Estimates that flow through to budgets
Win the job and your estimate becomes the budget baseline, line for line, priced as you bid it.
Win
Win more work with faster, accurate estimates
Build your estimate in a fast, familiar spreadsheet, priced against your cost codes and rates. The number you price is the number you track, through to budget, schedule of values and programme.
| Description | Cost type | Qty | Unit | Rate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-100Preliminaries3 lines | $458,000 | ||||
| 02-100Site & earthworks3 lines | $286,000 | ||||
| 03-100Concrete | $612,000 | ||||
| Concrete supply & place | Material | 386 | m³ | $415.00 | $160,190 |
| Formwork to slabs & walls | Subcontract | 2,400 | m² | $96.00 | $230,400 |
| Reinforcement supply & fix | Material | 1 | item | $132,610.00 | $132,610 |
| Concrete finishing & curing | Labour | 1 | item | $88,800.00 | $88,800 |
| 05-100Structural steel2 lines | $358,000 | ||||
| 06-100Carpentry3 lines | $394,000 | ||||
| 07-100Roofing & waterproofing2 lines | $248,000 | ||||
| 08-100Windows & glazing2 lines | $322,000 | ||||
| 09-100Wall & ceiling finishes3 lines | $486,000 | ||||
| 15-100Plumbing3 lines | $342,000 | ||||
| 16-100Electrical3 lines | $488,000 | ||||
| 17-100Mechanical / HVAC1 line | $178,000 | ||||
| 31-100External works & landscaping3 lines | $240,000 | ||||
| Estimate total ex GST · seeds budget & SOV | $4,412,000 | ||||
The Northside Apartments estimate in the familiar spreadsheet grid — trade sections rolling up to section subtotals and the $4,412,000 total. The 386 m³ concrete quantity lands straight from the takeoff; every line carries a cost type and cost code, so the won estimate seeds the budget and schedule of values without re-keying.
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Estimates that carry through when you win
Your programme starts from the estimate
Win the job and the priced scope seeds your programme, so the timeline starts from the numbers you bid.
Claims bill off the lines you priced
Your schedule of values and progress claims run off the estimate, so you bill against the exact lines you bid.
How it works
The whole estimate, in one place
Import your workbook, structure it by trade, then code and price every line. The priced job flows into budget, schedule of values and programme.
| Description | Qty | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Concrete supply & place | 386 m³ | $415.00 |
| Formwork to slabs & walls | 2,400 m² | $96.00 |
| Reinforcement supply & fix | 1 item | $132,610 |
| Concrete finishing & curing | 1 item | $88,800 |
Estimate in a real spreadsheet
Build line by line with full keyboard navigation, in-cell editing and frozen columns.
XLSnorthside-estimate.xlsx
Line items 32 rows detected
Summary skipped
Import from Excel
Bring in an Excel or CSV file; BuildPass picks the line-item tab over the summary so you start from detail.
| 01-100Preliminaries | $458,000 |
| 03-100Concrete | $612,000 |
| 06-100Carpentry | $394,000 |
| 16-100Electrical | $488,000 |
| + 8 more trades | $4,412,000 |
Structure by trade
Add section headers to break a flat list into trades, packages or cost groups that roll up cleanly.
Concrete supply & place
MaterialAI suggested
Cost types detected for you
Each line is tagged labour, material, subcontract or equipment, and you can fix any call in a click.
Concrete supply & place
03-100ConcreteSuggested
Cost-code matching
BuildPass suggests the right cost code for each line, so coding stays consistent across the job.
Concrete supply & place
Material$415.00 / m³
Harbourline standard rates
Apply your rate library
Pull org labour, equipment and material rates onto lines, each carrying its own cost type.
Connected to the whole job
Estimating, connected to the whole job
Quantities from Takeoff flow into the estimate, and the price you build flows on into budget, schedule of values and programme. The number you estimate is the number you track.
Estimate
$4,412,000
Northside Apartments · ex GST · won
seeds
Budget · original
$4,412,000
same cost codes, no re-keying
Schedule of values
$4,850,000
sell-side contract sum
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Managing Director, FORA
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Site Supervisor, Turn Group
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Director, Lorden Vella
Frequently asked questions
It's software for pricing a job line by line, with quantities, rates and cost codes in one place. With BuildPass you estimate in a familiar spreadsheet, then carry those numbers straight into budget, schedule of values and programme without re-keying.
Yes. Import an Excel or CSV workbook and BuildPass picks the line-item tab over the summary tab, so you start from the detail, not the totals.
BuildPass detects the cost type of each line, whether labour, material, subcontract or equipment, and matches the right cost code, so coding is a quick confirm. Rates from your library carry their own cost-type classification to keep things consistent.
Yes. The estimate feeds budget, schedule of values and programme directly, so the figure you priced is the figure you track, with a link back to where it came from.
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