How to Prepare a Professional Construction Quotation
A quotation is a commercial document, not a price list. Here is the structure that gets accepted, and the items most contractors leave out.
Practical articles for contractors — how to structure a quotation, what belongs in a BOQ, and which parts of the back office are worth automating.
A quotation is a commercial document, not a price list. Here is the structure that gets accepted, and the items most contractors leave out.
A Bill of Quantities does a different job from a quotation. Here is what belongs in one and how to structure it so it can be priced by anyone.
Most quotation work is not judgement — it is retyping. Here is which parts can be automated and which parts should stay human.
They contain similar numbers but serve different purposes. Confusing them causes real commercial problems.
Not site robots. The practical uses are unglamorous: reading documents, extracting scope, and drafting the paperwork nobody wants to write.
Most small contracting jobs start as a WhatsApp message. Here is a repeatable way to turn that into a document you can send.
Invoicing delays are a cash flow problem disguised as an admin problem.
Clients cannot read floor plans. Showing them the finished space changes both the conversion rate and the variation orders.
The document set a small contracting business should have templated and ready, organised by project stage.
A practical look at what n8n does, and the specific contractor workflows worth building with it first.
Share drawings, an Excel scope, or a WhatsApp brief. I reply within one business day with scope, pricing and a delivery schedule.