Construction Estimating and Quantity Surveying Services in Melbourne
That’s the deal.
Costimate is a Melbourne-based quantity surveying and estimating consultancy. BoQs, cost plans and estimates for builders, developers and subcontractors +Hire us as a contract estimator.
Estimator, senior estimator, Estimating Manager. Every measure moves up that line, and nothing leaves without the Manager’s cross-check.
Cubit, CostX, Mudshark, Planswift and Bluebeam.
D&C (Design & Construct): From 20% drawings to 70%. Understanding the buildability before it’s drawn. We price what isn’t on the page yet, and every assumption is flagged and carried through.
Lump Sum Tender: Head to head against five other builders to secure the win. We sit on your side of the table, not the client’s. See our stats below.
ECI (Early Contractor Involvement): When a cost plan sets the baseline for the whole build, and every decision after it is measured against your number.
- Education
- Health and aged care
- Sport and recreation
- Community
- Commercial and office fitout
- Retail
- Hospitality
- Residential
- Social and affordable housing
- Industrial and logistics
- Data centres and critical infrastructure
- Aviation
- Cultural and Aboriginal community
- Laboratories and research
- Faith and religious
- Heritage and restoration
- Defence
- Civil and external works
- Student accommodation and build-to-rent
- Mixed-use
- Libraries and museums
- Correctional and justice
- Water and utilities
- Renewable energy
- Rail and transport
- Marine and wharf
- Service stations
- Car parks
- Gyms and fitness
- Food and beverage production
- Agricultural and rural
- Telecommunications
- Mining and resources
- Modular and prefabricated
- ESG and Green Star
- Live and staged environments
- Renovations and extensions
(Selected Work / 01)
Eaton Fair Shopping Centre
A 12,500m² centre extension with a seven-screen cinema, over 20,000m² of carpark.
(Selected Work / 02)
Garden State Hotel
A heritage pub rebuilt over four levels on Flinders Lane. Steel trusses to 8.5 tonnes, Flinders Lane closed, a 120-tonne crane working over a live hotel.
“Costimate took us from cost plan through to full tender support on Garden State Hotel, an iconic project for us.”Harry Baylis, Managing Director, Turn Group
(Selected Work / 03)
CCVH Shepparton
41 apartments over four levels, full design and construct. Civil, services, structure to finishes, landscaping.
“We use Costimate whenever tenders overflow. They’ve given us full tendering support, which recently helped us secure a $20m social housing project in Shepparton.”Steven Godbold, Estimating Manager, Nicholson Construction
(Selected Work / 04)
Yitpi Yartapuultiku
A landmark cultural centre in South Australia. Full quantities, with the care a community building demands.
The register
Seven projects with a page of their own, up to a $100m residential build at Hampton. Every one measured off the drawing set.
Who we work with
Forty-two builders we have priced for.
- MPA
- AMA
- Concept
- CPG
- Monaco Hickey
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“We’ve worked closely with Costimate across a range of projects, relying on them to deliver detailed Bills of Quantities, tender estimates, and cost planning services. Their attention to detail, accuracy, and professionalism consistently gives us confidence in the information they provide.”
Nathan HolmanEstimating Manager at Alchemy Construct -
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“Costimate has been an agile and dependable QS partner for our bid teams, bolstering the accuracy of our estimates. We appreciate the way Richard and his team value the importance and impact of their work on the commercial outcome for us as their client.”
John MoranEstimating Manager, Built -
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“Costimate has been a reliable and trusted estimating partner that continues to be an important part of our tendering process.”
James DeanGeneral Manager at Plan Group
Sample size - 46 recent projects out of the 500+ BoQs & estimates we have completed since 2018. The recent ones, and the ones we are free to name.
- 01 Eaton Fair Shopping Centre Bunbury WA Retail $75M–$100M Awarded
- 02 Noetic Place Hampton VIC Residential $75M–$100M
- 03 Harkness Memorial Park Melton VIC Community $40M–$50M Awarded
- 04 SEEK Headquarters Cremorne VIC Commercial $40M–$50M
- 05 Percy Treyvaud Memorial Park Malvern East VIC Community $40M–$50M
- 06 Wathaurong Dreaming Project Nth Geelong VIC Cultural $30M–$40M Awarded
- 07 Yitpi Yartapuultiku Port Adelaide SA Cultural $30M–$40M
- 08 Melton South Primary School Melton South VIC Education $20M–$30M
- 09 CCVH Shepparton Shepparton VIC Social housing $20M–$30M Awarded
- 10 Hester Hornbrook Academy Melbourne VIC Education $20M–$30M
- 11 Barwon Heads Golf Club Barwon Heads VIC Hospitality $20M–$30M Awarded
- 12 Warringah Mall Sydney NSW Retail Up to $5M Awarded
- 13 Eastwood Leisure Complex Ballarat VIC Community $15M–$20M
- 14 Point Grey Lorne VIC Community $15M–$20M
- 15 Jamieson Way Sporting Hall Point Cook VIC Community $10M–$15M Awarded
- 16 Willoughby Willoughby NSW Housing $10M–$15M
- 17 Tintern Grammar VCE Centre Ringwood East VIC Education $10M–$15M
- 18 Aquinas College Ringwood VIC Education $10M–$15M
- 19 Huntly Primary School Huntly VIC Education $10M–$15M
- 20 Kurunjang Secondary College Melton VIC Education $10M–$15M Awarded
- 21 Garden State Hotel Melbourne VIC Hospitality $5M–$10M Awarded
- 22 380 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC Commercial $5M–$10M Awarded
- 23 Fronditha Care Thornbury & Templestowe VIC Aged care Up to $10M Awarded
- 24 Lyndoch & Costa House Warrnambool VIC Aged care Up to $15M Awarded
- 25 Levande Highton Clubhouse Highton VIC Retirement Up to $10M Awarded
- 26 Hostplus Melbourne VIC Commercial ECI $15M–$20M Awarded
- 27 Crowne Plaza Repositioning Melbourne VIC Hospitality $30M–$40M Awarded
- 28 DHL Melbourne Airport Melbourne VIC Fitout Up to $10M Awarded
- 29 23 Wonderland Drive Eastern Creek NSW Industrial Up to $5M Awarded
- 30 36 Carrington Street Sydney NSW Commercial Up to $5M Awarded
- 31 NDIA Mt Gravatt Mt Gravatt QLD Commercial Up to $5M Awarded
- 32 St Anthony Padua Austral NSW Education Up to $5M Awarded
- 33 Dendy Street Beach Brighton VIC Community $5M–$10M Awarded
- 34 15 Butler Street Essendon VIC Residential Up to $5M Awarded
- 35 AirTrunk MEL2 substation Melbourne VIC Data centre $10M–$15M
- 36 Aspect Hub Liverpool NSW Community Up to $15M
- 37 Duke St Coffs Harbour NSW Social housing $20M–$30M
- 38 Medika, 13 Stone Street South Perth WA Residential $30M–$50M
- 39 Brunswick Street Oval Fitzroy VIC Community Up to $15M
- 40 35 Monomeath Avenue Canterbury VIC Residential $10M–$20M
- 41 Westwood, 135 Broadway Nedlands WA Residential $30M–$50M
- 42 Warrnambool Library & Learning Centre Warrnambool VIC Community $20M–$30M
- 43 Ronald McDonald House Strathpine QLD $1M–$2M
- 44 Cowandilla Recreation & Community Facility Cowandilla SA Recreation and community $5M–$10M
- 45 Dwight Reserve Construction Elizabeth Downs SA Community $5M–$10M
- 46 Bonnyrigg Apartments Bonnyrigg NSW Residential $10M–$15M
“Costimate’s BOQs are very detailed and thorough. They don’t just capture the full scope - they tell the story of the project. The scope is grouped by trade, so we can plan the entire build out and get packages to trade contractors promptly. The Costimate team is responsive and helpful when it comes to discussing & clarifying the measurements in their BOQs. Trust is critical and they’ve earned it!”
Of the tenders we ran as contract estimator in the last 18 months, awarded to our client.
- 190BoQs, cost plans and estimates, 18 months
- 50Tenders run as contract estimator
- 24Awarded to our client
- 500+Estimates completed since 2018
Every tier of construction, lump sum and design & construct. Seven services, one standard of measurement.
Turn us on. Turn us off.
Building trust in our measures.