Built for Aussie security & data installers

Security and data installers, quote the system without missing a cable run.

Turn cable runs, conduit, cameras, NVR, alarms, data points, access points, testing and commissioning into a clear Scope of Works.

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A BuildScope security and data installer Scope of Works on an iPhone
Scope ready to review5 line items, Camera and data cabling now
Voice note processed2 min site walk captured now
Missing detail flaggedSite access to confirm 1m
Client email draftedReady to send 2m

Sound familiar, security and data installer?

Your security & data installers quoting is costing more than time.

Cable runs and conduit underquoted.

Easy to miss. Expensive to fix.

Camera and NVR specs vague.

Easy to miss. Expensive to fix.

Data points miscounted.

Easy to miss. Expensive to fix.

Testing and handover missed.

Easy to miss. Expensive to fix.

Nothing slips through

What BuildScope checks on every security and data installer job.

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

Cable
  • Cable runs
  • Conduit & containment
  • Data points
Devices
  • Cameras & NVR
  • Alarms & access control
  • Wi-Fi access points
Handover
  • Testing
  • Commissioning
  • Handover & training

The scope itself

What goes into a security and data installer scope of works.

Security and data quotes get counted wrong on the cable and vague on the gear, and both are the whole job.

Line items that belong on it

  • Cable runs to nominated device locations
  • Supply and install conduit and containment where required
  • Terminate and label data points to patch panel
  • Supply and install cameras, NVR, alarms and access control
  • Testing, commissioning, handover and client training

What gets left off

  • Actual cable run lengths. Point to point on a plan is never the route the cable takes.
  • Conduit and containment. Concrete, brick and external runs all need it.
  • Commissioning, handover and training. Setting it up and showing the client is real, chargeable time.

Worth excluding in writing

  • Patching and making good after cable installation
  • Internet service provision and network configuration by others
  • Ongoing monitoring and subscription services

Where BuildScope fits

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

Security & Data Installers 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.

Security & Data Installers 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 cable routes rather than the floor plan, and count the devices and the points properly.

02

Answer the questions that matter

BuildScope asks the security and data questions: device counts and locations, cable run routes and lengths, containment, and what needs commissioning.

03

Review and send

Check the run lengths and the handover line, then export the same day.

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 security & data installers ask before signing up.

Is BuildScope built for security & data installers?
Yes. BuildScope is built around real security and data installer scopes of works, with security & data installers-specific line items, inclusions and wording. It is not a generic template you have to bend to fit.
Can BuildScope help security & data installers avoid missed items?
That is the point. It prompts for the things security & data installers commonly leave off a quote, like cable runs and conduit & containment, so fewer items slip through before you send the scope.
What should a security and data scope of works include?
Cabling, devices and handover as three separate sections. Cable runs with realistic lengths, conduit and containment, terminated and labelled data points, then the cameras, NVR, alarms and access control with their specifications, then testing, commissioning and client training. Handover is a section in its own right because it is a genuine block of time.
How should installers quote cable runs?
By the route the cable actually takes, not the straight line on the plan. Cable goes up, across, around obstructions and back down, so a device that looks 10 metres away can easily be a 25 metre run once it is pulled through a ceiling. Walking the route and quoting the real length is the difference between a profitable job and running short.
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 security and data installer 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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