AI solutions for your industry

AI for engineering firms.

Protect your most valuable thinking time.

AI support for proposals, project visibility and billing readiness. Keep technical expertise focused on clients and delivery, not assembling administrative packets.

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Follow one real-world workflow

See how the work changes.

A proposed example, not a live product demo. Select each step to see what the agent prepares and what stays with your team.

01

An RFP arrives

A proposal lead approves the pursuit and supplies the requirements, deadline and permitted project-reference library.

A day in your business

Less assembling.
More deciding.

A project manager needs a proposal and a billing update in the same week. The AI team assembles source material and exceptions; the PM makes the professional decisions.

The owner outcome: Protect senior technical time by making proposal preparation, project visibility and billing readiness less dependent on manual document assembly.

Your business. Your AI team.

8 ways to put AI to work.

Choose the workflows that fit your operation. We design and implement each around your systems and your team, with clear approval rules. Start small or connect several.

01 / Engineering firms

RFP Triage & Compliance Map

Decide which opportunities deserve attention.

The workflowExtracts submission dates, mandatory requirements and questions from RFPs into a source-linked checklist.

Your team stays in controlPrincipals decide whether to bid and verify requirements.

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Qualifications & Proposal Assistant

Build tailored proposals without starting from scratch.

The workflowFinds approved project examples and resumes, then drafts sections against the RFP requirements.

Your team stays in controlYour team checks claims, scope and fees before submission.

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Project Knowledge Finder

Find the right precedent without searching every folder.

The workflowRetrieves approved project records, standards and correspondence with citations and document versions.

Your team stays in controlEngineers verify applicability; it does not perform engineering design.

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Meeting-to-Action Coordinator

Keep project commitments from falling between meetings.

The workflowTurns authorized meeting notes into draft decisions, owners, due dates and follow-up questions.

Your team stays in controlThe project manager confirms decisions and assignments.

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RFI & Submittal Coordinator

Keep unanswered project questions visible.

The workflowClassifies incoming items, checks required fields and tracks responses against the project register.

Your team stays in controlLicensed professionals review technical responses and approvals.

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Change-Scope Watch

Spot requests that may need a change order.

The workflowCompares new correspondence with the agreed scope and gathers evidence for a draft change request.

Your team stays in controlThe project lead decides entitlement, pricing and client commitments.

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Project Margin Early Warning

See budget pressure while there is time to act.

The workflowCompares approved budgets, recorded hours and remaining tasks; highlights exceptions for the project manager.

Your team stays in controlForecasts are reviewed estimates, not certified project outcomes.

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Invoice-Ready Project Pack

Reduce delays between completed work and billing.

The workflowChecks milestones, time records and required supporting documents before assembling a draft billing pack.

Your team stays in controlFinance approves invoices; the project lead confirms completion.

Solution options are scoped and configured for your business, not a claim of ready-made integrations. Existing software comes first. The implementation packages below include only the workflows listed in each package.

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Connected to your existing work

Project accounting such as Deltek Vantagepoint, approved CV/project libraries, document storage and work email. APIs, export permissions and access to each project must be validated.

Use native automation where it already meets the need. These are design options, not promises of working integrations.

A focused first implementation

Choose one proposal template or one project-reporting cadence. Run beside the existing process, review every output and measure preparation effort net of correction time.

Agree the baseline, access boundaries, review owner, acceptance tests and stop conditions before activation. Measure net staff time after review and correction, not just machine output.

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Big possibilities.
For your firm.

We believe American small businesses can be among the biggest beneficiaries of AI. More capability for your team. Less work falling through the cracks. More room to grow. We’re building these solutions around your industry, with U.S.-based implementation and people you can talk to.

We know the owner’s perspective: 20 years running Merit Consulting and helping enterprises put technology to work. Merit continues today, and that experience now also stands behind Merit SMB AI. Meet the people behind the work ↗

Implementation estimates / Engineering firms

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Three starting points, with clear deliverables.

Your AI. Your setup.

In the cloud or in your office.

You own the accounts and equipment. We help choose the practical setup for your work.

Cloud

No new computer needed

Easiest to get started and access from anywhere. Your workflows use your own cloud accounts. Needs reliable internet and provider services.

$0 equipment allowance

Office computer

A dedicated Mac mini or Dell PC

Useful when the workflow needs files or tools on your premises. You are responsible for power, internet and physical security. Cloud AI and phone services may still be needed.

+$1,500–$3,000 equipment allowance

Advanced local AI

A specialist AI computer

For a tested need to run selected AI models locally. Higher cost and more maintenance. A separately designed stack, not a local installation of Grok Bot.

+$8,000–$12,000 equipment allowance

Grok Bot is cloud-hosted. Connecting an office computer does not move Grok Bot onto that computer or make all data local. Any local-model workflow must be tested separately; phone services, integrations and some AI features may still require internet access. Equipment allowances are planning budgets, not hardware quotes. The final proposal confirms the machine, backup power, configuration, data flow and any additional installation work. Taxes, electricity and replacement equipment are extra.

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Examples, not guaranteed savings. Payback assumes you can put the returned time to useful work at the stated hourly value. Payroll may stay the same. Each package explains the assumptions below.

Low / Focused

A focused start

$10,000–$12,000
Estimated one-time implementation

1 defined workflow. One location or team; 1–2 supported integrations.

  • RFP intake and classification

Includes testing, team training, runbook, customer-owned deployment and 30-day defect correction. Vendor costs and ongoing support are separate.

Medium / Connected

A coordinated team

$18,000–$24,000
Estimated one-time implementation

3 defined workflows. One location or team; up to 3 supported integrations.

  • RFP intake and classification
  • Approved-project knowledge search with citations
  • Proposal draft assembly

Includes testing, team training, runbook, customer-owned deployment and 30-day defect correction. Vendor costs and ongoing support are separate.

High / Advanced

A broader operation

$32,000–$45,000
Estimated one-time implementation

5 defined workflows for one agreed team or location. Up to 4 supported integrations, with richer exception handling and reporting.

  • RFP intake and classification
  • Approved-project knowledge search with citations
  • Proposal draft assembly
  • Project administration and action tracking
  • Timesheet/invoice exception reporting

Includes testing, team training, runbook, customer-owned deployment and 30-day defect correction. Vendor costs and ongoing support are separate.

Sector-specific scope: One approved project-document library and existing CRM/task tool. Claims cite approved sources. No CAD/BIM build, certified design, engineering calculations or autonomous bid submission.

Planning estimates, not binding quotes. Ranges assume permitted access, usable data, supported integrations and a named reviewer. The final proposal confirms deliverables, acceptance tests, handover and responsibilities.

Vendor licenses, model/voice usage, taxes and ongoing care are additional. Custom APIs, major data cleanup, regulated advice, autonomous financial actions and 24/7 response are not included unless expressly scoped. Lower software subscription prices are not equivalent to implementation services.

After implementation

Your team runs it.
Or we help.

Managed care is optional. Choose who owns monitoring, updates and support after handover.

No managed care

$0 / month to us

Your team operates the delivered workflows after handover. No ongoing monitoring, maintenance or support included. Vendor subscriptions and usage remain your responsibility.

Care

$499 / month

Up to 2 support hours for agreed maintenance and troubleshooting. Additional work requires approval. Vendor costs are separate.

Managed optimization

$999 / month

Up to 4 hours for agreed maintenance, monitoring review and improvements. No unlimited changes or 24/7 service. Vendor costs are separate.

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