Frequently asked questions

1. Email us your project drawings / documents (projects@tcaestimating.com.au).
2. We’ll send back a fixed price fee proposal and lead time. 
3. We’ll issue the estimate/takeoff with a set of marked up drawings and any other extras requested. 
4. We catch up to run you through everything and answer any queries you may have. 

This will depend on the size, complexity and scope of each job you send through but we’ll provide a fixed quote and delivery date for your approval prior to commencing any work. If you need a ballpark idea give us a call, we’re always happy to help.

Our standard lead time is 10 business days from approval. We do offer an express service upon request so let us know your deadline, and we’ll do all we can to work to that.

Yes, our experienced team are available throughout the process to answer any questions you may have. Pick up the phone or shoot us an email anytime.

We’ve been in business since 2013 and completed work on over 9,000 jobs throughout the country so we know our stuff! 

We work on jobs of all sizes throughout Australia. From small residential projects up to large high-rise developments, we’ve got you covered. 

We can apply rates and have our own database of industry-standard pricing for each state/region throughout Australia. If you prefer to enter your own, we can provide quantities only.

Our team is split into specialist groups allowing them to focus on a handful of trades. The means your jobs will be managed by a team member with extensive experience in your trade/line of work. 

We work on jobs in metropolitan and rural areas across all states and territories of Australia and have done since 2013. 

Yes, we’re Australia’s largest estimating service with capacity to handle even the most demanding of workloads. 

Yes. Whether you’re renovating a house or developing a community, we love working with developers and builders of all sizes.

We work across all trades for subcontractors, builders and developers throughout Australia.

We’ll provide you with a Bill of Quantities, either rated or unrated, along with a full set of marked-up drawings for each element of the project.

You can email them to projects@tcaestimating.com.au, share them via dropbox, google drive or simply forward the email link from your client. We’re also happy to login to your Aconex, BidContender or EstimateOne account to access them.

We often complete estimates based on a concept or early-stage design work and have many options available to manage costs during the early phase of the project.

We use a variety of leading estimating software and can either import our work into the software you use or in most instances work within your software to produce our work. If you have specific requirements please give us a call to discuss.

Every job we receive is completed by a team of qualified professionals and following that, goes through our Quality Assurance, Three Point Check System prior to being released to our client. In simple terms, we employ qualified people and we triple check our work.

Some estimating companies rely purely on software to automate their measuring process, however as many items are often open to interpretation, this can be an inaccurate and subsequently costly process for the client. Whilst we utilise professional software, we ensure our team of professionals manage our jobs to minimise error.

We of course recommend that you always review your completed job to ensure there are no further revisions or queries prior to submission.

Yes, we’ve built our Bill of Quantities to allow full customisation. You can easily change descriptions, quantities, rates and margins and even apply subcontractor & supplier pricing to override what we’ve allowed. If you’re unsure we’re happy to talk you through this process.