Buy every trade and material package on complete scope.
Bundled price vs separate labour
Provisional- Supplier AAs quoted $4,000.00Full scope priced
- Supplier BAs quoted $3,750.00Full scope priced
As quoted, ex GST.
Provisional — check before relying on this: Supplier A: no quoted total to check the lines against; Supplier B: no quoted total to check the lines against. Supplier B has the lowest complete-scope cost at $3,750.00 ($250.00 below the next quote).
Margins are lost in the gaps between quotes
A builder’s margin is rarely lost on the big numbers. It goes on the small things nobody priced: the concrete pump one supplier included and another didn’t, the installation labour that was “by others”, the freight that was “to be advised”, the disposal that wasn’t mentioned at all. Each gap looks minor on the day of award. Together they decide whether the job makes money.
The problem is volume. A site manager or contracts team might compare dozens of packages across several jobs in a month, often on a phone between site visits. Nobody has time to rebuild every quote in a spreadsheet, so decisions get made on the bottom line and the exclusions get read after the order is placed.
QuantDoc is built for exactly that moment. Upload the quotes, describe what you need, and within the comparison you’ll see which items are matched, which are missing, which are excluded and what each supplier’s complete price would be, or why it can’t yet be known.
How it fits a builder’s day
Every package, one method
Concrete, trades, hire and materials are compared the same way, so your team’s decisions are consistent from job to job.Missing items made visible
A line one supplier priced and another didn’t is flagged as a missing item, never assumed to be free.Bundles unpicked
Supply-and-install prices are recognised as including installation, so they can be compared fairly against separately priced labour.Reports you can file
PDF, Excel and CSV exports with every figure linked to its source and every adjustment listed.Saved comparisons
Paid plans keep your comparison history, so you can find what you accepted and why when the invoice arrives.Team features: coming soon
Shared projects, roles and approvals are planned but not yet available. Today each workspace is used by one person.
Worked example: the pump that wasn’t on the other quote
Example data · calculated by the QuantDoc engine
A line item one supplier didn't quote
What was quoted
- Supplier A: 10 m³ N32 concrete at $250/m³ plus concrete pump hire $800 (ex GST).
- Supplier B: 10 m³ N32 concrete at $240/m³ (ex GST). No pump mentioned.
INCOMPLETE — Supplier A is the lowest fully-priced quote, but Supplier B has unknown costs. No overall winner can be declared yet.
Line-by-line matching (2 items)
| Item | Supplier | Match | Normalised rate (ex GST) | Amount (ex GST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N32 concrete | Supplier A | Exact equivalent | $250.00 / m³ | $2,500.00 |
| Supplier B | Exact equivalent | $240.00 / m³ | $2,400.00 | |
| Concrete pump hire | Supplier A | Exact equivalent | $800.00 / each | $800.00 |
| Supplier B | Missing item | — | Unknown |
| Supplier | As quoted (ex GST) | Like-for-like | Complete scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplier A | $3,300.00 | $2,500.00 | $3,300.00 |
| Supplier B | $2,400.00 | $2,400.00 | Incomplete |
1 flag raised · 3 clarification questions drafted
- Supplier B: no matching item for "Concrete pump hire"
On the concrete alone, Supplier B is cheaper per cubic metre. Because the requirement here was only the concrete, B also has the lowest complete-scope cost. But the pump row is flagged as a missing item for B. If your pour needs a pump, B’s price isn’t complete until you add one, and the question to B is drafted for you. The engine doesn’t guess the answer; it makes sure you ask.
Bundled vs separately priced work
Example data · calculated by the QuantDoc engine
One bundled price vs separately priced supply and labour
What was quoted
- Supplier A: Supply and install 50 m² carpet tiles at $80/m² ex GST ($4,000).
- Supplier B: 50 m² carpet tiles at $45/m² ($2,250) plus installation labour at $30/m² ($1,500), ex GST.
Provisional — check before relying on this: Supplier A: no quoted total to check the lines against; Supplier B: no quoted total to check the lines against. Supplier B has the lowest complete-scope cost at $3,750.00 ($250.00 below the next quote).
| Supplier | As quoted (ex GST) | Like-for-like | Complete scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplier A | $4,000.00 | — | $4,000.00 |
| Supplier B | $3,750.00 | — | $3,750.00 |
2 flags raised · 6 clarification questions drafted
- Supplier B: match needs confirmation
- Supplier A: no matching item for "Installation labour"
What QuantDoc doesn’t do
It doesn’t know market rates, it doesn’t vet suppliers, and it doesn’t interpret contract conditions; possible contractual points are listed as issues for professional review. AI-assisted reading (paid plans and the trial) only helps read difficult documents and is never used for arithmetic. See security for how documents are handled and pricing for current plans.
Frequently asked questions
Can my whole team use QuantDoc?
Today each workspace is used by one person. Team members with roles, shared projects and approvals are planned for the Business plan and are marked as coming soon on the pricing page until they are available.
What kinds of quotes can builders compare?
Trade and subcontract quotes, material supply quotes, equipment hire and services: anything where two or more suppliers price the same need. Upload PDFs with a text layer, Excel (.xlsx) or CSV. Scanned PDFs have limited support.
What happens if one quote includes an item the others don’t?
The row is marked as a missing item for the suppliers that didn’t price it. QuantDoc doesn’t assume a missing item is free or unnecessary; it flags it so you can decide whether you need it and ask for a price.
Is the comparison something I can show a client or bank?
Yes. Reports export as PDF, Excel or CSV, with the source page and line for every figure and every adjustment (unit conversions, GST, assumptions) listed. What-if scenarios are clearly labelled as hypothetical.
Does QuantDoc pick the supplier for me?
No. It shows which quote is lowest on each view and what is still unknown. Price is one input; programme, quality, warranty and relationships are yours to weigh.
Related
- Construction quote comparisonMatched line items, exclusions and provisional sums.
- Subcontractor quote comparisonItemised vs lump-sum trade prices.
- Scope gap analysisFind what each quote leaves out.
- Detect missing items in quotesWhy missing isn’t free, with break-even arithmetic.
- Equipment hire quotesDaily, weekly and mobilisation charges on one basis.
- See a live exampleThree aggregate quotes analysed end to end.
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