Tender Estimating Services in New Zealand

Many New Zealand tenders run on short windows, often two to three weeks for the whole bid. Subcontractors need their quantities early in that window, so we prioritise splitting the measure into packages you can send out quickly.

Public sector tenders follow the Government Procurement Rules and are often advertised on GETS. These usually have fixed query deadlines, so we list document questions early enough to be asked before the query period closes.

We measure and price to the drawings. Design compliance and building consent remain with your designer and building consent authority.

Where do tender estimates go wrong?

Subcontract coverage is another weak point. A head contractor's bid is only as good as the subcontract prices behind it, and trades that receive drawings without quantities often price late or not at all. Splitting our measure into packages lets you send each trade a clear schedule early, which usually means more prices back before the deadline and fewer gaps that have to be covered with your own guesswork.

Tenders are often lost or won on what was left out. Rushed takeoffs miss items, and a bid that looks competitive becomes a loss on site. We check the measure against the specification so the scope is complete.

Qualifications are another weak point. A bid with no qualifications carries every risk in the documents, while one with too many looks non-compliant. We list the items that genuinely need qualifying.

Finally, tender queries are often sent too late. Most tenders close the query period days before the closing date, so we identify questions in our first pass through the documents.