Construction Tech Stack
How Cursor powers Tempest's estimating workflow
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)