Riverside Civic Centre — fictional public tender example
A transparent sample of how a flooring takeoff can move from drawing basis to measured quantities, allowances, labour inputs, and a priced working total.
Request an estimateIllustrative example — fictional project, not a client result. All measurements, rates, and totals below are invented for demonstration.
01 · tender context
What this worksheet is based on.
Project context
A made-up public-sector refurbishment tender covering circulation, meeting, and wet-area flooring zones.
- Project type
- Civic centre refurbishment
- Tender stage
- Illustrative public tender issue
- Location
- Riverside district, England
- Scope
- Floor finishes, tiled skirting, preparation, and installation labour
Drawing basis
- Documents read
- GA floor plans — levels 00 and 01 · Finish schedule — architectural issue
- Revision
- Tender issue A
- Issued
- Fictional issue date: 14 March 2026
02 · measured quantities
Measured quantities
Luxury vinyl tile
Net plan measurement before material wastage.
Location
Public circulation and foyer zones
Unit
m²
Net quantity
420 m²
Carpet tile
Net plan measurement before material wastage.
Location
Meeting rooms and administration areas
Unit
m²
Net quantity
180 m²
Porcelain tile
Net plan measurement before material wastage.
Location
Toilets and café back-of-house
Unit
m²
Net quantity
96 m²
Tiled skirting
Linear perimeter measurement before material wastage.
Location
Wet-area perimeter returns
Unit
lm
Net quantity
148 lm
03 · materials
Materials & wastage
Material quantities and line rates
Each line starts with the measured base, shows the wastage allowance, and prices the adjusted quantity.
Luxury vinyl tile
Includes 8% cutting and pattern allowance.
Base quantity
420 m²
Wastage
8%
Adjusted quantity
453.6 m²
Unit rate
£28.50
Line amount
£12,927.60
Carpet tile
Includes 5% directional laying allowance.
Base quantity
180 m²
Wastage
5%
Adjusted quantity
189 m²
Unit rate
£22.00
Line amount
£4,158.00
Porcelain tile
Includes 10% cuts, set-outs, and breakage allowance.
Base quantity
96 m²
Wastage
10%
Adjusted quantity
105.6 m²
Unit rate
£36.00
Line amount
£3,801.60
Tiled skirting
Includes 5% corner and return allowance.
Base quantity
148 lm
Wastage
5%
Adjusted quantity
155.4 lm
Unit rate
£18.50
Line amount
£2,874.90
04 · preparation
Preparation allowances
Preparation allowances
Subfloor smoothing compound
Illustrative allowance for general smoothing to LVT zones.
£2,730.00
420 m² × £6.50
Localised subfloor repair
Provisional repair allowance where existing substrate is unsound.
£630.00
35 m² × £18.00
Moisture barrier allowance
Allowance for selected ground-floor zones pending test results.
£504.00
120 m² × £4.20
05 · labour inputs
Labour inputs
Labour inputs
Flooring installer
Two-person flooring crew
£8,060.00
Illustrative installation input across resilient and carpet finishes.
248 hours × £32.50/hour
Tile setter
Two-person tiling crew
£3,536.00
Illustrative setting and grouting input for porcelain areas.
104 hours × £34.00/hour
Preparation operative
One-person preparation crew
£1,944.00
Illustrative allowance for substrate preparation and clean-down.
72 hours × £27.00/hour
06 · priced summary
Priced summary
Priced summary
Fictional tender allowance
GBP
- Materials
- £23,762.10
- Preparation
- £3,864.00
- Labour
- £13,540.00
- Grand total
- £41,166.10
Wastage treatment
Wastage is priced within each material line using its adjusted quantity; it is not added again to the summary.
Subtotal: £41,166.10 · currency: GBP
07 · assumptions
Assumptions
- The drawing set is sufficiently scaled and coordinated for this illustrative measurement.
- Rates are fictional GBP allowances and exclude project-specific supplier quotations.
- Substrate preparation quantities remain provisional until site condition information is confirmed.
- The tender scope includes standard access, working hours, and clear handover areas.
08 · exclusions
Exclusions
- No actual client drawings, site survey, or measured client result is represented.
- Floor protection, furniture moves, disposal, and out-of-hours working are excluded.
- VAT, main contractor preliminaries, overhead, profit, and design responsibility are excluded.
- Asbestos, hazardous materials, structural repairs, and specialist testing are excluded.
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