Enabling & staging
Selective demolition, protection, temporary partitions and staged access measures described for new work or refurbishment within an operating facility.
ESTIMAXRequest a quoteSector 09 / Construction estimatingHealthcare facilities
Healthcare facilities
estimating.
Construction estimating for healthcare buildings and refurbishments, organised by clinical spaces, support areas and specialist service interfaces.
Australia-wide service · Scope agreed before work starts
A practical starting point
Room-level detail matters.
Healthcare construction combines highly specified rooms with extensive building systems. Estimax reviews the issued layouts, room data, finishes and engineering documentation to identify the building work and the boundaries of specialist clinical packages.
We support contractors and healthcare project teams with scope-based cost planning, take-offs and tender estimates. Work is separated by department, room type or stage where required. Clinical equipment, operational approvals and commissioning responsibilities are included only to the extent defined in the agreed construction brief and supplier information.
01 / Project types
Projects we estimate.
- Medical centres
- Consulting suites
- Allied health facilities
- Dental practices
- Day procedure facilities
- Hospital refurbishment packages
- Diagnostic facility fit-outs
- Healthcare extensions
02 / What we measureFrom the drawings
From the drawings
to the work packages.
The take-off follows the information issued for your project. Each element is separated by its type, specification and location where the documentation allows.
Structure & envelope
Foundations, slabs, framing, roofing, external walls and glazing, including documented modifications for new equipment or room arrangements.
Clinical room finishes
Partitions, ceilings, doors, floor finishes, wall protection, wet-area work and painting, tracked against room and finish schedules.
Joinery & fixed fittings
Reception desks, clinical cabinetry, worktops, sanitary fittings and storage, distinguishing fixed construction from movable equipment.
Specialist building services
Mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, fire and communications scope, with medical gas or other specialist systems identified from issued design information.
External & equipment interfaces
Access routes, parking, drainage and utility work, plus equipment bases, structural supports and shielding where specified by the project consultants.
Measured quantities and provisional allowances are identified separately. Missing design information is recorded so it can be resolved rather than hidden in a total.
03 / Estimating services01 02 03
PlannedMeasuredPriced
Choose the service that matches the decision you need to make and the detail available in your drawings.
Pre-construction cost planning
Develop construction budgets around departments and room types, keeping specialist equipment and unresolved service requirements separate from building allowances.
- Preliminary budgets
- Design option comparisons
- Design development allowances
- Budget review notes
Quantity take-offs
Measure each room's specified surfaces, fittings and building services scope with references to the applicable layouts and schedules.
- Measurements
- Trade breakdowns
- Drawing references
- Scope and quantity notes
Tender estimating
Coordinate trade offers against the clinical brief, equipment interfaces and documented staging requirements, clearly identifying work not covered by supplier quotations.
- Detailed trade pricing
- Agreed labour & material allowances
- Received quotation comparisons
- Assumptions & exclusions
04 / Documentation we reviewThe right information.
The right information.
A clearer estimate.
Send the latest coordinated set you have, together with the drawing register and known changes. We confirm what can be assessed from that issue and what needs an allowance or clarification.
Early plans are a starting point for cost planning. Detailed take-offs and tender pricing require enough design and specification information to define the work.
- Plans & room data
- Department plans, room layouts, room data sheets and schedules of accommodation when available.
- Clinical equipment information
- Equipment schedules and supplier requirements defining building interfaces.
- Finishes & joinery
- Room-specific surface selections, fittings, doors and detailed cabinetry.
- Engineering packages
- Structural and services designs, including nominated specialist systems.
- Existing facility information
- Survey records, services records and the documented refurbishment boundary.
- Staging & project requirements
- Infection-control provisions supplied by the project team, access arrangements, specifications and addenda.
05 / Trade-by-trade estimating
See where the cost sits.
A room-based schedule can sit beneath the trade breakdown. This helps reveal how a change in one room's fittings or services affects several construction packages.
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Enabling & controlled work zones
02
Structure & enclosure
03
Clinical finishes & doors
04
Fixed joinery & fittings
05
Building & specialist services
06
External & equipment support works
Room information
Do layouts, room data and schedules describe the same scope?
Client supply
Which equipment costs and connections are included?
Operating facility
What staged access and temporary provisions are specified?
06 / What you receiveInformation you can
Information you can
actually work with.
Review healthcare construction costs against the room brief and specialist interfaces, with the basis of each allowance visible.
Your quote sets out the agreed deliverables. A quantity-only take-off does not include a priced estimate unless pricing is part of the brief.
Your agreed estimating package
- Measured quantities for the agreed scope
- Trade-by-trade breakdown
- Drawing and document references
- Clear assumptions & exclusions
- Cost breakdown for priced commissions
- Outstanding information and allowance notes
Confirm your preferred format
Tell us if you need Excel, PDF, marked-up drawings or a separate labour and material split. We confirm availability and inclusion in the scope before work starts.
07 / Who we work with
Built around your role in the project.
We agree the scope around the packages you are responsible for, whether you are coordinating the whole project or pricing a single part of it.
- Healthcare builders
- Fit-out contractors
- Health project teams
- Architects
- Services consultants
- Project managers
08 / How it worksSimple to start.
Simple to start.
Thorough from there.
A defined brief, a clear document issue and an agreed delivery date give the estimate a useful basis from the outset.
UPLOAD YOUR DRAWINGS01
Upload your drawings
Send the current drawings, specifications and project brief through our quote form. Include the site location and your required delivery date.
02
We review the documentation
We check the available design information, document revisions and any gaps that affect what can be measured or priced.
03
Scope & quote confirmed
We agree the estimating service, package boundaries, deliverables, fee and timing with you before proceeding.
04
Estimating & take-off
We measure the agreed work, organise the trade packages and develop pricing where it forms part of the confirmed service.
05
Internal review
Your agreed package identifies drawing references, assumptions, inclusions and allowances for your review.
06
Estimate delivered
You receive the agreed package with its pricing basis, assumptions and outstanding information clearly recorded.
09 / Why EstimaxConstruction thinking.
Construction thinking.
Clear documentation.
Useful estimating connects the drawings to the way the work is procured and built. The result needs to explain its basis as clearly as it presents its quantities and costs.
Review the detail
Read drawings, specifications and schedules together. Keep references with the work and raise scope questions where the information does not align.
Keep scope visible
Separate trade packages, identify interfaces and state allowances. Make the construction scope behind a number available for review.
Work across Australia
Share documentation digitally. Confirm the project location, access conditions and pricing basis so local requirements can be considered in the brief.
Ready when you areReady to price
Ready to price
your next project?
Upload your drawings and project documentation and let Estimax review the scope.