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Harkness Memorial Park early works, aerial over the Melton site
Melton, Victoria

Quantity Surveying and Construction Estimating in Melton

Costimate measures bills of quantities, trade takeoffs and cost plans for builders in Melbourne's western growth corridor. Three named jobs on the record sit inside the City of Melton. Two of them are state schools.
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Named jobs, City of Melton
Melton South Primary School under construction, top down aerial
Melton South Primary School under construction, photographed from above. $20M–$30M.
Artist impression of the new learning building at Kurunjang Secondary College
Kurunjang Secondary College. Artist impression published by the Victorian School Building Authority, not a photograph.

The Melton record

Three named jobs inside the City of Melton. One community project and two state schools. Values are bands, never exact figures.

Melton
Harkness Memorial Park, community, stage one
$40M–$50M
Awarded
Melton South
Melton South Primary School, education
$20M–$30M
Melton
Kurunjang Secondary College, education
$10M–$15M
Awarded

The last fifty tenders

Twenty-four of the last fifty tenders were awarded to our client.

A builder wants to know whether the numbers hold up. This is the answer, counted off the register rather than remembered.

The win belongs to the builder. We measured the job.
Counted, not remembered
01 50 tenders Run as contract estimator in the last eighteen months.
02 24 awarded Awarded to our client off those fifty tenders.
03 48% win rate Across the tenders we ran as contract estimator.
04 190 documents BoQs, cost plans and estimates in the last eighteen months.
05 500+ since 2018 Estimates completed since the practice started.

Two schools in the corridor

Both are Victorian state school projects inside the City of Melton. Both were priced off the issued drawing set.

01 Melton South Primary School $20M–$30M Double storey administration, wellness and learning centre, with upgrades to the main classroom wing and the historic school building. Complete Q2 2027.
02 Kurunjang Secondary College $10M–$15M New learning building, House 1, plus upgrades to three classroom buildings, the technology block’s northern wing, Block H, the arts and craft block and the senior centre.
And the thirdStage one early works on Harkness Memorial Park, a $40M–$50M community project, awarded to our client.
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Bill of Quantities (BOQ)
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Full Estimates and Contract Estimating
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Cost Planning and Value Management
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Trade-Specific Takeoffs
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Contract and Scope Review
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Budgeting and Benchmarking
07
Early Contractor Involvement (ECI)

Melton is a growth corridor and the work here is mostly public. Schools, parks and community buildings, priced off the issued set.

Turnaround
10-12 business days.
Engaged as
Lump sum, design and construct, ECI and cost planning. 8 years. 500+ BoQs, cost plans and full estimates. $4.5B in tenders.

Questions we get asked

Do you estimate projects in Melton?

Yes. Three named City of Melton jobs are on the record. Two of them are state schools.

Have you priced Victorian school projects?

Yes. Melton South Primary School and Kurunjang Secondary College are both on the record.

How long does a bill of quantities take?

10-12 business days.

What is your tender win rate?

Twenty-four of the last fifty tenders we ran as contract estimator were awarded to our client. That is 48%.

Can you run the whole tender?

Yes. We can step in as your contract estimator - end to end.

Get in touch

Talk to us about a Melton tender. Send the drawing set and the tender date. We will tell you what we can measure and when.

richard@costimate.com.au 0425 803 053
500+ estimates completed since 2018. 190 BoQs, cost plans and estimates in the last eighteen months.

Also serving

The same measure and the same turnaround, wherever the drawing set comes from.