BOQ software for contracting companies

Short answer

BOQ software prices a client-issued bill of quantities line by line — quantity, unit, rate and amount — and carries those rates forward into interim payment applications, variation orders and final account. WinkScope holds the priced BOQ against the project, applies the local VAT rate, tracks advance payment recovery and retention on every application, and shows the difference between BOQ value, certified value and actual cost.

A bill of quantities priced in Excel is fine until the third revision, when nobody can say which version the tender went out on. WinkScope keeps the rates, the revisions and the applications on the same record.

Line-by-line rating

Price each BOQ item with quantity, unit and rate, including provisional sums and prime cost items.

Rates that carry forward

The rate you tendered is the rate applied to interim applications and variations, so nothing is re-derived from memory.

Revisions tracked

Every revision is kept, so the tendered version and the current version can both be produced on request.

Cost against value

Actual cost posts against BOQ value per section, which is where package-level losses become visible early.

Variations at BOQ or star rates

Where a BOQ rate exists it is applied; where it does not, a star rate is priced and recorded with the approval.

Frequently asked questions

Can I import a BOQ from Excel?

Yes — CSV import with column mapping for description, unit, quantity and rate.

Does it handle provisional sums and PC items?

Yes, carried as their own item types and adjusted against actuals when they are instructed.

Can it produce an interim payment application?

Yes: work done to date, previously certified, this application, less advance recovery and retention, with net payable and VAT.

Which currencies are supported?

AED, SAR, QAR, KWD, BHD and OMR among others for job pricing, with three-decimal handling for the dinar currencies.

Summary

BOQ software prices a client-issued bill of quantities line by line — quantity, unit, rate and amount — and carries those rates forward into interim payment applications, variation orders and final account. WinkScope holds the priced BOQ against the project, applies the local VAT rate, tracks advance payment recovery and retention on every application, and shows the difference between BOQ value, certified value and actual cost. WinkScope subscriptions are charged in USD worldwide. Local currency here is how you price your own jobs inside WinkScope — quotes, invoices, price book and reports all render in it.