Quantity takeoff and BOQ services in Australia
MASONORA prepares quantity takeoffs and bills of quantities for Australian builders, subcontractors and developers. Work is measured in metric units to the Australian Standard Method of Measurement and AIQS practice, organized by trade for builders or by element for cost planning, and delivered in Excel with marked-up drawings so your estimator can check any quantity.
FORMAT FOR AUSTRALIA
- Units
- m, m², m³, t, no.
- Structure
- ASMM trades or AIQS elements
- Pricing
- AUD, GST shown separately
- Delivery
- Planned back from tender close
Trade breakdown or elemental?
Australian builders usually price by trade: excavation, concreter, bricklayer, carpenter, roofer, plasterer, painter and so on. Quantity surveyors working for clients often report elementally. We measure once and can report either way, so the same takeoff serves the builder’s tender and the client’s cost plan.
How do you treat PC items and provisional sums?
Residential and commercial contracts in Australia often carry prime cost items for fittings and provisional sums for uncertain work. We list them clearly in the BOQ so the allowances are visible to your client and can be adjusted as selections are made, rather than buried inside trade rates.
Can you measure to NCC housing requirements?
Takeoffs follow what the drawings show. Where the drawings rely on NCC deemed-to-satisfy provisions or Australian Standards such as AS 1684 for framing, we measure to those requirements and flag anything the drawings leave unclear.
How do you handle Australian tender addenda?
Addenda and tender notices are logged as they arrive, the affected drawings are re-measured and a change schedule is issued, so your estimator can see exactly which trades moved and by how much. Where an addendum changes the scope of a trade already quoted, we flag it so you can go back to the subcontractor before tender close.
What you receive
The full scope, process and software are described on our quantity takeoff and bill of quantities page. Local standards for Australia are summarized on the Australia page.
- Quantity takeoff workbook (Excel)
- Bill of quantities by trade or work section
- Marked-up drawings showing every measurement
- Summary of quantities by trade
- Assumptions, allowances and exclusions log
- Addendum change log on revised issues
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Quantity takeoff and BOQ services in Australia: questions answered
Do you prepare BOQs for residential builders?
Yes. House and townhouse builders use our BOQs to price trades and order materials, with prime cost items and provisional sums listed separately.
Can you measure framing to AS 1684?
Yes, where the drawings call up AS 1684 framing, we measure members to the spans and spacings it sets and note any assumptions.
Do you measure in metric?
Always for Australian projects: lengths, areas and volumes in metric, with reinforcement in tonnes.
Can my QS review your takeoff?
Yes. Marked-up drawings and a clear item structure make it easy for your quantity surveyor to audit any line.
Can you measure steel reinforcement in tonnes?
Yes. Reinforcement is measured from the structural drawings and bar schedules and reported in tonnes by bar size, with mesh by sheet type and area.
Drop us a line and start the conversation today
Tell us about your quantity takeoff and bill of quantities project. Share drawings, your deadline and the format you need, and a specialist will confirm scope, fee and delivery date in writing.
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