Which pricing inputs belong in the register?
Start with the work breakdown and trace each input to a drawing, schedule, specification, supplier response or approved internal basis. Keep an unresolved input visibly open.
| Input | Source | Review status |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Drawing or schedule | Measured or open |
| Material | Supplier quotation | Current or refresh |
| Labour | Crew and productivity basis | Approved or open |
| Allowance | Defined missing scope | Owner assigned |
| Programme | Tender dates and sequence | Reviewed |
How should allowances be described?
Name the missing information, the temporary basis, the owner, the effect and the date when it must be replaced. An allowance is a visible decision, not a hidden estimate plug.
- Source or missing input
- Scope included and excluded
- Owner and review date
- Effect on price or programme
- Replacement action
What should the final pricing review check?
Check that changed addenda, clarification responses and supplier qualifications have flowed into the estimate. The tender review should expose the input. The estimator approves the number.
Common questions
What else should the bid team know?
What should a pricing input register record?
It should record quantity, material, labour, equipment, supplier, programme, allowance, exclusion and approval information with a source.
Who reviews a pricing input register?
The estimator owns the pricing basis, while engineers, procurement and commercial reviewers confirm the inputs in their areas.
Can this page replace the tender instructions?
No. The issued tender, its addenda and the responsible technical, commercial or legal reviewers control the final position.
Primary sources
- Commonwealth Procurement RulesAustralian Government Department of Finance
- Additional rules: request documentationAustralian Government Department of Finance
- The Construction PlaybookUK Cabinet Office
- FAR Part 15: Contracting by NegotiationAcquisition.gov