What it is
Kinnect is web-based preconstruction software for general contractors. It combines bid packages, requests for information, value-engineering tracking, cost history and an AI assistant. Teams can invite subcontractors by scope, monitor plan views and bidding status, then compare received bids in a grid. RFIs can be assigned to architects with notifications. Value-engineering items include cost breakdowns and accept or reject status. The cost-history library searches past unit costs by CSI division, project type and year, with project-type analytics. Its Claude-powered AI uses project documents and cost history to answer questions, suggest value-engineering candidates and review project context. Kinnect says these outputs are estimates requiring human verification, not measured takeoffs or guaranteed results. The service is paid from 149 /mo, has no free plan and offers a 14-day trial. The listed user-seat limit is five users.
Who it suits. It suits general-contractor preconstruction teams managing bids, RFIs, value engineering and cost history. The five-user limit is relevant to small teams.
Good
- Compares subcontractor bids in a grid
- Tracks RFIs and value-engineering status
- Searches historical project unit costs
- AI uses project documents and cost history
- Supports plan-room workflows
Watch for
- Five-user seat limit
- No free plan
- AI results require human verification
- No direct Bluebeam or ConstructConnect APIs
Verdict
Kinnect brings bid management, RFIs, cost history and assisted analysis into one web workspace. It may fit small general-contractor teams that can work within the seat limit and verify AI-generated estimates.
Plans and prices
| Plan | Price | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| Custom company plan | — | Flat monthly price; quote based on preconstruction headcount and annual construction volume |
From Kinnect's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026. Every plan
What the maker publishes
- AI features
- The Claude-powered AI uses project documents and cost history to answer questions, generate value-engineering candidates, and review project context. source
- AI limitation
- Kinnect says AI outputs are estimates that require human verification and are not measured takeoffs or guaranteed accurate results. source
- Bid management
- Teams can invite subcontractors by scope, track plan views and bidding status, and level received bids in a grid. source
- Compliance limits
- Kinnect says it is not itself SOC 2 Type 2 audited or ISO 27001 certified and does not support HIPAA/BAA, FedRAMP, or GovCloud. source
- Cost history
- The cost-history library lets users search past project unit costs by CSI division, project type, and year, with project-type analytics. source
- Data export and deletion
- Users can download uploaded documents and export RFIs, value-engineering items, and cost history; the site says closed-account data is retained read-only for 30 days before deletion. source
- Integrations
- Bluebeam and ConstructConnect do not have direct API integrations; users can upload their exports and PDFs for AI reading. source
- Purpose
- Kinnect is preconstruction software for general contractors, combining bid packages, RFIs, value engineering, cost history, and an AI assistant. source
- RFIs and value engineering
- RFIs can be assigned to architects with notifications, and value-engineering items can be tracked with cost breakdowns and accept/reject status. source
- Security
- Kinnect states that data is encrypted in transit and at rest, company workspaces are isolated, and AI prompts and responses are not used to train models. source
- Support
- The site lists email support, priority email response for Team plans, and a named customer success manager for Enterprise agreements. source
- Trial terms
- The 30-day trial requires no payment card and becomes read-only at expiration, with data export available and no automatic charge. source