Four checks before pricing a BOQ
1. Scope boundary
Identify what is included, excluded, provisional or still undefined before quantities are priced.
Identify what is included, excluded, provisional or still undefined before quantities are priced.
2. Drawings and revisions
Use current drawings and record details that need clarification rather than pricing an uncertain interpretation.
Use current drawings and record details that need clarification rather than pricing an uncertain interpretation.
3. Units and specifications
Check that the measurement basis, descriptions and material specification point to the same intended work.
Check that the measurement basis, descriptions and material specification point to the same intended work.
4. Commercial use
State whether the BOQ supports a tender, quotation, supplier comparison, budget or delivery-control decision.
State whether the BOQ supports a tender, quotation, supplier comparison, budget or delivery-control decision.
Why this affects construction pricing
A BOQ review makes quantity assumptions visible before a commercial commitment. It supports a disciplined pricing decision but does not guarantee a tender result, market rate or project outcome.