The core business is the preparation of accurate and detailed Bills of Quantities measuring in accordance with ARM4, SMM7, NRM2 or CESMM4.

Our practice uses the latest Quantity Surveying and Estimating software, RIB Costx. Due to the software’s advanced measurement capabilities it allows precise, accurate quantity take-off quickly and allows dynamic links from the pricing documents directly to the drawings or BIM, enabling full transparency and interactivity. This efficiency allows our surveyors to spend more time checking what’s not shown on the tender information but required, notifying the clients team and creating workarounds and describing complex works clearly to aid pricing.

We have a proven track record in producing accurate, comprehensive, efficient and easy to navigate BQs. Using a standard easily navigable approach, we can efficiently incorporate tender addendums and value engineering as required.

Advanced Surveying Software

Measurement in accordance with a standard measurement method is an excellent way to identify scope gaps in the design.

We adopt a comprehensive Q&R process in parallel with measurement, which allows us to undertake a technical audit to identify shortcomings in the design and coordination of the tender information. This approach delivers a ‘Value add’ rather than a ‘fait accompli’ service and has been widely adopted.

We offer an independent and impartial quantity check of tender pricing documents using a user friendly approach and adjustable document template.

We can easily identify what has been over or under measured and include items missed off drawings separately without interfering with original pricing document.

Industry Leading Methodologies

We use Mudshark Earth modelling software for all our bulk cut-and-fill measurements.

This software allows us to reflect the Soil Investigation Reports in 3D, including borehole logs, analysis of soil and sub-soil stratums.

We can determine what can be be-re-used more accurately, enabling our clients to reduce the volume of disposal off-site.

Mudshark is the only Earth Modelling software that can produce results in accordance with ARM4, SMM7 or NRM2.

Advanced Modelling Insights

Using our expertise and knowledge of the construction market, we produce quality cost planning and budgetary advice. Our cost plans can be produced in client-specific formats, BCIS elemental or in accordance with NRM 1.

We are commercially aware and can integrate market advice from our many industry contacts built up over 30 years. We live link quantities and rates directly to our estimate templates, which can be updated unlimited times as the design is developed (Live cost plan). This is particularly useful when updating costs from scheme design to production design stages. With our experienced team of professionals, we can provide cost plans using minimal design information.

Next Generation Thinking

We are firm BIM advocates and believe that through 5D Cost Planning, we can create significant cost savings by providing cost planning services that deliver cost certainty through realistic and precise cost estimates from concept to construction and at any point throughout all levels of development.

We offer a service where we can interrogate the model, work closely with the designer, model maps the quantities and use manual ‘workarounds’ to fill gaps in the design. Utilising this technology allows BOQCS to push traditional barriers in Quantity Takeoff.

Cutting edge cost planning

BOQ Consulting Services has an experienced estimating team available to enable us to create competitive and quality tender submissions on all types of projects. Our estimators all held senior positions for major contractors before launching BOQCS.

We have a proven track record of providing thorough and detailed submissions and having a practical and knowledgeable understanding of the current marketplace. Depending on requirements, we use Conquest Estimating and / or Costx software for our estimating services.

Professional estimating