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Measure spreadsheet admin
Track how long your team spends rebuilding quote layouts, checking formulas, copying previous jobs and formatting client documents.
Construction quoting ROI calculator UK
Model the ROI of a better quoting workflow.
Compare spreadsheet quoting with a more structured process using your own assumptions for quote volume, admin time, missed-cost exposure and software cost.
Transparent assumptions
No invented benchmark required.
Quote volume
Use your monthly workload
Prep time
Use your current process
Time reduction
Set your own target
Missed costs
Use zero or your own data
Hourly cost
Use your internal value
Software cost
Compare any monthly cost
Interactive model
Use your numbers, not ours.
The model only calculates the scenario you enter. It does not assume a standard CostForge time saving, costing-error rate or payback period.
Interactive scenario
Model your own quoting ROI assumptions.
Every percentage is yours to set. CostForge does not assume a guaranteed time saving, error rate or financial return.
Quotes
10
per month
Current time
1.5h
per quote
Scenario
20%
time reduction
Exposure
0%
missed-cost input
This calculator is a planning model. Results depend entirely on your inputs and do not represent promised CostForge performance, guaranteed savings or financial advice.
What to pressure-test
ROI starts with the current quoting process.
Before buying software, measure where quoting time and commercial leakage actually occur in your business. That gives the calculator a useful baseline instead of a generic benchmark.
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Separate missed costs from guesswork
If you have evidence of omitted labour, materials or other costs, model that exposure explicitly. If you do not, leave the missed-cost input at zero.
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Compare the workflow, not a promise
CostForge supports structured quote items, labour costing, internal margin, branded client output, templates and signed online responses. Use the model to decide what those workflow changes could be worth in your own operation.
Questions about the model
Keep assumptions explicit, compare them with your own records, and revisit the model after process changes.
Does the calculator assume a fixed CostForge saving?
No. You choose the time-reduction percentage, missed-cost exposure and software cost to compare. The tool does not use a hidden CostForge performance claim or guarantee a return.
What should I enter for missed-cost exposure?
Use zero if you do not want to model it. If you have reliable internal data on omitted materials, labour or other quoting leakage, use your own observed percentage rather than an industry average.
How should I set the software cost?
Enter the monthly software cost you want to evaluate. For current CostForge plans, use the pricing page rather than relying on a hard-coded amount in this calculator.
Are the results financial advice or guaranteed savings?
No. This is a planning model based entirely on the assumptions you enter. Actual outcomes depend on your workflow, quote mix, team and implementation.
From model to workflow
See how CostForge structures quoting and job costing.
Structured quote items
Staff-role labour costing
Branded client quotes