Estimating & Quantity Take-Offs
Reliable quantities and estimating support for better-informed project decisions.
Accurate estimating and quantity take-offs provide the foundation for informed commercial decisions throughout a project.
What We Deliver
Working from your project drawings, specifications and scope requirements, our estimators integrate with your established systems and methodologies to support preconstruction, tendering and project delivery.
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Detailed quantity take-offs
Accurate take-offs prepared from your plans and specifications, giving estimating a reliable base to price from.
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Cost estimating
Cost estimates prepared to your format and methodology, ready to support pricing and project decisions.
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Bills of quantities
Bills of quantities structured to your requirements, ready to feed straight into pricing and procurement.
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Tender and bid estimating support
Estimating support through tender and bid stages, helping you respond accurately and on schedule.
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Estimate revisions and updates
Fast, accurate turnaround on estimate revisions and updates as plans and specifications change.
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Scope and drawing reviews
Scope and drawing reviews that flag gaps or inconsistencies before they affect pricing.
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Estimating documentation and reporting
Estimating documentation and reporting prepared to a consistent standard, ready to support internal review and client reporting.
How It Supports Your Business
Increase estimating capacity, improve consistency and allow internal teams to focus on commercial review, strategy and client relationships.
Increase Estimating Capacity
Bid more commercial tenders concurrently without overwhelming internal chief estimators.
Improve Consistency & Accuracy
Rely on systematic, double-checked quantities to eliminate risk and protect margins.
Focus on Commercial Strategy
Allow internal teams to focus on commercial review, strategy and client relationships.
Software We Work In
We work within the software and platforms already used across architecture and engineering practice, adapting to the tools your team relies on.
Cost X
CostX is a digital measurement and estimating software used to extract quantities from digital plans and produce accurate, auditable cost estimates.
Bluebeam
Bluebeam is a PDF markup and takeoff tool used to measure quantities, annotate drawings, and streamline collaborative estimating and document review.
Frequently Asked Questions
We work from your project drawings, specifications, and scope requirements using the estimating software and methodology your team already runs for take-offs and cost estimating.
Quantities and cost estimates are checked against the project drawings and specifications before they support a tender or bid, so the numbers your team relies on for a pricing decision hold up.
Turnaround depends on the scope and complexity of the work. We agree a timeline as part of scoping, once we understand what’s involved, so you know what to expect before anything starts.
Built Around the Way You Work
Whether you need support for a specific project, additional capability during periods of high demand or a dedicated team working as an extension of your business, Realcognita can tailor its support around your existing systems, standards and workflows.