Construction estimating services in the UK
MASONORA prepares contractor’s estimates for UK tenders. Measured work is priced by NRM2 work section or by subcontract package, preliminaries are built up from the schedule and site set-up, and risk, overheads and profit are shown as separate adjustments, giving your estimating team a complete tender sum to review and adjudicate.
FORMAT FOR UNITED KINGDOM
- Structure
- NRM2 work sections or subcontract packages
- Additions
- Preliminaries, risk, OH&P as separate items
- Pricing
- GBP, metric quantities
- Delivery
- Planned back from the tender return date
How is a UK tender estimate put together?
Measured work is priced using your own rates, subcontract quotations or market rates, section by section. Preliminaries are priced from the contract schedule: site management, accommodation, scaffolding, plant, welfare and temporary services. Risk allowances, overheads and profit sit on top as adjustment items, ready for the tender adjudication meeting.
Do you price design and build tenders?
Yes. On design and build, the contractor also carries design development risk. We highlight items where the employer’s requirements are open to interpretation, so your team can decide whether to price, qualify or exclude them before the tender is submitted.
Can you compare subcontract quotations?
Yes. Subcontract quotations for each package are leveled against our measured scope, and qualifications are priced back in, so the package figure used in the tender is complete.
How do you allow for inflation and risk?
UK tenders often run months ahead of construction, so the estimate shows the base date of its rates and a separate allowance for inflation to the midpoint of construction where the price is fixed. Risk allowances are listed by item with a short description, giving the tender review a clear picture of what each contingency is for.
What you receive
The full scope, process and software are described on our GC Estimates by Trade page. Local standards for United Kingdom are summarized on the United Kingdom page.
- Trade estimate workbook for each division ordered
- Combined GC estimate summary
- Marked-up drawings for every trade
- Material, labor and equipment breakdowns
- Assumptions, allowances and exclusions log
- Bid-day summary sheet
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Construction estimating services in the UK: questions answered
Do you price preliminaries?
Yes. Preliminaries are built up from the schedule and site requirements, item by item.
Can you work to JCT or NEC tender requirements?
Yes. The estimate follows the pricing documents and contract form specified in the tender.
Do you level subcontract quotations?
Yes. Quotations are compared against the same measured scope and adjusted for qualifications.
Can you estimate refurbishment work?
Yes. Refurbishment and alteration work is priced with clear allowances for unknown existing conditions.
Do you price fluctuations or inflation?
We show the base date of rates and can add an inflation allowance to a stated date, unless the contract includes a fluctuations mechanism.
Drop us a line and start the conversation today
Tell us about your GC Estimates by Trade 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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