ESTIMAXRequest a quoteStructural steel estimating covering documented members, connections, surface treatments and erection allowances within the agreed scope.
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Our structural steel estimator turns engineering drawings and member schedules into an organised steel takeoff for fabricators, steel contractors and builders. The estimate separates material quantities from fabrication, finishing and installation activities. This supports tender comparisons and supplier discussions without implying that every tonne carries the same fabrication or erection cost.
Steel members are measured by section and length, then converted to kilograms or tonnes using the nominated section mass. Plates and connections are scheduled from their details; bolts and anchors are counted. Coating areas are developed separately where the section geometry and treatment scope allow. An undeveloped connection is flagged rather than treated as a fully detailed quantity.
Schedules distinguish steel sections and grades, plates, connection components, bolts, anchors and nominated coatings. Secondary steel and proprietary items remain separate where specialist quotations are needed. Fire protection and galvanising are identified against the specified treatment rather than folded into a single raw steel rate.
Cutting, drilling, welding, assembly and handling depend on connection complexity and repetition. Erection allowances consider member weights, lift access, work height, site sequencing and temporary works responsibilities. Crane and specialist subcontract pricing can be incorporated where provided or expressly agreed.
Reconcile plans and sections with steel marks. Check that primary and secondary members are included once, with unresolved details recorded.
Break connection plates, bolts and documented welds away from the headline tonnage. Distinguish supplied components from fabrication operations.
Identify delivery, cranage, erection and treatment touch-ups. Keep erection responsibilities separate from engineering and temporary works design.
The estimate needs a stated basis. These are the details we examine before treating two quantities as equivalent work.
Connection count, weld requirements, platework and member repetition can matter as much as overall tonnage.
Galvanising, paint systems and fire protection have distinct preparation, application and handling requirements.
Lift sizes, crane position, access and sequence influence site labour and plant. Temporary stability arrangements need a defined scope.
Quantities follow the issued drawings and the package you engage us to assess. Select the relevant work, then agree the boundaries before measurement begins.
Send the latest coordinated issue and identify the tender deadline, project location and package boundaries.
Deliverables, file format and the pricing basis are confirmed in your scope. Any marked-up drawings or additional reporting are agreed before work starts.
Register structural revisions
Schedule members and connections
Identify treatment and fabrication scope
Assess agreed erection allowances
Reconcile steel quantities before issue
No. A tonnage schedule is useful, but connection complexity, fabrication, coatings and erection need separate consideration for a priced package.
Yes, from sufficiently detailed engineering drawings. Items that rely on later connection or fabrication design are qualified or treated as agreed allowances.
No. Estimax measures and prices the issued design. Connection engineering, lifting plans and temporary works design require the relevant specialists.
Estimax provides structural steel estimating services for projects across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin and Regional Australia.
Share your documentation digitally. We confirm the project location, access conditions and required delivery date so these can inform the estimating brief.
For structural steel, the value is in connecting the quantities to the actual work. We keep the documented scope, measurement basis and outstanding questions available for review.
Review plans, schedules and details together. Keep drawing references with the quantities and raise conflicting information.
Separate measured work, agreed allowances and exclusions so you can assess the basis behind the estimate.
Agree the deliverables, communicate scope questions and issue documentation structured for your tender or procurement review.
Send your drawings, specifications and required date. We’ll review the information and confirm the next steps.
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