v1.1 Caprix AI · Two families of AI agents

AI agents for construction costs

Caprix puts nine specialist AI agents to work for Malaysian construction. The Cost Data Agents answer any unit rate, build full estimates and track the market; the BOQ Agents draft, import, review and export tender-ready SMM2 Bills of Quantities.

No credit card needed · 20 free credits every 48 hours

G30 concrete · m³RM 305.00
Priced in1.8 s
Bill 2 totalRM 379,350
warehouse · senaiSMM2 · 2026
32.0 m
 
Ready-mixed concrete G30 (m³)RM 305.00
Steel reinforcement (t)RM 4,180.00
RM 612.40composite · per m³ placed · Selangor 2026
5,000+Live rates in every database
16States & territories covered
9Specialist AI agents, two families
SMM2Compatible BOQ output
SMM2 compliantSMM3 coming soon16 Malaysian states5,000+ live ratesEncrypted tender PDFsJKR-style collection & summaryTwo families of AI agentsLive market indices SMM2 compliantSMM3 coming soon16 Malaysian states5,000+ live ratesEncrypted tender PDFsJKR-style collection & summaryTwo families of AI agentsLive market indices
01 Two families of AI agents

A team of AI agents for construction cost

Caprix is built around specialist AI agents, grouped into two families. The Cost Data Agents answer, estimate and track prices; the BOQ Agents build, check and export your bills. Pick the agent that fits the job — or let them hand off to each other.

Family one

Cost Data Agents

Ask, estimate and track prices across Material, Labour and Machinery — every answer grounded in real Malaysian cost data. These agents live in the Chat workspace.

AI Ask

Ask any unit rate in plain English; get a traceable figure for your state, year and month.

Free · 2 credits

AI Track

Pin up to 10 rates to a price watchlist and let them update themselves when a newer period lands.

Pro & Max · 5 cr / item

AI Estimate

Turn a one-line building brief into a full elemental cost budget in seconds.

Pro & Max · 5 credits

AI Trends

See how Malaysian tender-price and material indices have moved, and price with the trend in mind.

Pro & Max · 5 credits
Family two

BOQ Agents

Build, price, check and export tender-ready Bills of Quantities to SMM2 (SMM3 coming soon). These agents live inside the BOQ Builder — now open to free users, with export on Pro & Max.

AI Draft

Describe the works and get a structured, priced bill drafted for you to refine.

From 5 credits

AI Import

Drop in an Excel or PDF bill and let AI read, structure and tidy it into a clean, editable BOQ.

Excel free · PDF 1 cr / 5 pp

AI Review

Have your finished bill checked for missing trades, wrong units and rates that look off.

5 credits

AI Compare

Benchmark your rates against comparable projects and see where you sit high, low or on the money.

From 10 credits

AI Items

Generate individual priced line items on demand and drop them straight into your bill.

2 credits
A closer look

See the AI agents at work

F.01

AI Ask

Ask any unit rate in plain English and get the right figure for your state, year and month — no rate book required.

Unit rate for G30 concrete in Selangor, 2026?
Ready-mixed concrete G30 (m³)RM 305.00
Steel reinforcement (t)RM 4,180.00
Formwork to soffits (m²)RM 62.50
F.02

AI BOQ Drafting

Describe a project in one sentence — '2,000 m² warehouse in Senai' — and Caprix drafts a full SMM2 bill structure, item by item, each line priced against live rates. Export a tender-ready PDF on Pro & Max.

A · Excavate to reduce levelsRM 48,200
B · Mass concrete in foundationsRM 96,750
C · Reinforced concrete bases, G30RM 184,400
Carried to CollectionRM 379,350
F.03

AI Track

Pin the rates your budget depends on to a watchlist — each card refreshes itself when a newer period lands.

High-tensile steel · tRM 4,180 +3.4%
Ready-mix G30 · m³RM 305 0.0%
Cement OPC 50 kg · bagRM 21.50 −1.8%
F.04

AI Trends

Track how Malaysian tender-price and material cost indices have moved by state, category and period.

02 The AI BOQ Builder

From a question to a tender-ready Bill of Quantities

Stop rebuilding spreadsheets for every project. Let AI draft your bills, price them against live Malaysian rates, apply your markup, and export clean documents your client expects.

SMM2 structure with multiple bills per project
Measured, sum, PC, provisional & contingency item types
Custom columns and per-bill markup calculations
AI Import — Excel or PDF to kick-start from existing bills
Addenda & Variation Orders — issue a numbered, priced change set instead of overwriting an issued bill
Your own rate library — save build-ups once and reuse them on every project, free on all plans
Clean, tender-ready PDF export — page setup, layout & page numbering
Password-protected, encrypted PDFs for confidential tenders
Bill No. 2 · SubstructureWarehouse, Senai · SMM2 · 2026 rates
SMM2
ItemDescriptionAmount
AExcavate to reduce levelsRM 48,200
BMass concrete in foundationsRM 96,750
CReinforced concrete bases, G30RM 184,400
DProvisional sum, ground stabilisationRM 50,000
Carried to SummaryRM 379,350
4 items · priced against 2026 Johor ratesExport PDF
03 The AI pipeline

From a one-line brief to a tender-ready bill

Four AI-assisted moves — no spreadsheets, no rate books, no copy-paste.

Describe

Type a project brief — or ask any unit rate — in plain English. No forms to fill, no rate book to open.

AI prices it

AI drafts your SMM2 bills and builds elemental estimates — every line grounded in live Malaysian rates.

Refine & build

Edit items, set markup, build composite rates and arrange JKR-style collection & summary pages.

Export

Download a clean, encrypted, tender-ready PDF — page setup, numbering and layout all your way.

04 Who it's for

Built for the people who price the build

Whether you're tendering, budgeting or value-engineering, Caprix removes the spreadsheet grind.

Quantity Surveyors

Draft SMM2 bills with AI and price them against live rates instead of hunting through old rate books and PDFs.

Estimators

Turn a brief into a defensible cost estimate in minutes, with an AI elemental breakdown you can stand behind.

Contractors & Builders

Check unit rates on the fly and sanity-check quotes before you commit to a tender price.

Architects

Test the cost impact of design decisions early, while changes are still cheap to make.

Project Managers

Build budgets backed by real indices and watch cost trends so there are no surprises mid-project.

Students & Trainees

Learn how Malaysian rates and BOQs really fit together, with a free plan and an AI tutor that explains every number.

05 Plans & pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you're pricing for real.

Every plan runs on a simple credit system. Ask uses 2 credits; Estimate, Trends and each tracked rate use 5. Cancel anytime.

Free

RM 0 forever
20 credits, auto-reset every 48 hours
  • ~10 Ask queries every reset
  • Full Material / Labour / Machinery data
  • BOQ Builder — build, save & AI-draft
  • Chat history not saved
  • Estimate, Trends, Track & PDF export locked
Sign up free
Most popular

Pro

RM 99 / month
1,000 credits, renews every 30 days
  • ~500 Ask or ~200 Estimate / Trends queries
  • Estimate Generator unlocked
  • Trends analysis unlocked
  • Track price watchlist — up to 10 rates
  • Full BOQ Builder with PDF export
  • Chat history saved · priority speed
Start with Pro
Best value

Max

RM 149 / month
2,500 credits, renews every 30 days
  • ~1,250 Ask or ~500 Estimate / Trends queries
  • Everything in Pro
  • Highest-priority queue
  • Best for busy estimating teams
  • Chat history saved
Go Max

Corporate

Custom for teams
One company account, several estimators
  • Multiple seats under one company account
  • Shared credit pool, or a fixed allowance per seat
  • Every member inherits the company plan
  • Billed annually; credits still renew monthly
  • Add or remove team members yourself, any time
Talk to us

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06 Products & Services

The full BCISM ecosystem

01
Costbook
Reference

BCISM Costbook 2025

The trusted annual reference of unit rates and prices for the Malaysian construction industry. 2025 edition now available for pre-order.

Pre-order now
02
CYPE
Software

CYPE Solutions

World-class software for architecture, structures and project management — now available in Malaysia through BCISM, with local support.

Explore CYPE
Seminars & Training

Master the standards that move the industry

Enquire about courses
SMM3 TrainingsMeasure and bill to the current standard
Cost estimating & BOQ workshopsPractical pricing and bill preparation
Module-based programmesTargeted, role-specific learning paths
Seminars & CPD eventsIndustry briefings and software workshops
07 Questions & answers

Construction cost estimating & BOQ, answered

Everything quantity surveyors, estimators and contractors ask before switching to Caprix AI.

Caprix AI is BCISM's cost intelligence platform for Malaysian construction. Nine specialist AI agents — four for cost data, five for Bills of Quantities — answer unit-rate questions, generate elemental estimates, track market indices and draft, review and export SMM2 bills, all grounded in real Malaysian Material, Labour and Machinery data.

The BOQ Builder produces SMM2-compliant bills today, with JKR-style collection and summary pages, multiple bills per project and measured, sum, PC, provisional and contingency item types. SMM3 support is coming soon.

Rates come from BCISM's own cost databases — over 5,000 live Material, Labour and Machinery rates covering all 16 Malaysian states and territories, with 2026 pricing and historical periods behind every trend.

Yes. The Free plan gives you 20 credits that auto-reset every 48 hours — roughly ten AI Ask queries per reset — plus full Material, Labour and Machinery data and the BOQ Builder for building, saving and AI-drafting bills. Estimate, Trends, Track and PDF export unlock on Pro and Max. No credit card required.

AI Track lets you pin up to 10 rates to a price watchlist on Pro and Max. Each tracked rate updates itself when a newer period lands, so you know steel or cement has moved before your tender does.

The Corporate plan puts several estimators under one company account with a shared credit pool or a fixed allowance per seat, annual billing to the company, monthly credit renewal and self-service member management. Talk to us for a tailored quote.

All of it is in Caprix AI. The Cost Data Agents hold the unit rates, elemental benchmarks and price indices for Malaysian construction; the BOQ Agents handle measurement and produce SMM2-compliant Bills of Quantities, with SMM3 coming soon. BCISM also still publishes free benchmarking reports and price indices on the Resources page.

08 Contact

Let's talk cost intelligence

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