Bill of Quantities
Bills of Quantities, measured and tender-ready.
Send the drawings. Get a trade-by-trade BOQ back in 3 to 5 days: measured quantities your team can price straight off, with every line traceable to a drawing reference. Fixed fee confirmed before we start.
What you receive
Trade-sheet Excel workbook
Every trade laid out on its own tab, quantities set against a description and a unit of measure, ready to price.
Pivot summary tab
Totals rolled up automatically so you can sanity-check the numbers before drilling into the line items.
Drawing references on every line
Each quantity traces back to the exact sheet and revision it was measured from.
Assumptions and exclusions register
What's included, what isn't, and what was assumed, spelled out in writing before you tender.
Who it's for
Subbies tendering a package
Pricing a single trade package? Apply your own labour and material rates to a fixed, measured set of quantities and tender with confidence.
Builders running their own tender
You've got the subbies and the rates, you just don't have the hours to measure every sheet. Outsource the measurement, keep the tender workflow yours.
Developers wanting quantities before pricing
Need quantities before you commission a priced estimate or approach a builder? A measured BOQ is the starting point for any cost conversation.
How it works
01. Send your drawings
Upload PDFs, DWGs or share a link. Any format works.
02. We scope and confirm
We review the package and confirm scope, turnaround and price within 2 hours.
03. BOQ delivered
Trade-by-trade quantities, pivot summary and marked-up drawings in your inbox in 3 to 5 business days.
04. Revisions included
One round of revisions at no extra cost if scope changes before tender close.
Common questions
What is a Bill of Quantities (BOQ)?
A Bill of Quantities is an itemised list of every measurable component of a project, structured trade by trade, with quantities set against a description and a unit of measure such as cubic metres of concrete or square metres of formwork. It's the document Australian builders and subcontractors price against to tender.
What's the difference between a BOQ, a takeoff, and an estimate?
A BOQ and a takeoff both describe measured, unpriced quantities off the drawings. An estimate takes those quantities and applies rates for labour, materials, plant and margin to produce a total dollar figure.
Who prepares a BOQ in Australia?
A BOQ is usually prepared by an independent estimator rather than the subcontractor who will price it, so the quantities stay neutral and every tenderer is pricing exactly the same scope.
How do subcontractors use a BOQ to tender?
A subcontractor applies their own labour rates and material discounts to the fixed quantities in the BOQ, then submits a competitive number. This means they aren't exposed to scope they had to measure themselves under time pressure.