Laboratory Specification / RFP Analyzer

Upload a specification, bid package or RFP and get back the laboratory scope: matching CSI sections, casework and fume hood requirements, extractable quantities, bid dates and alternate language — each item citing the page it came from.

Laboratory casework layout in a lab design drawing

Section 12 35 53 is rarely where the whole story is

Laboratory scope in a project manual is genuinely awkward to read. Casework sits in division 12, fume hoods and lab equipment in division 11, worksurfaces in their own section, and the requirements that actually decide the package — chemical resistance, finish, utility rough-ins, SEFA references — are scattered between them and the drawings.

Reading it well takes time that estimators do not have during a bid window, and the things most often missed are the expensive ones: an alternate that opens the package to more than one manufacturer, a worksurface material buried in a schedule, a delivery date that does not match the construction programme.

This tool does the mechanical first pass. It reads the document’s text and reports what it literally found — the sections, the scope areas, the quantities stated in words, the dates and the substitution language — with a page citation for every item so you can verify it rather than trust it.

Who this is for

  • Lab furniture estimators and bid coordinators
  • General contractors separating division 11 and 12 scope between suppliers
  • Universities, hospitals and public labs issuing a solicitation
  • Lab managers checking what their own RFP actually asks for

What you need to hand

  • The specification, project manual, bid package or RFP as a PDF, DOCX or text file
  • Nothing else — the tool reads it and reports what is there
  • Up to 40 MB per document

Don’t have all of it? Every field that can be left blank, can be — the tool tells you which missing number would change the answer most.

Upload your laboratory specification

The extracted sections, quantities, dates and alternate language appear on this page with citations. Your details are only needed if you want the extract emailed, priced for your bid, or read properly by a person.

Prefer a full window? Open the specification analyzer in a new tab.

How it works

Upload the document

PDF, Word or text. It is read in your browser, treated as confidential, never published, and used only for your review and any quote you request.

Review what was found

Laboratory casework, fume hood, worksurface and lab shelving scope, with matching CSI sections and page citations.

Check the citations

Every item shows a page number and excerpt so you can verify it against your own copy of the document.

Send it for pricing

Give us the bid date and we will price the laboratory sections and flag anything that needs a substitution request.

What it finds, and what it deliberately does not claim

CSI sections are matched against the divisions where laboratory scope lives — 12 35 53 laboratory casework, 11 53 00 laboratory equipment including fume hoods, and 12 36 00 countertops and worksurfaces.

Scope areas are reported from literal keyword matches: casework, fume hoods, epoxy and phenolic worksurfaces, lab shelving, cleanrooms and lab seating. Nothing is inferred from context.

Quantities are literal text matches — hoods, cabinets, linear feet, benches. They are a head start on a takeoff, not a takeoff, and drawings and schedules routinely change them.

Alternate and “or equal” language is flagged wherever it appears. On lab packages that language is frequently the difference between a single-source specification and a competitive bid.

If the PDF is a scan, the tool says so rather than returning a misleadingly empty result, and recommends a human read.

What this tool does not do

This is a reading aid, not a bid, a takeoff, or a scope commitment. Only the document’s text layer is analysed.

  • Scanned or image-only PDFs contain no readable text and will return little or nothing.
  • Quantities are literal matches and are not reconciled against drawings, schedules or addenda.
  • The tool does not confirm that any product complies with a referenced standard such as SEFA — that is a submittal question.
  • Your document is confidential, is not published anywhere, and is used only to prepare your review and quote.

Laboratory specification resources

Laboratory casework specifications

Published specification data for division 12 35 53 sections.

Laboratory casework Revit blocks

Revit content for laboratory casework.

Lab Startup Scope Planner

Size a scope from headcount and lab type when there is no spec yet.

Fume hoods

Bench, walk-in and specialty hoods for division 11 53 00 scope.

Laboratory countertops

Epoxy, phenolic and stainless worksurface data.

SEFA 8 casework checklist

What to verify when a spec references SEFA.

Common questions

Is my bid document confidential?
Yes. It is used only to produce your extract and any quote you request, is never published, and is not shared outside our team.
Will it tell me if the spec is single-source?
It flags every occurrence of alternate, substitution and “or equal” language with page citations, which is what that determination is based on. Reading the contractual weight of that language is a human job.
Does it check SEFA compliance?
No. It reports where a standard is referenced in the text. Whether a specific product complies is a submittal matter, answered with documentation.
What if the specification is a scan?
The tool detects the missing text layer and tells you, rather than returning an empty answer. Send it in and a person will read it.
Can you price the lab scope for our bid?
Yes. Send it with the bid date and we will price the casework, hoods and worksurfaces and flag what is missing.
Does it read drawings?
Not usefully — drawings are graphical. Include them when you ask for pricing and a person will read them.

Send us the lab scope and we will price it to your bid date

We price casework, hoods and worksurfaces, flag the alternates worth pursuing, and tell you what is missing before it costs you the bid.