Full Quantity Estimate
Price with Confidence Build with Certainty
Ready to win more tenders? Outsourcing your construction estimating is the immediate solution. It eliminates the headaches of pricing errors, saves you countless billable hours, and directly boosts your profitability.
Our FQE is the detailed analysis and comprehensive pre-construction process that delivers the accurate, reliable figures you need. Giving you the confidence to sign contracts and the certainty to manage the build. Trust us for professional construction estimating that gets the job done.
What Our FQE Delivers
- Contract Ready Documentation
- Bill of Quantities
- Complete Labour and Material Breakdown
- Timber Lists and PC/PS Schedules
- Customised Builder and Client Versions
Our Process
The 4 Easy Steps to Complete a FQE
Job Request & Account Setup
Simply email all relevant plans and specs to estimates@priceaplan.com.au.
Your account is finalized when you pay the deposit invoice, sign our agreement, and send us your logo.
We action the job in the system with your due date and next steps within 24 hours.
Production & Quality Control
New Clients will be REQUIRED to book a checklist.
This is a crucial meeting for us to better understand your project and for you to gain valuable insights into the Price A Plan process.
Once completed, your job is now being estimated by our highly trained team.
Finalisation & Delivery
Your job has gone through an internal review by senior estimators to ensure quality control and now you have your first draft FQE.
This is where the fun begins. We ask that you carefully review your builder’s copy alongside the checklist notes and lean on us to answer any questions.
We strongly recommend that NEW CLIENTS book a job review meeting to understand our estimate.
Revision to CCE
Revisions are included in the cost of your FQE, a phase we expect and prioritize to ensure you have every opportunity to consult with clients and refine the job until it is perfect.Once you are contract-ready, you can request a CCE which is the powerful option to seamlessly upload the final, accurate data directly to your building management software.
FAQs
Answers that bring clarity
Got questions? We’ve got answers. Here’s everything you need to know about working with us.
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.
