Estimating systems for civil contractors
Schedules of quantities, plant and crew rates, earthworks and drainage — priced from your own production rates, not retyped for every tender.
What you price
Schedule of quantities
Client schedules imported and priced line by line.
Earthworks
Cut, fill, cart-away and import volumes with bulking factors.
Plant rates
Owned and hired plant with wet/dry rates, fuel and float charges.
Crew build-ups
Crews of labour and plant with daily production rates.
Drainage & services
Pipe by diameter and depth band, manholes, sumps and connections.
Roading & surfacing
Basecourse, kerb and channel, asphalt and chipseal by m² or tonne.
Traffic management & P&G
TTM, site establishment, supervision and testing.
What we build
Schedule import & pricing
Paste or import the client schedule, price against your rate build-ups.
Production-rate engine
Crew + plant + production rate = unit rate, transparent and auditable.
Plant library
Owned vs hired plant rates in one place, updated once.
Earthworks calculator
Volumes, bulking and haul priced consistently.
Tender summary & margin controls
P&G, overheads, risk and margin with minimum-margin warnings.
Tender-ready output
Priced schedule returned in the client's format, plus an internal summary.
Web application and AI
AI-assisted takeoff turns schedules, specifications and PDFs into structured line items for checking. A web app or hybrid gives your tender team one shared set of rates.
How this is built
Most civil works projects start in Excel and move to a web app only when one file is holding the business back.
Estimating systems we've built across the trades
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More accurate project costing and easier decisions.
- Engineering & fabricationExcel
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Faster quoting on complex fabrication jobs, minimised material waste and protection against underquoting.
- ConstructionExcel
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Renovation costing application
Streamlined costing and improved accuracy.
Boat buildingExcelWebHybridInnovision Boats
Boat package costing application
Fewer pricing errors, a simpler specification process and streamlined parts ordering.
Joinery & kitchensExcelKitchen Inspirations
Kitchen package costing application
Faster processing of kitchen specifications and sales analytics.
Related reading
- When to move your estimator from Excel to a web appThe signals that point beyond a spreadsheet — and why many businesses should stay in Excel.
- Why your estimators price the same job differently (and how to fix it)Two prices for one scope usually means two rate sources. Consistency comes from one library, not from telling people to be more careful.
- How to stop re-keying quantities from drawings and schedulesRe-keying is where hours go and where quantities get typed twice. Structure the takeoff so a quantity is captured once.
Common questions.
Pricing tenders in a spreadsheet that's grown out of control?
Send us the file. We'll tell you what to keep, what to fix and what to automate — free, and confidential.
We typically reply the same business day. Fixed-price quotes after scoping. Your files stay confidential.