a PDF in one click.

Pulls from takeoff estimates and awarded bids
Per-row markup with live total recalculation
Global markup apply-to-all
Professional PDF output

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Permits & Compliance Tracking

Track every permit across your portfolio — submission dates, review status, approvals, and the portal link for each jurisdiction.

Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical permits
Status tracking from submission to issuance
Direct link to each jurisdiction's portal
Saru flags deadlines and corrections required

How Augence Works

From raw land to permitted project in one platform.

Assess the Site

Enter an address. Get parcel data, zoning, feasibility budget, and entitlement checklist automatically.

Upload Plans

Drag and drop your plan set. Augence reads the cover sheet, identifies every discipline, and organizes files by trade.

AI Analysis

Three AI models analyze your plans in parallel for takeoff and compliance. All results are cross-checked.

Saru Takes Over

Takeoff estimates, compliance findings, bid tracking, and permit deadlines — all surfaced daily by Saru.

What Our Users Say

From developers and GCs across Texas.

“We used to spend two days on takeoff for a mid-size commercial job. Augence gets us there in under an hour. The compliance check alone has saved us from two costly resubmissions.”

Marcus T.

Principal, General Contractor — Houston, TX

“The land assessment tool changed how we evaluate sites. I can pull zoning, run a feasibility budget, and have a development pro forma ready before my team even gets to the property.”

Priya R.

Development Manager — Austin, TX

“Saru is the first AI tool that actually fits how I work. It knows my projects, surfaces what matters, and answers questions the same way a good project manager would.”

Derek L.

Senior Project Manager — Dallas, TX

Why Augence Wins

No one else covers the full workflow in a single platform.

Capability	Augence	Togal.AI	Beam AI	PermitFlow
Land & Site Assessment	✅	❌	❌	❌
AI Takeoff Estimation	✅	⚠️	✅	❌
Code Compliance Review	✅	❌	❌	✅
Three-Model AI Cross-Check	✅	❌	❌	❌
Bid Management & Portal	✅	❌	❌	❌
Proposal Builder	✅	❌	❌	❌
Permit Tracking	✅	❌	❌	✅
Saru AI Daily Briefing	✅	❌	❌	❌

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