AI-powered QS engine · Malaysia rates

AI Construction Estimator for Malaysia

Upload a drawing, sketch, or PDF. Get quantities, BOQ, material-rate references, and quotation-ready pricing.

From drawing to BOQ to quotation — in minutes.

6 stepsDRAWING → QUOTATION
11 groupsFULL BOQ STRUCTURE
Google SheetsPRIMARY RATE SOURCE

Quick estimate preview

Estimated range
RM 300,000 – RM 348,000
~ RM 315 / ft² · Standard quality
How it works

Six steps from drawing to quotation

Every estimate follows the same transparent pipeline — so a QS can audit it, and a homeowner can follow it.

STEP 01

Describe / Upload

Describe your project or upload a PDF drawing, image, or hand sketch. New build, renovation, or mixed.

PDF · JPG · PNG · SKETCH
STEP 02

AI Reads Plans

Layout, gridlines, room labels and dimensions are parsed. The project is classified before any pricing.

CLASSIFY FIRST, PRICE SECOND
STEP 03

AI Detects Quantities

Walls, floor areas, roof area, doors, windows and MEP allowances are measured with confidence scores.

QUANTITY TAKE-OFF
STEP 04

AI Generates BOQ

A full Bill of Quantities across 11 trade groups — preliminaries to handover — with renovation items separated.

11 TRADE GROUPS
STEP 05

Google Sheets Rate Pull

Current material, labour, plant and preliminaries rates are pulled from your Google Sheets — the primary rate basis.

GOOGLE SHEETS = PRIMARY
STEP 06

Quotation Export

Contingency and contractor OHP applied, budget rounded, and exported as PDF, Excel, CSV or shareable link.

QUOTATION-READY
Project intake

Tell us about your project

Upload a drawing and fill in the basics. Smart warnings flag pricing risks before the estimate runs.

Drag & drop your drawing here
PDF, JPG or PNG · up to 25 MB · hand sketches welcome
AI will verify against the drawing.
Scope extras
Labour scenario
Google Sheets rates are primary; QS Online is benchmark only.
Runs the 5-step AI pipeline · ~10 seconds
AI quantity detection

The AI reads your drawing like a QS

Every quantity carries a confidence score, so you know which numbers to trust and which to verify on site.

LIVINGKITCHEN BED 1BATH 9.1 m7.4 m
Floor area
93.2 m²
1,003 ft² total · 2 storeys
● 96% HIGH
Wall length
142 m
285 m² wall face area
● 93% HIGH
Roof area
112 m²
incl. 300 mm overhangs
● 81% MEDIUM
Doors
12 no.
2 external · 10 internal
● 95% HIGH
Windows
14 no.
aluminium casement assumed
● 84% MEDIUM
Wet areas
2 zones
68 m² wall tiling
● 91% HIGH

Medium-confidence items are flagged in the BOQ for site verification before contract award.

Bill of Quantities

Full BOQ across 11 trade groups

Every line shows its quantity, rate, rate basis and AI confidence. Click a group to expand.

GS Google Sheets (primary)   QS QS Online (benchmark only)

Budget dashboard

From subtotal to final quotation

Adjust contingency and OHP, switch labour scenarios, and watch the final quote update live.

BOQ subtotal (11 groups)RM 261,600
RM 13,080
RM 41,202
Final quotation (rounded)RM 316,000
Quotation-ready budgetRM 316,000
RM 315PER FT²
RM 3,391PER M²

Cost distribution by trade group

Structure Envelope Finishes & M&E Prelims & external

⚠️ Estimate caveats — read before quoting

  • This is a budget estimate, not a tender price. Site conditions, soil, and authority requirements can shift costs.
  • Medium-confidence quantities (roof area, windows) should be verified on site before contract award.
  • Renovation works carry hidden-condition risk — the contingency should not go below 5% for A&A projects.
  • Rates reflect the Google Sheets snapshot at generation time; steel and cement prices move monthly.
  • Scenarios C and D exclude contractor warranty on materials and shift procurement risk to the owner.
Programme

14-month indicative timeline

Nine key activities from design to handover, sequenced the way Malaysian residential projects actually run.

Design & documentation
2 mo
Authority approval
min 4 mo
Mobilisation & site setup
1
Substructure & foundations
2 mo
Structural frame
2 mo
Roofing & envelope
2 mo
M&E first & second fix
3 mo
Finishes & fittings
3 mo
Testing, CCC & handover
2 mo
Authority approval is a hard gate: allow a minimum of 4 months for local council (PBT) submission and approval before mobilising on site.
Rate references

Where every rate comes from

One primary source of truth, one external benchmark. Never blended, never guessed.

Google Sheets rate book

PRIMARY SOURCE

Your maintained rate book is the only source used for pricing. Every BOQ line tagged GS is pulled live from these sheets.

Construction Material Standard Rates

Cement, steel, bricks, tiles, sanitary — updated monthly.

PRIMARY RATE BASIS
Open Sheet ↗

Construction Preliminaries Standard Rates

Insurance, permits, site overhead norms.

PRIMARY RATE BASIS
Open Sheet ↗

Standard Labor Rates for Construction Malaysia

Per-trade daily and unit labour rates by region.

PRIMARY RATE BASIS
Open Sheet ↗

Plant & Equipment Standard Rates

Excavator, crane, scaffolding hire rates.

PRIMARY RATE BASIS
Open Sheet ↗

QS Online Malaysia

BENCHMARK ONLY

Used only to sanity-check your rates against market. Benchmark rates never enter the BOQ — lines tagged QS are flagged for your review.

Market rate index

Published per-m² benchmarks by building type.

BENCHMARK

Trade comparisons

Cross-check outlier rates per trade group.

BENCHMARK

Regional variance

State-level cost adjustment factors.

BENCHMARK

Deviation alerts

Flags when your rate drifts >15% from market.

BENCHMARK
Export

Send it out, quotation-ready

Everything the client, banker, or contractor needs — in the format they expect.

Sample output

Project 5 — double-storey terrace, Selangor

A real pipeline run on dummy data, so you can judge the output quality before uploading your own drawing.

SAMPLE DATA · NOT GUARANTEED

Project brief

  • ProjectProject 5 — Terrace A&A + rear extension
  • TypeMixed (reno + extension)
  • Built-up area1,003 ft² (93.2 m²)
  • Floors2 storey
  • LocationSelangor
  • Quality tierStandard
  • Labour scenarioA — Full contract
  • Contingency / OHP5% / 15%

Generated result

  • BOQ subtotalRM 261,600
  • Contingency (5%)RM 13,080
  • Contractor OHP (15%)RM 41,202
  • Trade groups priced11 of 11
  • Programme14 months incl. 4-mo approval
Sample final quotation
RM 316,000
RM 315 / ft² · dummy figures, not a guaranteed price