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Five documents. One chain. Nothing re-typed.

A package enters as a priced BOQ and leaves as received material with a closed cost line. Every document in between inherits the one before it — so the quantity you estimated is the quantity you sourced, ordered and received.

READ IN ORDER
BOQ Cost study RFQ Quotations Purchase order Goods receipt Cost closed
STAGE 01 OWNER · ESTIMATOR

Build the BOQ the way you already write it

Sections, item codes, descriptions, units and quantities — imported from your spreadsheet or added by section. Nothing about your numbering has to change; the structure you price with becomes the structure everything downstream hangs off.

GOES IN
Your priced spreadsheet, or a blank BOQ you build by section
COMES OUT
A live BOQ — every line addressable by RFQ, PO and GRN
WHAT STOPS HAPPENING
Re-numbering lines so a second system will accept them Creating item-master records before you can buy anything Keeping a "master" file and hoping it's the latest one
Projects / Jaber Kenger Villa
Mr. Gaber Kenger Villa — Fit-Out WorksDraft
+ Add section % Set margin for all items Send to admin
A. Preliminaries26 items
A.1.1Mobilization & Demobilization | Transport of Equipment, Materials
Transport of equipment, materials and manpower to and from site, including permits, loading/unloading and setup for site commencement
PURCHASE2026-08-17 RFQ −45D2026-07-03 QTY 1
A.2.1Construction Plant | Allow for Providing, Erecting
Allow for providing, erecting, maintaining, dismantling and clearing away scaffolding, cranes, lifting plant and tools
STAGE 02 OWNER · ESTIMATOR + COMMERCIAL
COST STUDY
Total client value
SAR 950,745
INTERNAL COST
SAR 806,564
CLIENT PRICE
SAR 950,745
MARGIN
+SAR 144,181 15.2%
BY SECTION
Concrete Works SAR 227,460 24% Rebar & Steel SAR 198,360 21% Blockwork SAR 67,560 7% Plumbing SAR 55,680 6% Electrical SAR 70,596 7% Finishes SAR 321,680 34%
Set margin for all items
Applies to 412 lines · individual overrides kept
15 %Apply

Internal cost and client price on the same line

Price the work once. Margin sits on the item, rolls up by section, and totals into the number you send the client — so there's no second spreadsheet holding the "real" cost, and no version of the BOQ that only one person understands.

GOES IN
Internal cost per line, plus a margin — per item or across the BOQ
COMES OUT
A client-ready total, a saved version, and the expected cost each line is later measured against
WHAT STOPS HAPPENING
A hidden cost sheet and a client sheet drifting apart Re-applying margin by hand when a rate changes Losing the version you quoted once you start amending
STAGE 03 OWNER · PROCUREMENT

Tick the lines. That's the RFQ.

Select the BOQ lines a package needs, choose the suppliers, set a closing date. Each supplier gets the same scope in the same order, and the RFQ keeps its own record of who was asked, what was asked for, and who has replied.

GOES IN
BOQ lines, a supplier shortlist, a closing date
COMES OUT
One RFQ, identical scope per supplier, tracked to reply
WHAT STOPS HAPPENING
Cutting a fresh sheet for every supplier Sending one supplier a slightly different scope by accident Searching your sent folder to see who hasn't answered
Overdue is a state, not a reminder

An RFQ past its closing date is flagged on the project header — the BOQ shows 1 overdue RFQ before anyone has to ask.

RFQ-2 Awarded Al Reem Villas Compound
Suppliers
4
Items
12
Replied
4 of 4
Closing
Sep 15, 2026
ITEMQTYUNIT COSTLINE TOTAL
Porcelain Tile 80×80 MatteTIL-POR-80802,880SAR 72.00SAR 207,360
Electrical Cable 3×2.5mm²ELC-CBL-2.5180SAR 285.00SAR 51,300
uPVC Pipe 110mmPLB-UPVC-110480SAR 22.00SAR 10,560
Wall-Hung WCPLB-WC-WH36SAR 780.00SAR 28,080
Expected value of requested scopeSAR 447,956
STAGE 04 OWNER · PROCUREMENT + COMMERCIAL

Four quotations, one table, the deviation already calculated

Replies arrive against the lines you sent, so comparison is a read rather than a rebuild. Every supplier's total is shown against the expected budget, incomplete quotations are marked as such, and the cheapest compliant price per line is highlighted before you commit to anything.

EXPECTED
SAR 447,956
Bin Dasmal
450,953
+0.7% vs expected
12 of 12 · 5 days · 60-day credit
RAK Ceramics
328,259
Partial scope
7 of 12 · 9 days
Ducab
68,125
Partial scope
3 of 12 · 4 days
Jotun
43,315
Partial scope
2 of 12 · 3 days
LINEBIN DASMALRAK CERAMICSDUCABJOTUN
uPVC Pipe 110mm
480 lm · exp. 22.00
BESTSAR 21.96
SAR 22.44
Not quoted
Not quoted
Porcelain Tile 80×80 Matte
2,880 m² · exp. 72.00
SAR 72.72
BESTSAR 70.92
Not quoted
Not quoted
Electrical Cable 3×2.5mm²
180 roll · exp. 285.00
SAR 286.43
Not quoted
BESTSAR 275.03
Not quoted
Award the whole quotation

One supplier takes the package. Terms, validity and delivery days are recorded with the award.

Or split it by line

Take the tile from one and the cable from another. Each award still points back to its BOQ line.

See the overrun first

If the winning price puts a line over its expected cost, that shows here — not on the invoice.

STAGE 05 OWNER · PROCUREMENT → SITE → FINANCE

Order it, receive it, and the line closes itself

The awarded quotation becomes the purchase order — same quantities, same rates, no re-keying. Site records what actually arrived, receipt by receipt. Each confirmed GRN writes back to the BOQ line, so received, ordered and still to procure are always current.

GOES IN
An awarded quotation, then whatever the truck actually delivers
COMES OUT
Committed and actual cost on the line, and a PO Finance can pay against
HANDLES THE AWKWARD CASES
Partial delivery. 201 of 440 m³ received; the rest stays open on the PO. Reversal. A wrong receipt can be reversed, with who and when kept. Amendment after award. Quantities change; the BOQ is amended without losing the awarded history.
POSUPPLIERSTATUSVALUE
PO-3Union Cement CompanyReceivedSAR 24,000.00
PO-2ACE Hardware (Al-Futtaim)Partially receivedSAR 62,700.00
PO-1Bin Dasmal Building MaterialsReceivedSAR 450,953.62
Receipts against PO-3
GRN-6Sep 5, 2026Confirmed
GRN-5Aug 1, 2026Confirmed
GRN-4Jul 25, 2026Confirmed
Back on the BOQ line
Ready-Mix Concrete C30/20
Received 700 m³ Ordered, not delivered 239 m³ Still to procure 0
Expected → committed147,000 → 168,354

Four roles, one record, no forwarding

Each role opens the same project and sees the part of the chain they own. Handover is a status change, not an email with an attachment.

Estimator
STAGES 01–02

Builds and prices the BOQ, sets margin, saves the version that goes to the client.

Sections & items
Cost study
Send to admin
Procurement
STAGES 03–05

Issues RFQs, chases replies, compares, awards, releases the purchase order.

RFQ & suppliers
Quotation compare
Award & PO
Site supervisor
STAGE 05

Records what arrived, flags shortfalls, confirms the receipt that closes the quantity.

Goods receipt
Partial delivery
Reversal
Finance / admin
STAGES 02, 05

Approves what goes to the client, records the supplier invoice against the PO.

Approvals
Invoice record
PDF exports

Run one package end to end

Import a BOQ, issue one RFQ, award it, receive against it. That's the whole trial — and it takes an afternoon.

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