Scope gaps surface late
Underground limits, backflow and standpipes often sit between the written scope, the spec and the civil sheets. Nobody owns them until the job is already priced.
AI-assisted fire protection estimating & bid review
Read the whole package. Then price it.
WOLF1956 reviews the drawings, specs, code basis and written scope before a number is set. You get four documents back: a Design Scope, an editable Estimate, a clean Proposal and a marked-up drawing set.
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FIND-02 Suite B open to structure vs. “finished ceilings throughout”
FIND-05 Addendum 01 adds mezzanine; FP concept not revised
Illustration using a fictional sample project.
Architectural & schematic drawingsDivision 21 specificationsNFPA 13 editionIFC & local amendmentsAHJ requirementsWater supplyBackflowStandpipesUnderground limitsAddenda & revisionsExclusionsRFIs
The problem
Most bid misses start in the package, not in the math.
Documents disagree
An addendum revises one floor plan and not the fire protection concept. A ceiling note contradicts the scope letter. Those conflicts become change orders.
Unknowns get priced as knowns
A missing water test or an unconfirmed code edition quietly becomes an assumption. WOLF1956 keeps unknowns visibly marked as unknown.
How it works
Review first. Estimate second.
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Share the package
Architectural or schematic drawings, specifications, addenda and your written fire protection scope. Completed sprinkler drawings aren’t required for a preliminary budget.
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Adequacy check
Before anything is priced, the package is checked for building area, occupancy, heights, construction and available water-supply data. If it’s too thin to budget, you hear that first.
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Source-linked review
Every finding points back to a sheet, a spec section, a code source or a recorded assumption. Code and AHJ items that can’t be confirmed stay flagged instead of being guessed.
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Four documents back
Design Scope, Estimate, Proposal and marked-up drawings, ready for you to adjust, put on your letterhead and send.
What you get
Four documents. One review behind all of them.
Real pages from the fictional sample project used in the demo.
Design Scope Sheet
The required sprinkler scope, applicable codes and specs, assumptions, special conditions, exclusions, potential RFIs and missing information, all in one traceable sheet.
- Every line traced to a source
- Unverified code items stay flagged
- RFIs drafted, never sent without you
Estimate Sheet
An editable estimate built on your contractor assumptions: quantities, labor, material, fabrication, equipment, overhead and profit. Change an input and it recalculates.
Try it: edit the fields on the sheet.
| Material | — |
|---|---|
| Labor | — |
| Riser / trim | — |
| Overhead & profit | — |
| Preliminary budget | — |
Not priced, pending clarification: underground (RFI-02), backflow (RFI-03), standpipe (RFI-04)
Fictional sample values, not pricing guidance.
Proposal Sheet
A clean, customer-facing proposal. Edit it freely or move it onto your own letterhead. Internal costs and markup never appear in it.
- Scope included, clearly listed
- Pending items called out, not buried
- Exclusions stated plainly
Marked-Up Drawing Set
A separate annotated set showing scope areas, assumptions, discrepancies, possible omissions and clarification items, each referenced to the original sheet and revision.
- Originals never altered
- Clouds linked to findings and RFIs
- An estimating aid, not a permit set
Who it’s for
Built for the three seats at the preconstruction table.
Fire Protection Contractors
Get support in early preconstruction, before sprinkler design is done, and on bid review when the full package lands.
- Your assumptions and rates stay editable
- Your internal methods stay yours
- Customer-ready proposal content
General Contractors
Pressure-test fire protection scope, catch missing information early and bring a cleaner budget into the owner conversation.
- Scope gaps and conflicts surfaced
- Exclusions you can compare across bids
- Clear line between budget and final takeoff
Real Estate Developers
Understand fire protection early, from architectural or schematic drawings and a written scope, before sprinkler drawings exist.
- Early feasibility and budget range
- Assumptions and unknowns spelled out
- Summaries ready for your project team
The rules we work by
No invented numbers. No invented code.
Estimating is only as good as what it admits it doesn’t know. These rules are built into every review.
- Unknown means unknown. Missing water-supply data is recorded as missing, never filled in.
- Sourced code basis. Adopted editions and amendments are cited. Anything unconfirmed stays flagged for the AHJ.
- Adequacy before pricing. If a package is too thin for a meaningful budget, it’s marked incomplete with a list of what’s needed.
- Your data stays yours. Your packages and pricing are never published or shared.
- Honest documents. Preliminary budgets aren’t final bids, and marked-up drawings aren’t engineering or permit documents.
Why WOLF1956
Built by an estimator, not a software shop.
WOLF1956 started with a career fire sprinkler estimator who spent years teaching estimating teams one habit above everything else: read the whole package before you put a number on it. WOLF1956 turns that discipline into a repeatable process, so every budget starts from the drawings, the specs, the code basis and the scope instead of a guess.
Interactive demo
Run a fictional package end to end.
Open the working demo to see a complete sample project go from source documents to all four outputs. It runs in your browser on a fictional package, and nothing is uploaded or collected.
Fictional sample project · runs in your browser · sample checks written for this package, not a live read of your documents
Loads on request (about 2.6 MB)
Pricing
One plan. Per seat.
WOLF1956 Seat
7-day free trial$249.99/ seat / month
Billed monthly after your free trial. Renews automatically.
Monthly total after trial: $249.99
- Package adequacy check before pricing
- Source-linked findings and draft RFIs
- All four documents on every project
- Editable estimate on your assumptions
- Proposal ready for your letterhead
Billing terms. After the 7-day free trial, each seat is billed $249.99 per month on a recurring basis until cancelled. Cancel anytime, and cancellation stops your next renewal. You keep access through the end of the period you’ve already paid for. All payments are non-refundable, including partial months and unused seats.
FAQ
Straight answers.
Do I need completed sprinkler drawings?
No. A preliminary budget works from architectural construction drawings or schematic drawings together with a written fire protection scope. If the package isn’t enough for a meaningful budget, we tell you what’s missing instead of guessing.
Is the estimate a final bid?
No. It’s a preliminary budget built on stated assumptions, with pending items and exclusions listed. You stay in control of the final number, and every input is editable.
Are the marked-up drawings permit documents?
No. They’re an estimating and coordination aid that references your original sheets and revisions. They aren’t sealed engineering, shop drawings or permit documents.
How fast will I get my documents?
It depends on the size and completeness of the package. We confirm timing when a complete package is received, and incomplete packages need clarification first. We don’t promise a fixed turnaround.
Can I put the proposal on my own letterhead?
Yes. The proposal is fully editable and transferable, and internal costs and markup never appear on it.
How does billing work?
You start with a 7-day free trial. After that, it’s $249.99 per seat per month, billed on a recurring basis. Cancel anytime, and cancellation stops your next renewal. Payments are non-refundable, including partial months.
What happens to my drawings and pricing?
Files you upload are encrypted in transit and at rest and kept in private storage. They’re used only to prepare your documents, never used to train public AI models, never shared with other customers, and deleted on request.
Is the demo using a real project?
No. The demo and every example on this page use a fictional project created for demonstration.
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