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CostX to BOQ

Client-ready BOQ straight from your CostX workbooks. No manual reformatting.

You already measure and estimate in RIB CostX, with workbooks live-linked to your drawings. But the deliverable your client signs off is a formatted, priced BOQ in their template, structured to NRM2. Getting there still means exporting to Excel and rebuilding the bill by hand, then redoing it every time a dimension or rate changes. CostX to BOQ reads your dimension groups and workbook data, maps them to NRM2 or your client's template, and produces a priced BOQ in minutes, repriced automatically when your estimate changes.

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CostX to BOQ (AI-Powered)
  • Connect the CostX workbook directly, no rebuild
  • Items mapped to NRM2 or template automatically
  • QS rules assign items to correct work sections
  • Rates carried through from your CostX rate library
  • BOQ reprices automatically when estimate changes
  • Takes 15 minutes per BOQ

CostX gets you to the estimate.
Not to the BOQ.

RIB CostX is excellent at takeoff and estimating, and your workbooks stay live-linked to your drawings. The gap is the last step: the bill your client accepts has to sit in their format and follow a measurement standard like NRM2, SMM7 or POMI. Producing that still means exporting to Excel and rebuilding the structure by hand, then repeating the whole exercise on every revision. The takeoff is automated. The BOQ is not.

CostX to BOQ closes that last gap, so the work you already did in CostX becomes an issue-ready bill without the rebuild.

Process

How it works

01

Connect your CostX data

Point CostX to BOQ at your CostX workbook or dimension export. Your dimension groups, quantities and rates come across intact.

02

Map to a BOQ standard

Items are matched to NRM2 work sections, or to your client's bespoke template, using quantity surveying rules rather than guesswork.

03

Carry your rates through

Rates from your CostX rate library are applied, so the pricing logic stays consistent with the estimate you already built.

04

Generate the BOQ

A complete, structured, priced BOQ is produced in your house format, ready to issue to the client.

05

Reprice on change

Update the estimate in CostX, re-run, and the BOQ reprices automatically. No rebuild, no re-paste.

Integration

Fits into your workflow

A smooth data flow from RIB CostX to standard client deliverables.

01. Source

CostX Workbook

Connect your CostX workbook directly (Excel export, CSV or dimension data).

02. Structure

NRM2 & Templates

Map dimension groups and items to NRM2 or the client template automatically using QS rules.

03. Export

Excel & PDF

Issue as Excel or PDF, or sync into your downstream QS and ERP workflow.

Pricing & Availability

Seat Subscription

USD 1,200/mo

per user seat (indicative)

  • Integration with RIB CostX workbooks
  • 1 to 2 weeks implementation
  • Excel and PDF output formats

Quick Facts

  • StageEstimating and tendering
  • Best forQS firms, cost consultancies and contractors already using RIB CostX
  • RegionsMiddle East, Sri Lanka, Australia
  • Works withCostX exports (Excel, CSV)
  • Output formatsNRM2, SMM7, POMI or house templates
  • StatusAvailable
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Comparative Advantage

Why choose CostX to BOQ

Traditional Route

Manual reformatting
  • 1 to 2 days per BOQ
  • Excel rebuilt by hand
  • Structure errors creep in
  • Redone every revision
1-2 DAYS

CostX to BOQ

CostX to BOQ app
  • 15 minutes per BOQ
  • Automatic NRM2 or client mapping
  • Rates carried through from CostX
  • Reprices on change
15 MINUTES
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Other Tools

Generic exporters
  • Dump quantities to Excel only
  • No BOQ structure or work sections
  • No repricing on change
  • Manual cleanup still needed
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Your takeoff is done in CostX. Your BOQ should be too.

See how CostX to BOQ turns your workbooks into a client-ready bill in minutes.

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