About us
we make estimating unfairly easy
QS Estimate started in a shed with one quantity surveyor, a tape measure, and a bunch of stressed builders who'd had enough of guessing. Today we price tenders across 7 countries — and we still pick up the phone.
Our story
Built by builders.
For builders.
We've been the estimator pulling all-nighters before tender close. We've been the director staring down a thin margin trying to figure out how the hell to make payroll. We've been the trade contractor trying to price 25 jobs to win 1.
QS Estimate exists because pricing work shouldn't be the thing that breaks great builders. So we built a system, a team, and a process that quietly does the heavy lifting — while you stay on the tools, on site, or with your family.
Accuracy is non-negotiable
Every line in every BOQ has a person’s name beside it. We don’t ship guesses.
Speed wins jobs
Same-day fee proposals. Builder cost plans in 1–2 weeks. Trades in 2–7 days.
Local, in-house, accountable
Australian QSs. No offshoring. You get a name, a number, and a person.
Margin is the metric
Winning at break-even isn’t winning. We price to protect what you take home.
Let’s price your next one