Product

Accurate estimates. A budget that sticks.

Import any BOQ, estimate with your own rates and assemblies, get it approved, and carry the winning estimate straight into the project budget — no retyping, no drift.

Excel
BOQ import in one click
Single
Approved estimate per opportunity
Live
Margin on every estimate
Auto
Project budget from the winning bid

The status quo

Without Orgin3

  • Spreadsheets where a decimal error hides in thousands of rows
  • Estimates that never link back to the BOQ the client issued
  • Winning bids whose numbers are lost before project setup
  • No visibility into margin erosion until the month-end review
  • Rates and markups scattered across folders and email

The Orgin3 outcome

With Orgin3

  • Excel/CSV BOQ import with a structured item master
  • Assemblies and historical rates so takeoffs stay consistent
  • Configurable approval workflows for each estimate revision
  • Margin and risk analysis before you submit the bid
  • A single handoff that seeds the project budget and procurement plan

How it works

A connected flow, end to end

How boq & estimation comes together across the platform — no rekeying, no lost handoffs between teams.

1

Tender documents

Bring in the client BOQ, drawings, and scope documents against a single requirement list.

2

BOQ import / creation

Import Excel directly or build the structure in the platform with cost codes and WBS links.

3

Materials, labour, equipment

Price each line from your item master, assemblies, supplier rates, and crew productivity.

4

Overheads, markup, contingency

Apply company-wide or project-specific markups with approval-required overrides flagged.

5

Commercial review

Route the estimate through your approvers with change tracking per revision.

6

Approved estimate

Lock the baseline that feeds proposal pricing and, once awarded, the project budget.

Capabilities

Everything BOQ & Estimation teams need

01

Excel/CSV BOQ Import

Structured import with cost-code and WBS mapping

02

Item Master

Centralized materials, labour, and equipment with rates

03

Assemblies

Reusable grouped rates for repetitive scope

04

Supplier Rates

Vendor pricing pulled into material and subcontract lines

05

Historical Rates

Your own past prices drive consistency

06

Overheads & Markup

Company and project-level markups with audit trail

07

Risk / Contingency

Per-item or project-wide contingency with approval gates

08

Revision Comparison

Side-by-side diffs of values and terms per version

09

Estimate Approval

Configurable workflow: estimator → BDM → commercial

10

Margin Analysis

Live gross and contribution margin before submission

In depth

Built around the way BOQ & Estimation teams work

The winning estimate becomes the project's commercial baseline

Orgin3 is built around the reality that the estimate you win with is the baseline you deliver against. The approved estimate flows straight into Project Cost Control, so budget, commitments, and actuals are all measured against the same numbers — from day one.

  • One approved estimate per opportunity, versioned and locked
  • Baseline connects directly to WBS and cost codes
  • Budget, committed cost, and actuals all reference the estimate
  • Variance reporting compares actuals back to the winning bid

BOQ-driven, not cell-driven

Estimation starts where the client ends: a structured BOQ. Orgin3 imports it, maps it to your item master, and surfaces the rates and productivity rules that produce consistent, defensible numbers.

  • Excel import validates structure and flags missing codes
  • Item master enforces your standard rates and units
  • Assemblies propagate changes across recurring scope
  • Takeoff summaries roll up to summary and trade totals

Margin protection before you submit

Estimating is the last place you want a margin surprise. Orgin3 shows gross margin, contribution, and risk exposure on every revision so you can price the job — and protect the margin — before it's too late.

  • Live margin on every line and summary total
  • Contingency and markup applied per approval tier
  • Revision history compares margin movement between bids
  • Approval gates trigger when margin drops below threshold

Who it's for

Made for every role in the business

Estimator

Builds and prices the estimate, using assemblies and historical rates instead of starting from scratch.

BDM / Estimation Head

Reviews and approves estimates, with margin and risk flagged automatically.

Project Manager

Onboards the approved estimate as the project budget with a single click.

Commercial Team

Links the price into the proposal and later tracks billing against the baseline.

Connects to your stack

Works alongside the tools you already use

Import and sync data from the systems your team works in every day — with an open API and webhooks for anything custom.

Tender ManagementProposal ManagementProject Cost ControlProcurementExcel & CSV importOpen API & webhooks
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about Orgin3 ERP for MEP contractors.

Yes. Orgin3 imports Excel and CSV BOQs, validates the structure against your cost-code and WBS mapping, and surfaces any unmapped rows for review before you estimate.

Get Started

See what Orgin3 can do for your business

Book a personalized walkthrough with an MEP industry specialist. We'll map your current workflows to the platform in a single session.

Cloud or on-premise deployment · Dedicated implementation · Security aligned to enterprise security controls

From estimate to budget to billing

One connected flow: your estimate sets the budget, procurement captures commitments, and project control measures actuals — all referencing the same baseline so you know the margin at every step.

Get Started

See what Orgin3 can do for your business

Book a personalized walkthrough with an MEP industry specialist. We'll map your current workflows to the platform in a single session.

Cloud or on-premise deployment · Dedicated implementation · Security aligned to enterprise security controls