Controls points list
Inputs, outputs, and network points tied to equipment tags from the schedules and the control diagrams.
D3 PointScope
Controls takeoff from the bid set, without a price.
D3 PointScope reads plans and specifications and returns the controls picture a bidder needs before anyone prices the job: a points list, device counts, sequences, scope flags, and questions to ask before bid day.
Not an estimate. D3 PointScope does not produce labor hours, material pricing, or a bid total. Your estimator still prices the work. If a number belongs in a proposal, it does not come from this package.
Deliverable
What comes back.
Device counts
Controllers, sensors, valves, and actuators the drawings and schedules actually call out.
Sequences
Sequence sections pulled from the specification, outlined against the equipment they appear to cover.
Scope flags
Places the documents say controls by owner, controls by others, or leave the responsibility unstated.
Pre-bid questions
Conflicts, missing sequences, and unreadable notes, written as questions you can send before bid day.
How a set is read
Three steps. No upload portal on this site.
01
Send the bid set
Drawings and the Division 23 specifications, especially 23 09. Tell us how you want to transfer the files. Do not paste a full set into the contact form.
02
We read the documents
Equipment schedules, control diagrams, and the sequence sections. Turnaround depends on sheet count and how complete the specification is, and it is agreed when the set arrives.
03
You get the controls package
Points, devices, sequences, scope flags, and questions. Your estimator prices the work from that package.
Sample output
What the sheet looks like.
The rows below are an illustration of the format. They are not a project, and they are not a count you can bid.
| Tag | Equipment | Points noted | Scope flag |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHU-1 | Air handler | Listed from the schedule and diagram | In contract |
| VAV-101 | Terminal unit | Listed from the terminal schedule | In contract |
| EF-2 | Exhaust fan | Shown on the plan, not in the sequence | Controls by others |
| Boiler plant | Heating plant | Specification says existing controls remain | Controls by owner |
Pre-bid questions (sample)
- Section 23 09 23 names a BACnet/IP trunk. The drawings do not show the router. Who furnishes it?
- The AHU-3 schedule shows a return fan. The sequence does not mention one. Which document governs?
Who sends a set
Estimators who are tired of rebuilding the points list.
Controls contractors, mechanical contractors who subcontract the controls, and independent integrators bidding Division 23 09 00 work. The painful part is the hours spent pulling points off the M-schedules and the sequence spec. PointScope does that reading. It stops before the price.
After the bid
If you win the job and need the logic written, that is DDC programming. PointScope does not program the controllers and it does not draw the submittal.
Send a set to D3 PointScope.
Say how many sheets you have, which specification sections are included, and when the bid is due. We will tell you whether the set is readable and how the package will be delivered.