Projects
Selected work, measured precisely.
A cross-section of recent estimating engagements, from custom residences and duplexes through mid-rise apartments to high-rise towers and commercial alterations. Every BOQ is structured around the formworker’s request: line items, levels and units adjusted per job.
Dual occupancy with two pools, Caringbah South NSW
Detailed trade-by-trade D&C estimate
- 21 trade sections with priced allowances
- Class P site, suspended timber floors on steel, two pool shells
- Marked-up drawings issued with the workbook
Delivered: on the agreed Friday
Aged-care and independent-living village, Bowral NSW
Tender summary and column BOQ
- 449 columns measured by size and reinforcement
- Tender summary plus BOQ for the formwork subcontractor's bid
- Marked-up structural drawings included
Delivered: for the tender close
Three D&C estimates for one builder in a week
Turnkey D&C estimates, Low/Mid/High rate tiers
- GST split and summary roll-up per option
- Basis and caveats schedule on every workbook
- Same layout across all three so the builder could compare
Delivered: within the week
Supermarket site and external roundabout, Tahmoor
Civil Tender BOQ · 4 packages · Civil, Structure and Services
Supermarket site with a 197-bay carpark and a new roundabout on the adjoining road. The bill was built in the tender's four package structure: site civil, external roundabout, building structure and site services. Pavement by type, kerb by profile, stormwater pipes and pits by size, 100 plus bored piers and 24 tilt-panel elevations, with 3,500 m³ net earthworks import measured against the engineer's volumes.
Semi-detached dual occupancy, Western Sydney
Full Construction Takeoff · Basement + 2 · All Trades, Measured Line by Line
Basement plus two storeys, 528 m² GFA, measured from the full CDC set. Around 700 lines across demolition, substructure, superstructure, finishes, services and externals, every room measured and coloured on the plan so the builder can check any quantity against the drawing. Assumptions and RFI register issued with the workbook.
22–24 Joyce Street, Pendle Hill
Residential High-Rise · 9 levels · Formwork Takeoff
Dual-tower residential development comprising two high-rise towers with shared basement and podium. Scope included full formwork takeoff across all suspended slabs, walls, cores, and transfer structures. Ground-floor post-tension slab covered concrete hobs, upstand walls, Ritek walls, edgeboard, grated drains and 467 m² of conventional suspended slab.
82–90 Alexander Street, Crows Nest
Mixed-Use Development · 9 levels · Formwork Takeoff
Mid-rise mixed-use development with deep basement, transfer slab, and residential levels above. Formwork takeoff covered all slab-on-ground, suspended slabs, columns, walls, and stair cores. Footing GA detailed 70 m² of pad footings, 88 m² of lift-pit slab and 8 m² of strip footings.
3 Mary Street & 41 Auburn Road, Auburn
Residential Development · 27 levels · Formwork Takeoff
Multi-storey residential development with complex formwork geometry including raked slab edges, cantilevered balconies, and perimeter retaining walls. Lower-ground floor marking plan (Zone 1) covered 28 concrete columns, 39 m of double-sided walls, edgeboard above and below 300 mm, and 1,039 m² of conventional suspended slab.
Two-storey dwelling over garage, Central Coast
Residential Formwork · 2 levels · Formwork, Concrete and Steel Takeoff
Suspended slabs, Dincel walls, edgeboard and stairs for a two-storey house over a garage cut into the block. Slab on ground, suspended slab and Dincel measured separately on each sheet so the different supply and labour rates land on their own lines. Garage-level retaining walls and edgeboard run out to the metre, 586 m² of suspended slab across the two setouts.
216 The Esplanade, Burleigh Heads, QLD
High-Rise Residential Tower · 18 levels · Full FRP BOQ
Gold Coast high-rise tower with curved oval floor plates, post-tensioned beams, and Bondek composite slabs over blockwork. Detailed BOQ covering formwork, concrete, and reinforcement across every level, from raft slab to roof.
1170–1176 Botany Road, Botany
Residential with Basement · 4 levels · Full FRP BOQ
Four-storey residential development over a multi-level basement. Scope included a 1,230 m² raft slab, 450 mm hydrostatic slab-on-ground, and 15 concrete columns at basement level. Full formwork, concrete, and steel takeoff.
47 Hotham Parade, Artarmon
Commercial Alterations & Additions · 1 + Extension · Full FRP BOQ
Commercial alterations and additions to an existing structure. Scope included a new portal-frame extension over 1,340 m² raft slab, precast wall panels, and column-and-pad-footing strengthening at 24 existing locations.
5–9 Alexander Street, Fairy Meadow
Residential Apartments · 3 levels · Full FRP BOQ
Three-storey residential apartment block on ~700 m² per level. Scope included Ritek wall system, conventional suspended slabs, concrete upstand walls, and full external slab-on-ground works. Quantities split per level and per element.
81 Ocean View Drive, Wamberal
Custom Residence with Basement · 2 levels · Formwork & Concrete Takeoff
Coastal luxury residence with basement-level raft slab broken down by thickness and grid zone: multi-zone takeoff covering 170 mm and 300 mm slab variants alongside boundary retaining walls. Granular detail to match the structural variation.
6 Banks Avenue, North Turramurra
Custom Duplex · 2 levels · Formwork & Concrete Takeoff
Bespoke two-storey duplex with feature suspended slab, single-sided concrete hobs, and split-height edgeboard. Detailed takeoff covering both formwork and concrete volumes across all elements.
Recent work
Tender BOQ: multi-stage aged care development, Southern Highlands NSW
A commercial formwork contractor needed a tender-ready structure package. HYKSOS measured the full concrete skeleton: 449 columns, suspended slabs, walls and footings, with reinforcement taken off the drawing specifications. Delivered as a priced-ready Excel BOQ plus a one-page tender summary the estimator could sign and submit.
FRP takeoff: luxury duplex, Rose Bay, Sydney
Full form, reinforce and pour takeoff: edgeboard, joints, piers, suspended slabs and steel schedules, measured level by level and issued with marked-up drawings so the site team could see exactly where every quantity came from. Revised and reissued the same week the structural set changed.
Tiling and stone BOQ: multi-residential project, Sydney
Room-by-room tiling and stone takeoff across every level: floors, walls, waterproofing and screeds split by finish code, floors measured gross and walls net to match how tilers actually price. The client used the BOQ to negotiate the subcontract with line-item confidence.