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Construction Estimating Services Melbourne
Spend Less Time Quoting. More Time Building.
Accurate estimating is essential to quoting confidently, protecting your margins and choosing the right projects for your building business. Price A Plan provides professional building estimating services in Melbourne, helping builders take the pressure out of estimating and stay on top of new opportunities.
Our experienced estimating team works with residential builders across Melbourne, providing detailed construction estimates, quantity takeoffs and pre-construction support. Whether you need additional estimating capacity during a busy period or ongoing support for your business, Price A Plan gives you access to experienced estimators without having to build a larger in-house team.
Built For Busy Melbourne Builders
Price A Plan is a builder-led, family-run construction estimating business supporting builders in Melbourne, Victoria. Backed by more than two decades of industry experience, we understand what goes into pricing construction projects accurately, managing costs and protecting margins in a competitive building industry.
Our focus goes beyond simply producing an estimate. We work alongside Melbourne builders as an estimating partner, providing detailed building estimates for complex inner city heritage buildings, tight city spaces, and intricate, unique architectural details. We provide detailed estimates, quantity takeoffs and pre-construction support to help you quote with confidence, pursue the right projects and build a more profitable business.
Our Melbourne Estimating Services
How we can help
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Quality Budget Estimate
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Full Quantity Estimate
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FQE Add-Ons
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Pre-Construction Support
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Subcontractor or Trade Supply Take-Offs
Quality Budget Estimate
Qualify client budgets quickly and accurately with our Quality Budget Estimate (QBE). For a flat fee, get a realistic budget range with fast turnaround, backed by real project data. This essential first step helps you make confident decisions and build a more profitable pipeline.
Full Quantity Estimate
The Full Quantity Estimate (FQE), is a detailed analysis that delves deep into every aspect of a construction project, providing builders with a comprehensive breakdown of material quantities, labour costs, timber list and PC/PS items. This meticulous evaluation ensures accurate budgeting and precise planning throughout the construction process, ultimately leading to successful project outcomes.
FQE Add-Ons
Elevate your FQE with powerful add-ons. From procurement support that streamlines subcontractor pricing, to 3D models that bring your project to life, to cost centre exports that upload directly to your software so your job is ready to run. These services transform your estimate into a complete project management solution.
Pre-Construction Support
Download our free Pre-Construction Sales System with proven templates that guide clients from enquiry to signed contract. Handle every interaction with confidence, clarity, and a streamlined approach that reduces stress and wins more work.
Subcontractor or Trade Supply Take-Offs
Our Subcontractor estimate (SUB) is an itemised trade scope and take off specific to your trade e.g. electrical, plaster, concrete. Our Trade Supply Take-off, (TST) is an itemised take off per trade category. Used by builders seeking supplier or trade pricing.
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Nick Makin from Makin Construction, a luxury home builder from the Gold Coast, has been using Price A Plan since day 1 in his building business. When Nick was lost and confused on how to price projects, Price A Plan was an absolute game changer for him. Nick talks about his personal connection to Haydn and how much Haydn has helped him grow into the builder he is today.
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Josh from Lean 2 Constructions, a residential and construction expert from the Snowy Mountains, says that he was hesitant to outsource his estimates in fear of things not being done the way he’d like them, but outsourcing to Price A Plan increased the standard of what they were delivering. Now he gets more time back while still delivering a good quality product.
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Lucas & Louise from Harlor Building, a husband-and-wife team based in Kangaroo Valley, believe that a great estimate must be thorough, clear, and account for every detail. Partnering with Price A Plan not only gives them confidence in their numbers, but also provides their clients with the reassurance they need to move forward
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Maddie and Mark, a Canberra-based duo specialising in knock-down rebuilds and boutique custom homes, rely on Price A Plan’s QBE to bring clarity to early-stage budgeting. With building costs continuing to shift, the QBE helps align client expectations with real-world figures allowing honest conversations to happen early, before progressing to a full quote.
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Jamie Allen, Director of Sureline Building Group, specialises in high-end architectural homes and values the strong communication and collaborative revision process Price A Plan provides. With fast, reliable turnaround times and a willingness to work through multiple revisions, Jamie knows every project is refined until the numbers are right for everyone involved.
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FAQs
Melbourne Estimating FAQ’s
Got questions? We’ve got answers. Here’s everything you need to know about working with us.
What Is The Process For Getting A Construction Estimate in Melbourne?
What is the FQE Turnaround Time?
Our FQEs typically take between 10-14 days to deliver. Once you have submitted the request, we assess the difficulty and assign you a due date based on our current workload. Typically, our busiest periods are in the lead up to Christmas and just before school holidays.
How Much Does It Cost?
Minimum Charge = $1500 + GST
0.35% of total contract price up to $1.5 million then 0.1% for any residual amount over $1.5 million.
What If I Don’t Have Time For A Checklist?
We don’t recommend this for new clients; however we can proceed with the FQE using our standard industry pricing based on our experience. You will get this first draft back and can still do revisions.
Do You Provide Fee Proposals?
The short answer is no. If you have your own method of qualifying your budget, you can base the fees on the high end of that price, however we don’t make guarantees that we will match this. We suggest doing a QBE which provides a budget range, then base your FQE charges on the high end and add your time to the costs. Alternatively, develop a sales approach where you can request a flat fee for estimating and consulting with them and tell your client you use professional services.
How Much Do Revisions Cost?
Revisions are included in the cost of our FQEs. There are some exceptions like changes to plans and scope but we do our best to give you every opportunity to refine this until it is contract ready.
What Building Estimating Services Do You Provide In Melbourne?
Price A Plan provides Melbourne builders with construction cost estimating, quantity takeoffs and a range of pre-construction support services. We understand the complex details of working with heritage buildings, inner city tight spaces and unique architectural design, which will be factored into your estimate. The level of support can be tailored to your project and how your business currently manages estimating.
Who Are Your Melbourne Estimating Services For?
Our services are designed for builders and construction businesses that need professional estimating support. This can include businesses looking to outsource estimating regularly as well as builders who simply need additional capacity during busy quoting periods.
Can You Estimate Residential Construction Projects In Melbourne?
Yes. Price A Plan provides residential construction estimating services for Melbourne builders, helping price new builds and other residential construction projects from supplied plans and project documentation.
Why Outsource Construction Estimating?
Outsourcing can give your business additional estimating capacity without employing another estimator in-house. It can also free up your time to focus on managing projects, clients, subcontractors and growing your building business.
Which Areas Of Melbourne Do You Provide Building Estimating Services To?
Price A Plan provides building and construction estimating services for builders across Greater Melbourne and surrounding areas. We support builders working throughout Melbourne’s CBD, inner suburbs, northern, eastern, south-eastern and western suburbs, including areas such as Richmond, South Yarra, Brighton, Dandenong, Frankston, Ringwood, Werribee, Melton, Craigieburn, Geelong and surrounding growth corridors.
Whether you’re building in an established Melbourne suburb or one of Victoria’s growing residential areas, our estimating team can provide the detailed estimates, takeoffs and pre-construction support you need to confidently price your next project.