Construction cost estimating that holds up when a contractor's name is on the tender

When your company's name goes on a tender submission, the number underneath it has to survive someone else checking it, a client's QS, a main contractor's commercial team, whoever's on the other side of the table.

The cost has to be traceable, not just plausible

A number that sounds about right isn't the same as a number you can walk someone through line by line. Construction cost estimating built to NRM2 gives every figure a place it came from, so when it's questioned, there's an answer.

It has to reflect the job, not a template

Two jobs that look similar on the surface rarely cost the same. Ground conditions, access, specification, all of it moves the number. Pricing off a template from the last job is how contractors end up defending a figure they can't actually justify.

It has to protect the margin, not just win the bid

A low number wins the tender and loses the job. Cost estimating that's measured properly gives you a figure that's competitive because it's accurate, not because it's been shaved to get through the door.

Send your drawings and we'll price the job to NRM2 on real UK rates. See a sample estimate to see the kind of breakdown you'd submit.

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