Plant

This includes costing for the heavy machinery and other equipment required to complete the project. For example; scaffolding, cranes, excavators, bulldozers, and forklifts.

Labour

Estimating the number of resources needed to complete the project successfully is another important part of construction cost estimating services.

Materials

Materials form another integral part of the building estimating service. These can include items such as bricks, cement, mortar, sealants, wood etc. and this assisted by having a detailed Bill of Quantities.

Overheads

All the costs associated with running of a construction project that are not direct costs. Items such as; supervision, temporary work site cabins, and vehicles.  

• Identify long lead items to procurement.
• Populate procurement plan. 
• Select correct parties for the plan – suppliers, consultants, subcontractors etc.
• Organise and review tender documentation
• Provide a notification to the client for your intention to provide a submission.
• Setup Bill of Quantities and works classifications.
• Prepare any tender questions early to allow a timely response.
• Where possible, visit the site to become aware of the site conditions and access.
• Review specifications identify any items which may affect the tender or aspects of the specification which we do not comply. 
• Review all other information provided to get an understanding of the project scope.

• Quantity take off to establish both the type and volume of works
• Apply the final quantities to the bill of quantities ready for estimating.
• Use the bill of quantities to assist in making the procurement list to ensure timely submission.
• Review all procurement responses and choose the best to be incorporated into the estimate.
• Use the prices received to build up items from first principles to establish the costs.
• Test rate against old existing cost data or market rates.
• Build up the cost of the project preliminaries and office overheads.
• Assess any risks project presents and consider adding a contingency sum to the estimate.
• Finalise all direct and indirect costs of a project and present to the client. 
• Agree with the client and apply a markup to the project.
• Provide submission to the client for review.

• Review costs against budgets and invoices against contract pricing to make sure estimating was correct. Continually review the process to make sure future estimating incorporates any lessons learned.
• Review areas of gain and loss to identify areas of over/under estimating.
• Carry out a post contract review to identify any lessons learned.

What Types of Estimation Services Do We Offer?

• Commercial Developments – a commercial construction cost estimator is used for buildings such as offices and warehouses.

• Renovations and Extensions – building estimators are required for projects such as remodelling buildings, repairing damaged structures, extending floors or rooms within existing buildings, and the like.

• New Homes – building new homes, though on a smaller scale than large commercial structures, also require thorough home building cost estimators. Some important aspects that come under home construction cost estimators include electrical estimator, plumbing cost estimator, design cost estimator, etc.

• Civil Projects – building estimates contractors are used for civil construction projects as well.

We at Measure Manage are skilled in all the above building estimate types, and are capable of providing quality and timely construction estimating services. Some specialised trades that we partner with include concrete companies, carpentry companies, electrical companies, plumbing companies, etc.

How Do We Estimate For You?

Our focus is on precision. We understand the importance of accuracy when undertaking cost estimation for building construction, as the success of the project depends on it. Our estimates are reliable and you can count on us to minimize wastage and over/under-budgeting while taking into account all relevant factors.