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BOQ Software for Quantity Surveyors Managing Structured Project Records

For professional quantity surveyors and commercial managers evaluating structured BOQ review, revision records and supported outputs.

Quantara helps quantity surveyors organize supported project sources, reviewed BOQ records and distinct revisions while professional judgement remains with the QS.

Industry Challenges

Version Control Chaos

Tracking changes across multiple tender addenda and consultant revisions often leads to pricing outdated scope.

Document Extraction Burden

Verifying and transcribing item descriptions and quantities from client documents requires careful source review.

How Quantara Supports the Workflow

Quantara captures supported information for review and organizes confirmed BOQ sections, quantities, descriptions and revision records. The QS must document assumptions, exclusions and commercial decisions through the applicable professional process.

Practical Example

A quantity surveyor receives a revised consultant BOQ as a text-based PDF. Supported information is captured for review, confirmed items are organized in Revision 2 and the resulting output is checked before tender issue. A scanned version is detected and flagged for manual transcription because OCR text extraction is not currently available.

A complete hybrid BOQ workflow

Let AI accelerate the work — keep engineers in control of the final BOQ

Your team can build, measure, calculate, review and deliver the BOQ directly in Quantara. When you need more capacity, hire TAYQAN to prepare supported work for your team's final review.

AI-assisted when possible. Engineer-controlled from start to delivery.

AI Draft BOQ

Create an editable BOQ from usable project evidence. AI accelerates supported extraction and structuring; engineers can add, measure, correct and price every remaining item without leaving the workflow.

  • Editable BOQ built from supported project evidence
  • Direct item creation for scope that needs engineering input
  • Guided measurement and visible quantity calculations
  • Missing quantities and units stay visible until completed
  • Rates remain under your commercial team's control

TAYQAN — AI Quantity Surveyor

TAYQAN carries supported QS work from source review through quantity preparation, BOQ assembly and QA. Your authorized professional reviews the result and decides when it is ready to issue.

  • Source discovery and processing
  • Evidence review and quantity preparation
  • Rate preparation when requested and governed
  • BOQ assembly and validation / final QA
  • Prepared for authorized professional review and issue

Final professional acceptance remains under human control.

Capabilities and Scope

Supported Inputs

  • Text-based PDF
  • Scanned PDF (detection only — OCR not currently available)
  • XLSX
  • CSV

Not Currently Supported

  • CAD (Not available)
  • BIM (Not available)
  • IFC (Not available)

Typical Categories

  • Substructure
  • Superstructure
  • Internal Finishes
  • External Works
  • Provisional Sums
  • Prime Cost Sums
  • Preliminaries

*Categories are user-defined. No pre-built libraries are currently provided.

Supported Outputs

  • Structured Excel (XLSX)
  • Reviewable PDF Outputs
  • CSV Exports

Limitations & Professional Disclaimer

  • Quantara does not replace measurement judgment or regulated QS practice.
  • Quantara does not perform automated drawing measurement.
  • Professional review of all captured information and outputs is required.

Quantara assists with document extraction, BOQ organization, project records, templates, revisions and supported document-generation workflows. All scope, quantities, units, descriptions, technical requirements, rates, assumptions, exclusions and generated outputs must be reviewed by appropriately qualified construction professionals before tender, procurement, contractual or construction use. Quantara does not provide engineering approval, code compliance certification, or professional design validation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Quantara replace a quantity surveyor?

No. Quantara is an assistive workflow tool. Professional judgement and regulated QS practice remain the responsibility of the user.

How does it help with commercial review?

Structured sections and distinct revision records give the quantity surveyor defined records to compare. Quantara does not claim automated change interpretation.

Can I track BOQ assumptions?

Relevant assumptions and exclusions can be documented in supported project records and reports. The QS must maintain the required commercial record.

Are standard measurement rules (e.g., NRM) built-in?

No, Quantara provides the structural framework, but the quantity surveyor applies the relevant measurement rules and descriptions.

How are tender documents managed?

Supported information can be captured and organized into distinct project records. The QS must verify that the BOQ matches the intended tender issue.

Does it support scanned consultant PDFs?

Scanned consultant PDFs can be uploaded and are automatically detected and flagged as requiring OCR. Automated OCR text extraction is not currently available, so scanned content currently requires manual transcription with rigorous human review of every quantity and unit.

Can consultants manage multiple project revisions?

The platform retains multiple BOQ revisions as distinct records. Professionals must compare them and determine which version applies.

Can I export the data for other QS software?

Structured data can be exported as XLSX or CSV for further professional processing. Compatibility with another product depends on its import requirements.

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