Construction Tech Stack

Overview

Cursor-Powered Construction Workflow

This diagram shows how Cursor sits at the center of the Tempest estimating workflow. All tools, data sources, and integrations are built and maintained through AI-assisted development.

Estimating Tools

• Bid Finder - Scrapes public bid sources (UDOT, Sam.gov, Horrocks, Bonfire Hub, QuestCDN) and aggregates opportunities in one place
• Quick Bid - Fast estimating tool with saved labor, equipment, and material rates for quick price-outs
• Proposals - Generate professional PDF proposals with scope, pricing, and terms
• Tasks - Track estimating tasks, follow-ups, and action items
• Pipe & Trench Calculator - Calculate excavation, bedding, and backfill quantities

Data Sources

• Supplier Rates - Staker Parson, Granite, Lakeview, Geneva Rock aggregate pricing
• Labor & Equipment - Crew rates, equipment rental rates from Wheeler, J Solutions
• Material Codebook - Pipe, fittings, structures with unit costs
• Subcontractor Database - Asphalt, boring, traffic control, testing subs with contacts

Bid Sources

• UDOT Contractor Zone - State highway and infrastructure projects
• Sam.gov - Federal contracting opportunities
• Utah Bonfire Hub - Municipal and utility procurement (U3P)
• Horrocks Plan Room - Engineering firm plan room
• QuestCDN - Public bidding platform

Infrastructure

• Vercel - Serverless hosting for APIs and static site
• GitHub - Version control and deployment pipeline
• Node.js - Serverless functions (Puppeteer for scraping, jsPDF for documents)