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Cloud-based Estimating & Cost Management Software for Construction

One system. Full control.

Chalkstring is the only fully integrated cloud platform built for specialist contractors — combining estimating and cost management in one connected workflow.

From first price to final account, your team works in a single system. Estimates flow straight into live projects, and everything — scope, rates, variations, valuations, procurement, plant and more — is tracked in real time. No spreadsheets. No silos. No surprises.

Templates & Centralised Database

Estimate faster and more consistently with shared templates and a single pricing database.

Rate Build-Up

Build accurate, auditable rates using structured labour, material and prelims.

Professional Tender Documents

Produce sharp, branded tenders in clicks — easy to read, easy to say yes to.

Integrated Takeoff

Measure from drawings and flow quantities straight into your estimates — no double-handling.

Value Engineering

Quickly price and compare options to find the best value for you and your client.

Project Handover

Generate consistent handovers with full scope, pricing and assumptions — instantly.

Post Tender Review

Reality-check the scope, pricing and assumptions before delivery begins — and lock in margin with a clean, structured commercial baseline.

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Plant management

Track hired plant day-by-day, avoid hidden charges, and see real-time costs reflected in your live project performance.

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Labour

Approve hours against live scope and mark up drawings with what’s been done and issue certification— progress, cost and performance all stay aligned.

Cost reports

See a live picture of your cost, revenue and margin position for all projects— with breakdowns by zone, package or cost type. No spreadsheets. No guesswork.

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Procurement

Raise and manage material orders directly from your live scope. Log deliveries & reconcile invoices easily.

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Variations

Track and price changes as they happen, not after the fact. Maintain a clear audit trail and protect your margin from scope creep.

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Valuations

Log site progress accurately and build structured applications for payment — using live scope, variations and cost data. Nothing gets missed, nothing slips through.

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Accounts integration

Raise and manage material, labour and subcontract orders directly from your live scope — with full pricing context, not a blank order sheet.

Before Chalkstring

✕ Pricing methods vary wildly across the team

✕ Hours lost digging through old files or past tenders

✕ Spreadsheets full of copy/paste errors and broken formulas

✕ Client tenders lack clarity, detail or consistency

✕ Handover means rework, rebuilds and lost assumptions

✕ Value E requests cause chaos — or get ignored

✕ The team is stressed and not working efficiently

✕ We don’t know where the margin stands — it changes daily

✕ Procurement doesn’t match what was actually priced

✕ Variations are buried in emails or tracked in separate files

✕ Valuations are slow, inconsistent and error-prone

✕ Overspends aren’t spotted until it’s too late

✕ Forecasting cost-to-complete is manual guesswork

✕ Everyone’s working in different spreadsheets and systems

With Chalkstring

✓ Build rates using shared templates and consistent methods

✓ Estimate faster by using a centralised database

✓ Generate clear, branded, client-ready tenders in clicks

✓ Track cost, revenue and margin as you build the price

✓ Hand over cleanly — no rekeying, no gaps, no ambiguity

✓ Respond to VE changes in minutes, not hours

✓ A happy, productive team who can now sleep at night

✓ See margin, cost and revenue in real time — no surprises

✓ Align procurement with the agreed project scope

✓ Log and track variations in one central place

✓ Generate accurate, auditable valuations fast

✓ Track spend daily and catch overspends early

✓ Forecast cost-to-complete in real time as the job progresses

✓ Keep commercial, site and accounts fully aligned