Texas structural steel work, posted on the ESBD and through general contractors, is built to AISC 360 and AWS D1.1, and a fabricator that does not read the connection and welding scope is pricing the wrong tonnage.
What Texas structural steel sets
Texas steel packages, surfaced on the ESBD and the GC channels, reference AISC 360 and AWS D1.1 to set the member sizes, the connections, the welding, and the finishes, with state prevailing wage on public work. The design basis and the connection scope set the shop and field hours the fabricator must price.
Why steel scope is easy to misprice
The connection design, the welding, and the finishes sit in the Division 05 specifications and the structural drawings, not the title. A sub that misreads the connection scope carries the wrong shop and field hours into the bid.
How an AI bid agent reads Texas steel
An AI bid agent monitors the ESBD and the GC channels, reads each Texas steel package, and surfaces the connections, the welding, and the finishes that drive the work. The fabricator prices the actual package.
You can see how the agent reads a Texas steel package in our AI bid agent demo for specialty trade contractors. It pulls the AISC 360 and AWS D1.1 connection and welding scope so the tonnage is priced.