BQ Pricing

A Priced BQ Where Every Rate Shows Its Working

Material, labour and plant build-up, independent take-off and a confidence score on every item, linked back to the drawing.

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Price, Justify, Check, Re-Price

The Bid Details editor works like Excel beside an AI chat. These are its real screens on a sample bid.

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Bill No. 2: FrameSearch Item, Ref, Description, Remark

Item	Description	Unit	Qty	Rate	Amount	Conf.
2/12 A	Grade 40 concrete in columns	m3	1,846.00	468.67	865,164.82	88
2/14 C	High yield bar reinforcement	t	312.40	3,691.44	1,153,205.86	60
2/16 B	Aluminium formwork to walls	m2	14,620.00	38.88	568,425.60	90
2/15 E	BRC A10 fabric, 15% laps	m2	2,150.00	25.68	55,212.00	70
3/02 A	Half brick wall 110 mm, clay	m2	3,480.00	73.44	255,571.20	70
2/22 D	PVC waterstop to joints	m	640.00	34.56	22,118.40	45

2/12 A · Grade 40 concrete in columnsConfidence 88

Quantity 1,846.00 m3, measured from S-204 C1 and C2, L5 to L38measured

Ready-mix G40, RM 365.00 + 3% wastageMaterial375.95

Place, vibrate and cureLabour28.00

High-rise pumping, stationary pump and boomPlant30.00

Direct cost 433.95 x (1 + 8% OH&P)Rate468.67

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Suggested next questions: Is the G40 supplier quote under 180 days old? Should pumping above L30 use the extra-over rate? Are columns below L5 a different grade?

Basic PricesBasic PricesAllowancesMeasurements

Y-bar B500B supply, per tonne~~2,700.00~~2,850.00

Source: supplier quote, Klang Valley, 12 days oldCurrent

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2/14 C reinforcement re-priced: rate 3,691.44 → 3,859.92, amount 1,153,205.86 → 1,205,839.01. Tender total + RM 52,633.15.

Ready-mix G40, per m3365.00

Aluminium formwork, walls, per m236.00

Overheads and profit8%

Quantity Check2 over 5%

ItemBQAI Take-OffDiff.

G40 concrete, columns (m3)1,846.01,852.3+0.3%

G35 concrete, slabs (m3)4,210.04,498.6+6.9%

Formwork to beams (m2)6,880.06,712.0-2.4%

Reinforcement (t)312.4331.8+6.2%

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QS-031 Commercial: slab concrete short by about 289 m3 against S-301 to S-338. Price at BQ quantity and qualify, or raise a tender query.

Bill of Quantities, rate justification, basic prices and quantity check: rebuilt from the live product on a sample bid. Figures are examples; the arithmetic is exact.

Confidence You Can Read at a Glance

Each parameter is scored by how it was obtained. The item takes its weakest score, so one guessed figure cannot hide behind good ones.

Confidence scale used for every BQ parameter.
How the Figure Was Obtained	Score
Measured from the drawing, or company policy	90
Inferred from the title block	80
Published price list or industry norm	70
Volatile price such as steel, or a derived figure	60
Extrapolated price or assumed geometry	50
Estimator judgement or unsupported assumption	40
Overridden by a person	100

Where the Basic Prices Come From

Your latest supplier quote in the Pricing Database
Your organisation rate, set by your estimators
A public price, from the indicative Klang Valley library

Benchmarks That Warn You

For high-rise residential frames, the QS role checks the result against typical ranges and raises an issue when the bid falls outside them.

Frame RM 550 to 900 per m2 GFAConcrete 0.35 to 0.5 m3 per m2 GFARebar 100 to 180 kg per m3

The Bid Details Editor

Eight tabs hold the whole bid, with the AI chat beside it.

Bill of Quantities

Item, ref, description, unit, quantity, rate, material, labour, plant, direct cost, amount, confidence, remark, issues and lock.

Documents

Drawing notes, method statements, PQP, HSE plan and the tender pack.

Overview

Totals, confidence mix and the Quantity Check against the drawings.

Programme

Critical path Gantt on a Malaysian working calendar.

Resources

Manpower and machinery from your library, costed per working day.

Basic Prices

Basic prices, allowances and measurements. Change one and the bill re-prices.

Reports

19 reports, each marked ready, partly filled or not possible yet.

RFQs

Requests for quotation drafted from ticked BQ rows.

Lock an item and it never changes, whatever the AI or a refresh does
Right-click to insert or delete rows, search by item, ref, description or remark
Select a cell and the AI suggests the four questions a QS would ask next
Wrong-column amount formulas are rewritten to ROUND(Qty x Rate, 2) on export
The source BQ file is never changed. Exports are always a copy
Every save, with every row whose figures moved, goes to the audit log

Construction blueprints with a hard hat and scale ruler on a desk

Five Methods of Measurement, Detected Automatically

Standard	Used For
SMM2	Malaysian Standard Method of Measurement, building works, sections A to W
SMM3	RISM, July 2025, 29 sections, adds IBS and MEP, works with BIM
CESMM2	ICE civil engineering, classes A to Y
MyCESMM	CIDB civil engineering standard
NRM2	RICS detailed measurement for building works

Your interview answer overrides what was detected.

BQ Pricing Questions

How is each BQ rate calculated?

Each rate is built from terms classed as material, labour or plant. Labour and plant are priced as hourly rate divided by output. The rate is the sum of the terms plus any constant, multiplied by one plus your overheads and profit percentage, rounded to two decimals. The server does the arithmetic, not the AI.

What does the confidence score mean?

Every parameter behind a rate is scored from 40 to 90 by how it was obtained, from estimator judgement at 40 up to a drawing measurement or company policy at 90. The item takes the score of its weakest part. A figure a person overrides counts as 100. Scores of 75 and above show green, 50 to 74 amber and below 50 red.

Does it check the quantities in the BQ?

Yes. Even when the BQ prints quantities, the AI makes an independent take-off from the drawings. Any difference over 5% is raised as a commercial issue so you can qualify the item or send a tender query.

Which methods of measurement are supported?

SMM2 (Malaysian, building works), SMM3 (RISM, July 2025, which adds IBS and MEP and works with BIM), CESMM2, MyCESMM and NRM2. The system detects the standard, places each item in its work section and flags units that do not fit the work, such as formwork measured by volume.

Will the priced BQ go to the client with internal notes?

Only if you choose. The Client Submission preset exports the original BQ filled with your rates and nothing internal. The Internal Review preset adds confidence, rate build-up, remarks, open issues, rate analysis and basic prices.

Price Your Next BQ in a Fraction of the Time

Upload a blank BQ and its drawings. Check the result against your own priced bill.