Trade Quotes

Trade Quote Estimator

A quote calculator for builders, cleaners, painters, landscapers, and service teams who need a defensible job price before sending it to a client.

Decision report included

Review the decision summary, key metrics, assumptions, and action items, then create a printable report for a lender, broker, household, or client discussion.

Use the report to document the scenario, explain the tradeoff, and agree on the next action.

Inputs

Enter your scenario.

Labour hours54

Total crew hours required for the job.

Loaded hourly cost$62

Wages, super, payroll costs, vehicle time, and labour burden per hour.

Materials$4,200

Materials, consumables, supplies, and delivery.

Equipment and hire$750

Equipment hire, disposal, parking, access, and job-specific tools.

Subcontractors$1,200

Specialist subcontractor quotes or allowances.

Overhead allowance18.00%

Business overhead added to direct job cost.

Contingency6.00%

Risk allowance for unknowns and rework.

Target margin22.00%

Profit margin on the ex-GST quote.

Add GSTYes

Add Australian GST to the client-facing total.

Decision Summary

Recommended client quote

$16,609

Recommended quote is $16,609 including GST, with an ex-GST margin of 22.0%.

Decision index

Healthy

Key metric comparison

Quote excluding GST$15,099

GST amount$1,510

Client quote total$16,609

Gross profit$3,322

Job margin22.0%

Quote excluding GST

Healthy

$15,099

Commercial quote before GST.

GST amount

Watch

$1,510

GST added at 10%.

Client quote total

Healthy

$16,609

Client-facing quote total.

Gross profit

Healthy

$3,322

Quote excluding GST less cost base.

Job margin

Healthy

22.0%

Gross profit as a share of ex-GST quote.

Labour risk ratio

Healthy

1.0x

Labour cost compared with gross profit buffer.

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Assumptions

Review the assumptions behind the result.

Labour is costed before overhead, contingency, and target margin.
Target margin is calculated on the final ex-GST quote, not as a markup on cost.
GST is shown separately so the quote remains commercially clear.

How To Use The Result

Turn the output into a practical next step.

Use realistic labour hours, not best-case hours.
Keep contingency higher when site conditions or access are uncertain.
Check that the ex-GST margin still covers overhead and profit.

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