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Quantities compared between two issues.

Illustrative sample. Fictitious project data.

An excerpt of the quantities part of a NABU Compare report, a module in development: model-derived quantities of the tender issue set against the contract issue, line by line, with changes traced to the elements behind them.

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Model-derived quantities module · SF-C-CMP-01 · Part 8 · Excerpt

Quantity comparison, Tender issue to Contract issue

Structural, architectural and finishes quantities taken from the two issued models, aligned by level and element category, and compared line by line.

Project
Sampleford Court, Block C
14-storey residential tower with podium. Structural and architectural models.
Stages compared
Tender issue12 March 2026 Contract issue29 June 2026
Quantities taken from the issued models of both stages.
Prepared
8 November 2026
Sheet 1 of 6 · Summary and traced changes

1Result at a glance

1,962Quantity lines compared
214Increased
97Decreased
31New in contract
+412m³Net concrete

1,620 lines are unchanged within the rounding stated in section 5. Increased, decreased and new lines are listed in sheets 2 to 4 of the full report.

2Principal quantity changes

Twelve lines with the largest effect. Difference is Contract less Tender.

Ref Item Unit Tender Contract Difference % Cause Effect
Q-0412Concrete, floor slabs L1 to L4m³1,1841,421+237+20.0Slab thickness 250 to 300 mm at L1 to L4Major
Q-0388Concrete, core walls L1 to L8m³1,0381,172+134+12.9Core wall 300 to 350 mm; second lift shaft added at grid EMajor
Q-0401Concrete, podium transfer slabm³612668+56+9.2Transfer slab extended over the ramp bay, grids C to DMedium
Q-0436Concrete, columns L9 to L14m³486471−15−3.1Column 600 × 600 to 500 × 700 at L9 to L14Minor
Q-0520Formwork, slab soffitsm²14,22014,655+435+3.1Balcony slabs widened at L1 to L4, north faceMinor
Q-0533Formwork, core wallsm²9,87010,310+440+4.5Follows the core wall change and the added lift shaftMedium
Q-0611Reinforcement, slabst196.4241.9+45.5+23.2Thicker slabs L1 to L4; top mesh T12 to T16 at columnsMajor
Q-0624Reinforcement, columnst88.285.9−2.3−2.6Column size reduction at L9 to L14Minor
Q-0810Blockwork, 200 mm internalm²11,46010,985−475−4.1Corridor partitions changed to drywall at L5 to L14Medium
Q-0814Blockwork, 100 mm internalm²6,2106,585+375+6.0Bathroom layout revised in type B apartmentsMedium
Q-1102Floor finish, porcelain 600 × 600m²18,34018,920+580+3.2Living rooms extended onto balconies at L1 to L4Minor
Q-1340Doors, single leaf internalnr842868+26+3.1Storage rooms added in type B apartments, L5 to L14Minor
Concrete, all categories8,9649,376+412+4.6Four lines above account for the whole net change

Effect grades the line by its share of the category total and by whether other trades follow the change.

3Concrete volume per level

Tender against Contract, m³ per level. Slab, walls and columns rising from each level.

0 200 400 600 +56 Pod. +79 L1 +79 L2 +79 L3 +77 L4 +15 L5 +15 L6 +15 L7 +15 L8 −3 L9 −3 L10 −3 L11 −3 L12 −3 L13 −3 L14 0 Roof m³ concrete, slabs, walls and columns per level

Tender issue Contract issue, increased Contract issue, decreased

The podium includes the transfer slab. Differences above the bars are in m³.

4Traced to elements

Elements behind the net concrete change

  • SLB-L1-001 Floor slab L1, grids A to D · 250 to 300 mm +61.3 m³ · +11.7 t rebar
  • SLB-L2-001 Floor slab L2, grids A to D · 250 to 300 mm +60.8 m³ · +11.6 t rebar
  • WAL-CORE-E-03 Core wall, grid E, L1 to L8 · 300 to 350 mm, lift shaft added +134.2 m³ · +440 m² formwork
  • SLB-P0-TR-002 Transfer slab, podium, grids C to D · extended over ramp bay +56.0 m³ · +38 m² soffit
  • COL-L9-C4 + 11 alike Columns L9 to L14 · 600 × 600 to 500 × 700 −15.1 m³ · −2.3 t rebar

Element ids are those carried in the issued models. Slabs L3 and L4 and the remaining column ids follow in sheet 5. Contributions are rounded to 0.1 m³.

Evidence. Section at L2, grid B

Tender issueS-2201 · P02
B 250 FFL +06.300 L1
Contract issueS-2201 · C01
B 300 FFL +06.300 L1

Finished floor level held; the soffit drops 50 mm. The dashed line in the contract crop is the tender soffit. The circle marks the change the quantity line is traced to.

5Units and rounding

Volumes in m³ to the nearest unit in the summary and to 0.1 m³ per element; areas in m² to the nearest unit; reinforcement in tonnes to 0.1 t; doors and windows counted as number (nr). Percentages are of the Tender quantity. A line is reported as unchanged when the difference is within 0.5 % and within one unit. Quantities are measured from the issued models as modelled; they are not a bill of quantities and carry no waste, laps or deductions beyond those in the models.

The model-derived quantities module of NABU Compare is in development. The layout, categories and traced-element format shown here are those of the current build and may be refined before release.

Prepared 8 November 2026 · made with NABU Sampleford Court, Block C · SF-C-QTY-01 · Excerpt, sheet 1 of 6

This page is a shortened, illustrative excerpt. A full NABU Compare report carries all quantity lines, the per-level and per-category sheets, the list of new and removed lines with their reasons, and the complete element trace, delivered as one self-contained HTML page with a workbook export.

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