City of Johannesburg · Gauteng · SBD 3.1

Renovation of Diepsloot Community Centre — Phase 2

Step 01 · Solicitation analysis

What the tender actually wants.

This is a sample pursuit. Create your own workbook to paste a real scope of work and let the Pricer build your work breakdown.

Mandatory returnables
SBD 1 · Invitation to bid
SBD 3.1 · Firm pricing schedule
NHBRC registration certificate
Building Permit — Site B
Method Statement
Step 02 · Work breakdown structure

Every line traces back to an RFP section.

CodeDescriptionSourceDaysMaterials
1.0Preliminaries and GeneralP&Gs · Bill No. 15
R 340 000
2.0Structural repairs — roof + east wingScope §3.218
R 1 240 000
3.0Electrical distribution replacementScope §4.112
R 680 000
7.0Commissioning + handoverT2.2 · Handover3
R 90 000
Total38R 2 350 000
Step 03 · Labor allocation

Hours by role, rates from your business profile.

Site agent
RateR 450/h
Hours480
CostR 216 000
Skilled artisan
RateR 220/h
Hours1440
CostR 316 800
General labour
RateR 95/h
Hours2400
CostR 228 000
Labor total · feeds cost roll-up
R 760 800
Pricing strategy

Pick a deliberate posture, not a default.

Step 04 · Cost roll-up

Traceable estimate, ready for Excel.

Direct labor
R 760 800
from allocation above
Materials
R 2 010 000
from work breakdown
Subcontractors
R 0
not yet added
Direct costR 2 770 800
P&Gs (Bill No. 1)R 340 000
SubtotalR 3 110 800
Overhead recovery(8%)R 248 864
Cost-to-government (before profit)R 3 359 664
Target margin(8%)R 268 773
Contingency(5%)R 181 422
Final target priceR 3 809 859
9.3% below the Government estimate of R 4 200 000.
Live estimate
R3.81M
▼ 9.3% vs Gov. estimate R4.20M
Compliance gate2 missing
Cost-to-governmentR3.36M
Target bid priceR3.81M
Pick a strategy to adjust
Preference system80/20
Specific-goal pts20