Cost calculations via AI
Ask your AI assistant about calculation lines, updated costs and margin per project. Instant answers from Exact Online Construction — no Excel export needed.
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The problem
Calculations live apart from reality
In many construction companies a calculation is made at project start and then forgotten until delivery. Mid-project insight into actual vs. budgeted costs is missing — deviations are discovered too late.
Calculation and actuals are separate
Calculation lines in Exact, actual costs elsewhere. Comparing requires manual copy and paste.
Too late to see a project running over
Only at final review does it become clear structural was 20% over budget. By then nothing can be steered.
Margin per work part unknown
Total project margin says little — you want to know where you make money and where you lose it within the project.
No learnings for follow-up quotes
Without insight into which calculation items consistently overrun, follow-up quotes keep repeating the same mistakes.
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The solution
AI-driven calculation monitoring via Bouw Botje
Connect your AI assistant to Exact Online Construction via the MCP protocol. Ask questions about calculations in natural language and get numbers from your administration back instantly.
This page focuses on one area — see the complete Exact Online Construction AI integration for the full overview of what AI can do in your construction administration.
Calculation vs. actuals
Ask directly how a project stands relative to calculation — per work part, per cost type.
Early warnings
Ask weekly "which projects risk going over calculation?" and adjust in time.
Margin per work part
Granular insight: see where in the project money is made or lost.
Calculation learnings for quotes
Compare multiple closed projects and see which calculation items are structurally under- or overestimated.
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Example questions
Ask your AI assistant
Ask these directly to ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or any AI assistant connected to Bouw Botje.
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› "What is the calculation vs. actuals for project PRJ-2026-014?"
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› "Which work parts are 10% over budget?"
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› "Compare the calculations of my last 5 residential projects"
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› "Which projects risk going over the main sum?"
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› "Show the margin per work part for the Aalsmeer project"
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› "Which calculation item is structurally underestimated in renovation projects?"
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Comparison
Manual calculation monitoring vs. AI-driven
Discover how AI enables continuous monitoring — instead of only at delivery.
| Manual | With Bouw Botje | |
|---|---|---|
| Calculation vs. actuals | 15-30 min Excel export | Instant answer in seconds |
| Margin per work part | Manual per project | One question, structured overview |
| Early warning | Periodic (often too late) | Continuous: ask anytime |
| Cross-project analysis | Hardly feasible | Instant: "compare last 5 projects" |
| Error-prone | High (Excel copy errors) | Low (data from your Exact administration) |
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Pricing
AI with Exact Online Construction - Plans
Choose the plan that suits you. Try free for 14 days.
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Frequently asked questions
Cost calculations - Exact Online Construction | Bouw Botje — FAQ
Ask your AI assistant "what is the calculation vs. actuals for project X?". AI puts the calculation from the quotation lines in Exact Online Construction next to logged hours, material, equipment and waste bookings, supplier invoices and subcontractor contracts and presents the difference per work part.
Yes, provided your calculation in Exact Online Construction is split into work parts. Ask "show margin per work part for project X".
Yes. For long projects you can put progress sheets and booked quantities (m, m2, m3 or units) next to the calculation per work part.
Yes. Ask "which calculation item is structurally underestimated in my renovation projects?". AI analyses multiple closed projects and flags patterns.
With the Advanced plan AI can create quotations and add quotation lines in Exact Online Construction. For complex calculations manual input in EO Construction or dedicated calculation software is often more practical.
Basic plan (read-only) EUR 39 per month. Advanced plan (read and write) EUR 59 per month. 14-day free trial.
Bouw Botje works with all AI assistants that support the MCP protocol: ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, Mistral, Perplexity, Grok, Cursor and OpenClaw.
Bouw Botje at a glance
- Bouw Botje is an MCP integration between Exact Online Construction (Exact Online Bouw, formerly Bouw7) and AI assistants. Full definition
- 209 MCP tools, of which 128 read-only and 81 write. All tools
- Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, Mistral, Perplexity, Grok, Cursor and OpenClaw.
- Security: API key stored encrypted, AI clients sign in via OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, separate database per administration, read-only by default. Security
- From €39 per month (Basic) or €59 (Advanced), 14-day free trial. Pricing
- Made by Industrial IT, Ugchelen (Chamber of Commerce 67449727), since 2016. Technical specifications
Sources: Model Context Protocol - official documentation · RFC 7636 - Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE) · RFC 9728 - OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata
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