Built for Aussie drainage contractors

Drainage contractors, quote the works without the unknowns underground.

Turn stormwater, sewer, pits, trenching, pipework, connections, backfill and CCTV into a clear Scope of Works.

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A BuildScope drainage contractor Scope of Works on an iPhone
Scope ready to review5 line items, Stormwater upgrade and pits now
Voice note processed2 min site walk captured now
Missing detail flaggedSite access to confirm 1m
Client email draftedReady to send 2m

Sound familiar, drainage contractor?

Your drainage contractors quoting is costing more than time.

Service locating not allowed for.

Easy to miss. Expensive to fix.

Pit and connection details vague.

Easy to miss. Expensive to fix.

Backfill and reinstatement missed.

Easy to miss. Expensive to fix.

CCTV and compliance left out.

Easy to miss. Expensive to fix.

Nothing slips through

What BuildScope checks on every drainage contractor job.

Industry-specific inclusions, prompted before you send the scope, not discovered after you win it.

Dig
  • Service locating
  • Trenching
  • Dewatering
Install
  • Pipework & pits
  • Connections
  • Backfill & reinstate

The scope itself

What goes into a drainage contractor scope of works.

Drainage scopes fail underground, where nobody can check what was allowed for until the trench is open.

Line items that belong on it

  • Locate and mark existing underground services
  • Excavate trenches to required depth and fall
  • Dewatering where groundwater is present
  • Supply and install pipework, pits and connections
  • Backfill, compact and reinstate surfaces

What gets left off

  • Service locating. Required before excavation and its own chargeable task.
  • Reinstatement of the surface. Concrete, paving or lawn over the trench is a separate job.
  • CCTV and compliance documentation. Often required and rarely quoted.

Worth excluding in writing

  • Rock excavation and unexpected ground conditions
  • Repair of unmarked existing services
  • Landscaping beyond nominated reinstatement

Where BuildScope fits

You run the job. BuildScope does the paperwork in the middle.

Drainage Contractors know how to walk a job and price it. BuildScope takes the paperwork between the site meeting and the quote going out.

BuildScope does this You do this
  1. 01 Enquiry lands Client rings or emails. You book a time to look at the job.
  2. 02 Site meeting You walk the job, measure up and take your photos.
  3. 03 Brain dump Talk or type the job into BuildScope, on site or in the ute.
  4. 04 The questions BuildScope asks what a tired estimator forgets: access, protection, rubbish, patching.
  5. 05 Scope of Works A full scope, trade by trade, preliminaries first, PC and PS kept separate.
  6. 06 Price and export Check quantities and pricing, apply your margin and GST, export the client-ready PDF.
  7. 07 Send and sign You send the PDF. The acceptance page is already in there for the client to sign.
  8. 08 Job runs Book the trades and get moving. The scope is your checklist and your variation defence.

BuildScope covers steps 03 to 06. You do the trade work, it does the paperwork.

Drainage Contractors already running accounting software? No worries.

Build the scope in BuildScope the way you always do, then move the job into your accounting or job management software as a draft, with the PDF attached. Nothing reaches your client until you send it.

How it works

Three steps from site visit to client-ready scope.

01

Describe the job

Walk the run, note the fall, the connection point and what is on the surface above it.

02

Answer the questions that matter

BuildScope asks the drainage questions: trench lengths and depths, pipe sizes, pit locations, connection points and surface reinstatement.

03

Review and send

Check the reinstatement and locating lines, note your ground conditions qualification, and export.

Pricing

Get those hours back for $99 a month.

Per user, everything included. Try it free for 7 days, your first 10 scopes are on us. No credit card.

Everything included

BuildScope

Everything included, priced per user.

$99per user / month

Or pay $990 a year and get 2 months free.

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Prices in AUD, excluding GST. Unlimited scopes after trial. No feature gates. Cancel anytime.

Everything included

  • Unlimited scopes after your trial
  • Voice notes and photo capture
  • Professional scopes and quotes
  • Branded PDF exports
  • Shared job history across your team
  • iPhone, iPad, Android and desktop
  • No feature gates
  • One-click handoff to the software you already use

FAQ

Questions drainage contractors ask before signing up.

Is BuildScope built for drainage contractors?
Yes. BuildScope is built around real drainage contractor scopes of works, with drainage contractors-specific line items, inclusions and wording. It is not a generic template you have to bend to fit.
Can BuildScope help drainage contractors avoid missed items?
That is the point. It prompts for the things drainage contractors commonly leave off a quote, like service locating and trenching, so fewer items slip through before you send the scope.
What should a drainage scope of works include?
Excavation and installation as separate sections. Service locating, trenching to depth and fall, dewatering if needed, then pipework, pits and connections with sizes and locations, then backfill, compaction and surface reinstatement. Reinstatement needs to be explicit, because putting back concrete or paving is often a bigger cost than laying the pipe.
Who is responsible for locating services before digging?
It is work that has to happen before excavation, so the scope should say who is doing it and who carries the risk if something unmarked is hit. Quoting service locating as its own line and excluding damage to unmarked or incorrectly located services is the standard, honest position, and it is far easier to agree before the machine arrives.
Can I edit the scope after the AI builds it?
Always. Every line item, quantity, rate and section is editable. Reorder, add, remove or reword anything before you export.
Does BuildScope work from voice notes and photos?
Yes. Talk through the drainage contractor job, or drop in site notes and a PDF, and BuildScope turns it into a structured Scope of Works you review and tidy.
How does the free trial work?
7 days free with 10 scopes on us, no credit card. Build and export them however you like. After that it is $99 per user a month, everything included.
Does BuildScope work with the software I already use?
Yes. Connect it once from your account settings and any saved scope can be pushed across as a draft, carrying your line items, section headings and exclusions, with the BuildScope PDF attached. BuildScope never sends it to your client and never raises an invoice: that stays your call.

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