Features
Enterprise-grade construction cost intelligence.
Every module is built so quantities, rates, costs and assumptions stay traceable, reviewable and exportable.
Quantities & BOQ
Quantity takeoff
Item ID, description, category, quantity, unit, source document, page, drawing reference, specification, confidence and notes.
Human review workflow
Edit, split, merge, add, delete, re-specify, annotate, approve. Statuses: System Generated, Under Review, Approved, Modified, Flagged.
BOQ generator
25 configurable trade sections, item codes, rate build-ups and amounts computed as quantity × total rate.
Assembly engine
Reusable assemblies — 1m² of block wall resolves to blocks, cement, sand, labour, wastage and equipment.
BOQ validation
Zero and missing quantities, missing units or rates, stale rates, duplicates, unpriced items, inconsistent specifications — scored out of 100.
Version control
BOQ v1, v2, v3 with quantity, rate and cost change comparison.
Market intelligence
Price database
Material, category, brand, specification, unit, supplier, location, price, currency, VAT, delivery, date, source and confidence.
Price history
Nothing is overwritten. Current, previous, 7-day, 30-day, 90-day and YTD movement with historical charts.
Multi-source rate calculation
Minimum, maximum, median, weighted average and a recommended rate weighted by recency, reliability, location and specification.
Normalisation
Bag, tonne, kg, m³, m², piece, length, roll and carton converted into standard units.
Validation
Outliers, duplicates, impossible prices, stale data, wrong units or currencies and missing metadata are flagged, never auto-published.
Source management
Supplier APIs, feeds, uploaded price lists, CSV/Excel, manual admin entry and verified QS submissions — scheduled and monitored.
Cost & decisions
Cost estimation engine
Material, labour, equipment, transport, waste, overheads, profit, contingency and VAT with admin-configurable defaults.
Location intelligence
Country → state → city → district pricing across Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano and more.
Cost per square metre
Benchmarked against project type, location, finishing standard and historical TerraVest projects.
Scenario engine
Economy, Standard, Premium, Luxury — change area, specification, roof, flooring, windows, doors or finishes and see the cost move.
What-if analysis
Ask in plain language and get cost difference, percentage change, affected BOQ sections and the new total.
Cost risk engine
Low, moderate or high risk from volatility, missing quantities, low-confidence takeoffs, stale prices and contingency exposure.
Delivery & governance
Reporting & export
Full BOQ, cost summary, executive summary, market price report, material schedule, takeoff, comparisons, risk and assumptions — PDF, Excel, CSV.
Professional QS verification
Submit, review, approve, modify or reject, with a verification certificate and clear status on every report.
Supplier intelligence
Supplier profiles, product categories, price history, rating and verification status, with admin-approved submissions.
Team collaboration
Owner, Admin, Editor, Reviewer and Viewer roles with organisation-level isolation.
Audit trail
Who created, changed, approved or uploaded what — and when.
Notifications & alerts
BOQ complete, processing finished, price movements, project cost changes and subscription events.
Data quality
Data types are always labelled, never mixed.
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
Sample Data | Illustrative, for demonstration only |
Unverified Data | Collected but not validated |
Extracted Data | Derived from your documents |
Market Data | Multi-source, validated rates |
Verified Data | Reviewed by an administrator |
Professional Data | Signed off by a Quantity Surveyor |