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Practical articles on civil estimating and tendering: waste classification, geotech risk, contract terms and the items that decide whether a tender makes money.

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About — Civil engineering consultancy in Newcastle, NSW. Founded by engineers with more than 30 years of combined delivery experience on major Australian infrastructure.
Services — Estimating, tender preparation, programming and planning, project management and digital engineering for civil contractors.
Estimating — First-principles civil estimates with quantities measured from drawings and survey, and every assumption written down.
Tender — Complete tender packages for civil contractors: BOQ, methodology, programme, schedules and clarifications.
Planning — Construction programmes in Microsoft Project, staging and sequencing for civil works.
Project Management — Project management support for civil contractors, from award through delivery.
Digital Engineering — Civil 3D and Navisworks models, earthworks take-offs and quantity checks.
Urban Road Drainage — Demonstration project: a 600 m urban road with drainage, culvert and retaining wall, taken from Civil 3D model to quantities, estimate, programme, 4D simulation and 5D cash flow.
Projects — Recent tenders and estimates across NSW, Queensland and Tasmania, including 20 submissions worth more than $41M for a Hunter civil contractor.
Industries — Civil infrastructure, energy, mining, water, transport and residential development.
Contact — Talk to Rabello Engineering about the project you are pricing. 1/7 Heddon Road, Broadmeadow NSW 2292. Phone 02 4092 8462.
Tender Checklist — A free checklist of the items civil contractors miss at tender and pay for on site: contract terms, ground and water, authorities, programme, testing and subcontractor quotes.
Capability Statement — Download the Rabello Engineering capability statement: estimating, tender, planning and project engineering services for civil contractors, with recent work across NSW, QLD and Tasmania.
Privacy — How Rabello Engineering collects, uses and protects information submitted through rabelloengineering.com.
Civil Estimating Newcastle — Newcastle-based civil estimating for contractors: quantity take-offs, first-principles build-ups, RFQs, tender programmes and submissions across the Hunter, Central Coast and NSW.
Estimating Support — Short of a civil estimator? Rabello Engineering prices your tenders while you hire, with local NSW rates and engineers who have worked on site.
Insights — Practical articles on civil estimating and tendering: waste classification, geotech risk, contract terms and the items that decide whether a tender makes money.
Waste Classification Article — How to price spoil disposal on NSW civil tenders: VENM, ENM, general solid waste, the waste levy, bulking, haul and testing.
Geotech Report Article — Rock at invert level, groundwater, bulking factors, fill and latent conditions: what to check in the geotechnical report before building your rates.