What ARCOM - SpecText Master Guide Specifications does

ARCOM is the original author of the SpecText Master Guide Specifications content library, now operated as a brand inside Deltek's Specpoint construction specifications platform. SpecText provides infrastructure-project specification content (roads, bridges, and other civil works) that is delivered and continuously updated inside Specpoint, where it sits alongside the exclusive AIA MasterSpec content library that Deltek licenses under a strategic partnership with the American Institute of Architects.

Specpoint itself is a cloud-based SaaS application targeted at architecture and engineering firms, building product manufacturers, and infrastructure-project teams. The platform combines peer-reviewed MasterSpec content, a 50,000+ verified building product listing library, automated firm-master and owner-standard tagging, Gen AI-powered reporting ("Smart Reports"), and an embedded AI assistant ("Dela") that answers specification questions grounded in the platform's own content. It integrates with Autodesk Revit to bring product data into the modeling workflow and with Microsoft Teams, Concur, UKG, Procore, and OneStream to extend into adjacent project-based workflows.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring SaaS subscriptions to Specpoint, supplemented by professional services for implementation, training, and support. Go-to-market is sales-assisted with direct enterprise field sales, inside sales for mid-market, a partner/reseller network, and cloud-based self-serve onboarding. The platform is cited as the specification tool of choice for 80% of the top architectural firms and 80% of the top engineering firms, operating inside a broader Deltek customer base of 30,000+ project-based organizations across North America and globally. The ARCOM/SpecText entity itself is small (five employees per firmographics) and functions as a content and brand unit within Deltek rather than as an independent software vendor.

Name

ARCOM - SpecText Master Guide Specifications

Legal name

Deltek, Inc.

Website

https://spectext.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ARCOM's SpecText Master Guide Specifications is the infrastructure-specification content library inside Deltek's Specpoint platform, delivering AIA MasterSpec content, a 50,000+ product library, and Dela AI assistance to architecture, engineering, and building product manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription (SaaS): Cloud-based construction specifications application delivered as a subscription service. Users access AIA MasterSpec content, product library, and AI-powered features through the Specpoint platform.
2. Professional Services: Implementation, training, and support services for Deltek Specpoint and related Deltek products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SpecText provides peer-reviewed infrastructure project specifications content for roads, bridges, and civil engineering, delivered and continually updated within Deltek's Specpoint cloud platform. It is integrated with AIA MasterSpec, the Dela AI assistant, and a 50,000+ product library, enabling architecture and engineering firms to produce accurate project manuals with reduced RFIs and change orders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Specpoint: Intelligent construction specifications application connecting AIA MasterSpec content, product library, and AI-driven insights for architects and engineers.
• SpecText

Products and services

• SpecText for Specpoint Infrastructure project specifications content for roads, bridges, and civil engineering, delivered within Deltek's Specpoint with automatic updates and work item customization. Used by architecture and engineering firms producing infrastructure specifications.
• Deltek Specpoint Intelligent cloud-based construction specifications application connecting AIA MasterSpec content, a 50,000+ product library, and AI-driven insights for architects, engineers, and building product manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of top architectural firms use Specpoint
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• AIA (American Institute of Architects)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive strategic partnership with AIA for MasterSpec content. The collaboration between AIA and Deltek enhances the industry-leading specifications standard through Specpoint. Stephen T. Ayers, Interim Executive Vice President and CEO of The American Institute of Architects, stated that this cutting-edge solution empowers architects with a highly efficient and collaborative platform.
• Autodesk (Revit Integration)majorTechnology or IntegrationRevit integration extends Specpoint product library access directly into the architectural modeling workflow. This integration enables architects to access verified building product data at the moment of selection within their design tools.
• Microsoft (Teams Integration)majorTechnology or IntegrationDela AI is available directly inside Microsoft Teams, putting time and expense entry as well as AI-powered answers and summaries where people already work. Time entry via Outlook and Teams takes about 10-15 seconds compared to at least a minute when using a browser.
• Concur (Expense Management Integration)supportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Concur streamlines expense reporting, eliminating reconciliation work and improving project billing accuracy. Financial and labor data updates automatically each day.
• UKG (Payroll Integration)supportingTechnology or IntegrationUKG integration captures payroll and time data in real time, reducing manual entry and linking labor costs directly to contracts. Employees can clock in and submit time from mobile devices.
• Procore (Construction Project Management Integration)supportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Procore via ComputerEase delivers construction project management capabilities. The government services contractor integrates these tools for comprehensive project oversight.
• OneStream (Corporate Consolidation)supportingTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with OneStream delivers visibility across the entire organization for consolidated reporting and financial oversight.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trimble: Construction technology vendor spanning estimating, project management, and BIM coordination. Trimble's portfolio overlaps with Specpoint at the design-to-construction handoff and competes for AEC software wallet share.
• Autodesk: Owner of Revit, AutoCAD, and the broader AEC design ecosystem. Autodesk controls the modeling surfaces where Specpoint integrates and is the most likely player to embed specifications natively if it chooses to expand downstream.
• Procore Technologies: Construction project management platform with broad AEC adoption and downstream integrations. Procore competes for IT budget within A&E and construction firms and could extend upstream into pre-construction specification workflows.
• Nemetschek Group: European-headquartered AEC software group (Graphisoft, Vectorworks, Bluebeam). Nemetschek serves the same architect/engineering buyer base and represents a credible cross-region vertical SaaS competitor.
• Oracle Aconex: Construction collaboration and project information platform serving large infrastructure and capital project owners. Aconex competes for specification and document control budget on complex projects that SpecText targets.

Regional players

• RIB Software: Construction estimating and project management software vendor with strong presence in EMEA. RIB overlaps with Deltek/Specpoint at the pre-construction and specification handoff in markets where Deltek's direct footprint is lighter.

Direct peers

• Newforma: Project information management platform purpose-built for AEC firms, addressing document control, RFIs, and project email — adjacent to Specpoint's specification collaboration and project-manual workflows.
• Bluebeam (Nemetschek): PDF markup and design collaboration tool widely used by A&E firms during specification review and project manual production. Bluebeam is embedded in many of the same specification workflows Specpoint targets.
• Bentley Systems: Provider of infrastructure engineering software (OpenBuildings, OpenRoads) that overlaps directly with SpecText's infrastructure specifications footprint and competes for the same civil/transportation engineering buyers.

Emerging players

• Arcoro: Modular SaaS suite for construction covering HR, operations, and compliance. Arcoro represents the broader trend of vertical SaaS consolidation in AEC, where point-tool competitors may bundle specification-adjacent capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Deltek
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@deltekinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arcom---spectext-master-guide-specifications
• Instagraminstagram.com/deltekinc

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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