What is the difference between a takeoff, a BOQ and an estimate?
A quantity takeoff measures what is on the drawings: areas, volumes, lengths and counts. A bill of quantities organizes those measurements into described, numbered items in a standard format, so tenderers price the same thing. An estimate applies material, labor, plant and markup rates to reach a price.
Many tenders need all three. We can provide any one of them, or carry a project from takeoff through to a priced estimate in your format.
Which estimating formats do you use?
We format to your market and your client. US estimates are organized by CSI MasterFormat division. UK bills follow RICS NRM2. Australian work follows AIQS practice and the Australian Cost Management Manual. Gulf and Pakistan tenders follow the format set by the employer, commonly POMI or a project-specific method of measurement. If you have your own template, we use it.
How does tender support help win more bids?
Many bids are lost on paperwork rather than price: a missed addendum, an unclear exclusion or a late clarification. Our tender support team reviews the documents, lists scope gaps and risks, drafts RFIs, tracks addenda and assembles the final package against the submission checklist. You make the commercial decisions; we make sure nothing is missed.
How accurate are your estimates?
Accuracy depends on the quality of the drawings, so we tell you what we measured, what we assumed and what was excluded. Every quantity links back to a marked-up drawing, which means your team can check any line in seconds.
