Why Schedules of Quantities Matter
A Schedule of Quantities provides a detailed, independent breakdown of a construction project based on developed design drawings. It creates a clear scope that contractors can price against and clients can rely on, removing ambiguity before construction begins.
Pricing Integrity
Contractors price the same scope, line by line. This eliminates gaps, exclusions, and inconsistencies, giving you true “apples for apples” comparison when assessing tenders or quotes.
Risk Reduction
With a Registered Quantity Surveyor measuring the project in full, the risk of missed items and surprise extras is significantly reduced. Costs are defined upfront, not discovered mid-build.
Decision Confidence
An SoQ provides banks, clients, and project teams with a document they can rely on. It supports funding approvals, strengthens contract negotiations, and becomes the baseline for tracking variations, progress claims, and final costs.
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See How a Schedule of Quantities Protects Your Budget
See how a Schedule of Quantities removes ambiguity before construction begins. When every contractor prices the same defined scope, you avoid hidden gaps, inflated variations, and costly surprises.
For Clients
Reduce risk. Compare pricing properly.
Fewer Extras
All components of the build are independently measured by a Registered Quantity Surveyor, minimising omissions, variations, and unexpected cost overruns.
Reliable Pricing
Contractors price from a QS-prepared scope rather than rushed take-offs, improving pricing accuracy and reducing uncertainty at tender stage.
Fair Comparison
All contractors price the same Schedule of Quantities, allowing true like-for-like comparison so decisions are based on rates, not scope differences.
Funding Ready
QS documentation supports common bank lending requirements and provides lenders with confidence in construction costs before funds are released.
for Main Contractors & SubContractors
Designed to Support How You Build
Time Saved
Measured quantities remove the need for late-night take-offs, allowing contractors to focus on running sites, managing teams, and delivering work accurately.
Flexible Scopes
SoQs can be issued as material-only or labour-only schedules, supporting different contract structures and simplifying ordering and procurement.
Pricing Clarity
Independent QS measurement improves accuracy and shifts measurement risk away from contractors, replacing guesswork with well-considered pricing.
Ongoing Control
QS documentation supports common bank lending requirements and provides lenders with confidence in construction costs before funds are released.