The Estimating Collective
Commercial electrical project
The estimating service

You send the drawings. We price the tender.

Full takeoff, RFIs, supplier pricing and a tender-ready package, priced by a qualified estimator. Fees are fixed by project value and paid before work starts.

Pricing tenders properly takes days. Most contractors don't have them.

Estimating decides whether a job makes money before anyone sets foot on site. Done at 10pm after a full day on the tools, it's where good contractors quietly go backwards.

We take the whole process off your desk — from first review of the drawings to a package ready to submit — for a fee you know before you start.

Pricing

Fixed fees, set by project value.

Estimate the total project value, select the bracket, and that's the fee — every deliverable included, paid online before work starts.

Projects under $250k

$1,500

Fixed fee, AUD

  • Full quantity takeoff from your drawings
  • RFIs raised and tracked
  • Supplier and subcontractor pricing
  • Complete estimate — materials, labour, prelims
  • Tender letter, bill of materials, cost sheet
Start a tender

Projects $250k – $1m

$2,500

Fixed fee, AUD

  • Full quantity takeoff from your drawings
  • RFIs raised and tracked
  • Supplier and subcontractor pricing
  • Complete estimate — materials, labour, prelims
  • Tender letter, bill of materials, cost sheet
Start a tender

Projects over $1m

From $4,000

Quoted individually

Larger and more complex projects are quoted individually. Send us the drawings and we'll come back with a fixed fee within one business day.

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How it works

From drawings to a submitted tender, in four steps.

01

Select your bracket

Fees are fixed by estimated project value. If the drawings tell a different story, we contact you before any work starts.

02

Upload and pay

Drawings, specifications and scope documents go straight through the site. Payment is by card at checkout.

03

We build the estimate

Takeoff, RFIs, supplier pricing and a line-by-line estimate — handled by a qualified estimator, not a junior.

04

Receive your package

The complete package lands on your tracker — tender letter, bill of materials and priced cost sheet. Review and submit.

Niall Hoult, founder of The Estimating Collective, on site
Who prices it

Trade experience behind every number.

Every tender is priced by someone who has been on the tools. Sixteen years in the trade across Australia and New Zealand, from an A-grade licence through to commercial project management and estimating — which is what it takes to price what the drawings don't show.

More about TEC

Got a tender on your desk right now?

Upload the drawings, pay the fixed fee, and it's underway. Questions first? Email niall@theestimatingcollective.com.

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