OUR SERVICES

  At Kastor Cost Management, we offer a comprehensive range of services tailored to meet the needs of clients across all project sizes and types:

• Budget Cost Estimates: Early-stage estimates to help guide project feasibility and financial planning.
• Builder’s Bill of Quantities (BoQ): Detailed documentation to support tendering, contracts, and progress claims.
• Cost Planning & Management: Strategic cost control from concept to completion, ensuring budget alignment.
• Material Take-Offs: Accurate quantity breakdowns for materials across all trades.
• Trade Package Pricing: Competitive pricing and cost analysis for specific trade scopes.
• Fixed-Fee Quotations: Transparent, reliable quotes with no surprises—tailored to your project scope.

Maximising Value Through Strategic Cost Control

At the core of any successful project is effective Cost Planning & Management. Our approach ensures that every dollar spent aligns with your project goals — from concept to completion.

We provide clear, data-driven cost insights at every stage, helping y

Our Services Include:

• Budget Cost Estimates:  Early-stage projections to guide feasibility and funding decisions
• Detailed Cost Plans: Structured, trade-by-trade estimates based on evolving design documentation
• Value Engineering & Option Analysis: Evaluating cost-effective design and construction alternatives without compromising quality
• Tender Comparisons & Negotiation Support: Ensuring fair, consistent contractor pricing and helping you secure the best value
• Contract Administration & Cost Control: Ongoing tracking of variations, claims, and expenditure throughout construction

Why Cost Planning Matters

• Keeps your project financially viable
• Ensures design decisions are made with cost awareness
• Help avoid costly scope creep and variations
• Supports more predictable outcomes for stakeholders and investors

Tailored Solutions for:

• Commercial & residential developments
• Government & education projects
• Infrastructure & health facilities
• Fitouts & refurbishments

Transparent. Strategic. Proactive.
We work as your cost management partner — not just during pricing, but throughout the entire project lifecycle.

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A Detailed Breakdown of Project Costs and Scope for Accurate Pricing & Control

The Builder’s Bill of Quantities (BoQ) is a detailed, itemised document that outlines the full scope of works, materials, and construction tasks required for a building project. It serves as the foundation for accurate pricing, tendering, and cost management.

What Is a BoQ?

A BoQ provides:

• A structured list of all works, quantities, and units
• A consistent basis for pricing by builders and subcontractors
• A key tool for comparing tenders fairly and transparently
• A reference point for contract administration, variations, and progress claims

Why It Matters

For builders, a well-prepared BoQ reduces risk and guesswork. It ensures all parties are pricing the same scope and allows for more competitive, accurate tenders — saving time and avoiding costly surprises later.

What's Included in the BoQ?

• Site preparation and preliminaries
• Structural elements (e.g., concrete, steel, framing)
• Finishes (e.g., flooring, wall linings, paint)
• Services (e.g., electrical, hydraulic, mechanical)
• Provisional sums and PC items
• Detailed quantity take-offs by trade or work section

Ideal For:

• Builders preparing tenders
• Developers and clients seeking cost certainty
• Architects and consultants coordinating scope
• Project managers managing contracts

Built for Precision. Priced for Performance.

We prepare Builder’s BoQs to industry standards using the latest estimating software and drawing on real-world construction experience.

📩 Looking to price your next project accurately?
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Competitive Pricing for Specific Scopes of Work

Our Trade Package Pricing service delivers accurate, competitive cost breakdowns for individual trade scopes — giving builders and project teams the clarity they need to compare quotes, manage budgets, and negotiate effectively.

Whether you're pricing carpentry, concrete, electrical, or finishes, we analyse every detail to ensure you’re getting fair, market-aligned rates based on current industry benchmarks and real-world data.

What’s Included:

• Detailed pricing by trade (e.g. framing, plumbing, roofing, tiling)
• Scope clarification and quantity cross-checks
• Subcontractor quote comparisons
• Cost benchmarking and market-rate validation
• Allowances for preliminaries, margins, and contingencies if needed

Why Use Trade Package Pricing?

• Ensure accurate tendering at trade level
• Support procurement and contract negotiation 
• Identify scope gaps or overlaps
• Improve budget certainty during design and documentation

Ideal For:

• Builders preparing or reviewing subcontractor packages
• Estimators managing competitive tenders
• Developers   seeking transparency across trade scopes
• Architects and consultants refining documentation against cost

📞 Need trade-level pricing for your project?
Get in touch to discuss how our Trade Package Pricing service can support your estimating or tender process.

• Project Procurement & Planning.

Material Take-Offs (MTOs) are a critical first step in effective construction planning and cost control. We provide precise, itemised lists of all materials required for your project — directly extracted from drawings and specifications.

Whether you're a builder, contractor, or supplier, our take-offs help you order the right materials in the right quantities — reducing waste, avoiding delays, and keeping your project on budget.

What’s Included?

• Detailed breakdowns by material type (concrete, steel, timber, finishes, etc.)
• Quantities and units for procurement
• Structured outputs by trade or construction stage
• Fully cross-referenced with drawings and specifications

Benefits of Our Material Take-Off Service

• Reduce material wastage and overspending
• Improve tender accuracy and quote reliability
• Support just-in-time ordering and delivery 
• Enhance coordination between trades and suppliers

Who We Support?

• Builders and subcontractors
• Architects and designers
• Project managers and developers
• Suppliers  preparing bids or supply schedules

Deliverables

We can provide take-offs in your preferred format — Excel, PDF, or estimating software-ready — customised to your workflow and procurement needs.

Need accurate material quantities for your next project?
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Integrated Cost Management for Urban & Environmental Spaces

At Kastor Cost Management, we provide specialist cost planning and budget oversight across all stages of landscaping, civil infrastructure, and public domain projects. From vibrant community parks to complex urban streetscapes and green infrastructure, our team ensures every element is carefully scoped and accurately costed. We understand the complexity and vision behind landscape architecture and civic design. Whether it’s a park, plaza, or streetscape upgrade, we deliver end-to-end cost management solutions that keep your project financially sound—without compromising design intent or environmental goals.

Our cost planning services Includes works for:

• Urban landscaping & open space upgrades
• Streetscape and pedestrian environments
• Parklands, playgrounds & recreational facilities
• Water-sensitive urban design (WSUD) elements
• Civil infrastructure (retaining walls, pathways, drainage, lighting)
• Environmental rehabilitation & revegetation

What We Deliver:

1. Strategic Cost Planning

We provide clear, early-stage cost forecasts to help you make informed decisions from the outset. Our elemental cost plans and feasibility studies are built on real-world data, market rates, and benchmarks for both hard and soft landscaping.

2. Design Stage Estimating

As your design evolves, so does our cost insight. We work closely with landscape architects, civil engineers, and design consultants to track scope changes, test material options, and control budget drift through structured design-stage cost plans.

3. Tender & Procurement Support

Our detailed pre-tender estimates (PTEs), Bill of Quantities (BoQs), and contractor evaluation tools ensure you go to market with confidence. We help identify procurement strategies that suit project scale, risk profile, and timeline.

4. Construction Phase Cost Control

From contract award to final completion, we provide robust cost oversight—progress claim assessments, variation valuations, and financial reporting—ensuring transparency and accountability throughout delivery.

5. Risk & Value Management

Landscaping and civil works often carry hidden risks: latent conditions, utility clashes, or seasonal delays. We apply proactive risk management and value engineering to ensure your project remains both buildable and cost-efficient.