Estimating & Pricing

Turn a reviewed takeoff into a priced, client-ready estimate — set up your rate card, price the BOM, build a pricing schedule, generate the estimate, and (optionally) run RFQs.

Overview

Once a takeoff is reviewed, Aginera prices it. Pricing is driven by your rate card (labor rates and installed item costs), applied to the quantities from the takeoff, rolled up through a pricing schedule, and rendered as a client-ready estimate. You can price instantly from the rate card, use AI for unmatched items, or build an estimate by hand.

Who this is for

Estimators and QS taking a confirmed takeoff to a priced, sendable number — and admins who maintain the rate card the whole team prices against.

The pricing workflow

  1. Set up your rate card — labor rates by trade and installed item costs. Do this once; it applies to every new estimate.
  2. Price the BOM — from the takeoff, Price BOM matches each quantity to rate-card pricing (material + labor).
  3. Build a pricing schedule — organise costs into sections, add indirects and allowances, and apply markups.
  4. Generate the estimate — a client-ready quote from the priced items, with an AI completeness check before you send.
  5. Optional: run an RFQ — get real vendor prices for quoted scope, then fold them back into pricing.

How pricing is calculated

Every priced line follows the same formula:

Installed cost = material cost + (labor hours × labor rate)

  • Material cost and labor hours come from the rate card's item rates, matched to each takeoff item by type and unit.
  • The labor rate comes from the rate card's labor rates, by trade and sector (Residential / Commercial / Industrial).
  • Regional multipliers adjust for local market conditions.
  • Markups (margin, risk, overhead, bond) are applied in the pricing schedule to get the sell price.

Units follow the takeoff: EA (count), LM (linear metres), SQM (area), KG (weight), NOS (number).

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