Landscaping and concreting/Quote template

Landscaping and concreting quote template for Australian landscapers and concreters

A good quote wins the job and protects you when the scope changes. Here's what an Australian landscaper and concreter's quote should include, and a free tool that builds one from your job notes.

What to put on a landscaping and concreting quote

1. Your business details: business name, ABN, builder / landscaping licence or registration no. (where required), phone and email.
2. Quote number, date and validity: for example "valid for 30 days", so material price rises don't catch you out.
3. Customer and job address.
4. Scope of work: a plain-English description of exactly what you will do.
5. Itemised pricing: labour (hours × your rate), materials at your sell price (cost plus your markup), and any callout fee.
6. GST: if you're registered, show the ex-GST subtotal, GST (10%) and the GST-inclusive total.
7. Inclusions, exclusions and assumptions: the part that prevents arguments later.
8. Payment terms and a place for the customer to sign and accept.

How GST works on a quote

If your business is registered for GST, add 10% to the ex-GST price. For example, $1,000 ex GST + $100 GST = $1,100 inc GST. To find the GST inside a GST-inclusive price, divide by 11. If you aren't registered for GST (generally businesses with turnover under $75,000), don't charge GST, and it's good practice to say so on the quote. Check the ATO website or your accountant for your own situation.

Should you show your materials markup?

No. Most landscapers and concreters mark up materials (often 10–30%) to cover ordering, pick-up, waste and warranty risk. Show the customer one price per item that already includes your markup, and keep the cost and margin for yourself. QuoteAce does this for you: enter materials at cost, set your markup once, and the quote shows only the final prices. GST is then added on the whole subtotal.

Pricing concrete and landscaping by the m²

Concrete driveways, slabs and exposed aggregate are usually quoted per square metre: say what the rate includes (excavation, base, formwork, mesh, concrete strength and thickness, finish, sealing) and what it doesn't (rock, council crossovers, drainage). Always check underground services with Before You Dig Australia before digging. Retaining walls over about 1m high, on boundaries or carrying loads may need engineering and council approval, so state that rather than promising it.

Common landscaping and concreting jobs to quote

• Concrete driveway / slab (by m²): Remove old gravel and pour a new concrete driveway, approx 45 m²: excavate and level, compacted road base, formwork, SL72 mesh on chairs, 100mm N25 concrete, broom finish, saw-cut control joints.
• Exposed aggregate (by m²): Exposed aggregate concrete path and patio, approx 30 m²: excavate, road base, formwork, SL72 mesh, 100mm N25 exposed aggregate mix, wash off, cut joints and seal.
• Paving: Lay approx 35 m² of 400x400 concrete pavers for a backyard patio: excavate, 100mm compacted road base, 30mm bedding sand, lay pavers, cut edges, joint sand and compact.
• Retaining wall: Build a 15m long, 600mm high retaining wall with concrete sleepers and galvanised steel H-posts set in concrete footings, ag pipe drainage and gravel behind the wall, backfill.
• Turf: New lawn approx 80 m²: remove weeds and old lawn, rotary hoe, spread 50mm turf underlay, level, lay Sir Walter buffalo turf, roll and water in, apply starter fertiliser.
• Garden beds: Create 2 new garden beds, approx 12 m² total: remove grass, steel edging 14 lm, 200mm garden mix, plant 30 native plants (140mm pots), 75mm mulch.

Each of these is a one-tap preset in QuoteAce. You can edit everything before you send it.

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Type the job in plain words. QuoteAce writes the scope, line items, exclusions and payment terms, works out the GST, and lays it out as a printable A4 quote you can save as a PDF. It's free during the beta.

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