EXAMPLE AT A GLANCE
This fictional Wollongong, New South Wales concrete walkway installation example contains 7 itemised costs totalling A$5,078.95. Its app-exported PDF uses the exact metric quantities and AUD rates in the table, with scope assumptions and exclusions explained below.
Project scope: One garden path
Install a straight poured-concrete path between gate and entry on a prepared route, with forms, base, specified thickness and finish.
This original fictional example is set in Wollongong, New South Wales. Harbour & Gum Projects and Alex Morgan are made-up parties. The matching Australian guide explains which measurements, product decisions and site conditions turn this brief into a client-ready quote.
- Example location
- Wollongong, New South Wales
- Prepared by
- Harbour & Gum Projects · fictional business
- Prepared for
- Alex Morgan · fictional customer
- Issued / valid through
- 25 September 2026 / 25 October 2026
Itemised concrete walkway installation costs
These 7 AUD lines reproduce the native app export. Excavation and spoil is measured as 13.94 m²; Formwork uses 32 m. Some lines are measured work while others are a product or site-task allowance. Read the unit before reusing the structure for a different job.
| Work item | Quantity | Unit rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route setting-out | 1 job | A$185.25 | A$185.25 |
| Excavation and spoil | 13.94 m² | A$66.50 | A$927.01 |
| Compacted base allowance | 1 job | A$518.70 | A$518.70 |
| Formwork | 32 m | A$24.31 | A$777.92 |
| Concrete supply allowance | 1.53 m³ | A$380.00 | A$581.40 |
| Place and finish | 13.94 m² | A$133.00 | A$1,854.02 |
| Jointing and cleanup | 1 job | A$234.65 | A$234.65 |
| Illustrative total | A$5,078.95 | ||
Product selection and installation should be clear from the descriptions. Confirm delivery, fixings, preparation, waste and any specialist trade responsibility for the actual job rather than assuming each allowance covers them.
Check the arithmetic
Excavation and spoil: 13.94 m² × A$66.50 = A$927.01. Formwork: 32 m × A$24.31 = A$777.92. All other lines use the same quantity-by-rate calculation and sum to A$5,078.95. Every fixture line lands on an exact cent, so the native PDF subtotal equals the displayed table total.
Measurement to check: Measure path length and width, calculate area and volume from the design thickness, and note slope. Selection to check: Separate base aggregate, concrete supply and finishing from excavation. The PDF uses a 0% tax input only to make its fictional arithmetic visible. Confirm the GST treatment that applies to the actual job and set your own markup before sharing a client quote.
Assumptions and exclusions
Agree drainage fall and access for concrete delivery before forming.
Outside this stated scope: No retaining wall, utility diversion or adjacent landscaping restoration.
Soft ground, buried utilities or changed path alignment alter excavation and volume. A changed condition should lead to a newly measured quantity, revised allowance or separately agreed task. Keep the client informed of the changed figure before producing another PDF.
Open the app-exported PDF
The document was exported from Estimates using the fictional business, client, dates, short PDF scope, notes and cost lines shown here. The image is the first-page preview. Open the complete PDF to check all entries; no rate is a current Wollongong, New South Wales market claim.
Adapt this example to a real job
- Write the actual work boundary and site address; use this measurement basis: Measure path length and width, calculate area and volume from the design thickness, and note slope.
- Confirm products, access and handoff responsibilities; record this selection decision: Separate base aggregate, concrete supply and finishing from excavation.
- Replace all fictional product, labour and subcontractor rates with your own evidence.
- Review quantities, extensions, total, GST and markup settings, client details and validity date.
- Preview every PDF page and share the quote with the agreed exclusions.
- Measure path length and width, calculate area and volume from the design thickness, and note slope.
- Separate base aggregate, concrete supply and finishing from excavation.
- Agree drainage fall and access for concrete delivery before forming.
- Soft ground, buried utilities or changed path alignment alter excavation and volume.
Read the paired estimating guide for the project-specific scope and work sequence.
Questions about this estimate
Which quantity controls this concrete walkway installation estimate?
Measure path length and width, calculate area and volume from the design thickness, and note slope.
When should this concrete walkway installation quote be revised?
Soft ground, buried utilities or changed path alignment alter excavation and volume. No retaining wall, utility diversion or adjacent landscaping restoration.
TURN THE SCOPE INTO AN ITEMISED PDF
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