Refurbishing a 5,000 m² office?
With COSTUS you entered trade-type ‘Electrical’, region ‘South East’, scale ‘Medium Comms’ and pulled a detailed breakdown: labour £x/m², materials £y/m², margin z%. You adjusted your mark-up accordingly and won the tender with confidence.”
Pricing a commercial fit-out tender?
With COSTUS you selected trade-type Electrical, region South East, scale Office Fit-Out — and instantly pulled benchmark rates: labour £x/hr, materials +X%, margin X%. You adjusted your tender before submission and protected profit.
Defending your rates when a QS questions your margins?
By selecting Electrical, region West Midlands, scale Medium Contract, you displayed live COSTUS benchmarks to justify your labour and material ratios — closing the discussion with verified data.