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CAPEX Estimate Generation

Produces line-item capex estimates for a defined scope using the capex library, labor rates, material costs, and overlay contingency and escalation. Output is a structured estimate suitable for bid leveling, prioritization, or budget inclusion.

What this skill does

CAPEX Estimate Generation is an A.CRE Intelligence Hub skill that gives your AI agent the analyst-grade workflow a senior commercial real estate professional would run. Produces line-item capex estimates for a defined scope using the capex library, labor rates, material costs, and overlay contingency and escalation. Output is a structured estimate suitable for bid leveling, prioritization, or budget inclusion. Produces line-item capex estimates for a defined scope using the capex library, labor rates, material costs, and overlay contingency and escalation. Output is a structured estimate suitable for bid leveling, prioritization, or budget inclusion. Activate it inside ChatGPT, Claude, Manus, or OpenClaw by saying something like "Use the CAPEX Estimate Generation skill" — the Hub routes the request to this skill and the underlying primary-source CRE data feeds backends automatically. Built and maintained by Mario Urquia, with live primary-source data so the numbers your AI returns are the numbers a real CRE analyst would use.

How you'll use it

"Use the CAPEX Estimate Generation skill"

Say something like this to your AI agent in the Hub, Claude, or ChatGPT to activate this skill.

Skill activation rules

Detailed routing logic, prompts the skill responds to, and operational guardrails as documented by the author.

Produces line-item capex estimates for a defined scope using the capex library, labor rates, material costs, and overlay contingency and escalation. Output is a structured estimate suitable for bid leveling, prioritization, or budget inclusion.

What's inside

Capex Estimate Generation

Workflow purpose

Turn a scope statement into a structured, line-item estimate tied to the capex library. Output feeds workflows/capital_project_intake_and_prioritization, workflows/bid_leveling_procurement_review, and…

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Capex Estimate Generation

Workflow purpose

Turn a scope statement into a structured, line-item estimate tied to the capex library. Output feeds workflows/capital_project_intake_and_prioritization, workflows/bid_leveling_procurement_review, and workflows/budget_build.

Trigger conditions

  • Explicit: "estimate this capex scope", "unit turn tier estimate", "amenity refresh estimate", "roof replacement estimate".
  • Implicit: workflows/capital_project_intake_and_prioritization requests estimate; bid package prep; draw-review estimate scrub.
  • Recurring: on demand.

Inputs (required / optional)

Full instructions and any reference files ship in the .skill bundle.

Bundle structure
capex-estimate-generation/
└── SKILL.md                # Required: instructions + metadata

Who built it

With contributions from Avi Hacker.

How to run it

Not in the Hub? Download the .skill bundle above and follow the A.CRE skills install guide → to load it into Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any other agent that supports skills.

Already in the Hub. If you're an AI.Edge Pro or A.CRE Accelerator member, this skill is bundled into the A.CRE Intelligence Hub direct connector (MCP server) — just ask your agent.

About this skill

Third-Party skill. This skill is redistributed under the Apache-2.0 license and is not authored or endorsed by Adventures in CRE. Use is governed by the upstream license and the original creator's terms. Original attribution: Mario Urquia (link) and contributors (Avi Hacker).