Site & enabling works
Demolition, site compounds, protection, fencing and temporary routes, plus earthworks and foundations for the nominated new buildings.
ESTIMAXRequest a quoteSector 07 / Construction estimatingSchools & educational facilities
Schools & educational facilities
estimating.
Cost plans, quantities and tender estimates for learning environments, with teaching spaces, specialist rooms and campus works measured as distinct packages.
Australia-wide service · Scope agreed before work starts
A practical starting point
Understand the building. Account for the campus.
Education projects combine varied room types with the practical constraints of a school or campus. Estimax reviews the issued design, room schedules, site information and staging brief to build a scope that covers the building and its connections to the wider site.
We support contractors and project teams working on new facilities, extensions and refurbishments. Estimates can be arranged by building, teaching block, trade or delivery stage. This lets clients distinguish repeatable classroom work from specialist spaces, shared services and the temporary measures needed around occupied areas.
01 / Project types
Projects we estimate.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
- Classroom extensions
- Science & technology facilities
- Libraries & resource centres
- School halls & gymnasiums
- Tertiary teaching buildings
- Campus refurbishments
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
Concrete, steel, timber, roofing, façades, glazing and weatherproofing, measured separately for new blocks and building extensions.
General learning spaces
Partitions, ceilings, acoustic linings, flooring, painting, doors and storage by classroom type and finish schedule.
Specialist teaching rooms
Laboratory joinery, workshop benches, library fittings, performance-space finishes and equipment connections where detailed in the design.
Campus services
Power, lighting, data, hydraulic, mechanical and fire works, including documented connections and modifications to existing systems.
External & shared areas
Covered walkways, paths, courts, landscape areas, drainage and access works, with staged reinstatement and protection recorded.
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
Compare new-build, extension and refurbishment options, separating teaching areas, specialist rooms and campus infrastructure in the early budget.
- Preliminary budgets
- Design option comparisons
- Design development allowances
- Budget review notes
Quantity take-offs
Measure by building and room type, with separate schedules for repeated classrooms and specialist spaces that carry different fit-out requirements.
- Measurements
- Trade breakdowns
- Drawing references
- Scope and quantity notes
Tender estimating
Prepare trade pricing against the nominated stages and access conditions, identifying temporary work and services continuity allowances.
- 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.
- Building & room drawings
- Plans, elevations, room layouts and scheduled teaching-space requirements.
- Specialist schedules
- Joinery, equipment, finishes and acoustic design information.
- Engineering sets
- Structural, civil and services documentation for each building or work zone.
- Campus records
- Existing services, site survey, demolition and interface drawings supplied for review.
- Delivery brief
- Staging, access, occupied-area restrictions and handover requirements.
- Project specification
- Project-specific education requirements, consultant reports and tender addenda.
05 / Trade-by-trade estimating
See where the cost sits.
Arrange the estimate by building and stage as well as trade. Keep specialist teaching fit-out and campus connections visible so a classroom rate does not obscure work serving the whole site.
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Enabling & temporary works
02
Structure & envelope
03
Learning-space finishes
04
Specialist fit-out
05
Services & campus connections
06
External & recreation works
Occupied areas
How will people and construction activities be separated?
Specialist rooms
Are equipment and connection requirements issued?
Shared services
What existing systems need modification or extension?
06 / What you receiveInformation you can
Information you can
actually work with.
Use the estimate to compare building packages, specialist room costs and staged campus works on a consistent basis.
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.
- Education-sector builders
- Head contractors
- School project teams
- Architects
- Services engineers
- 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.