About Us

Intel Estimating is a privately owned Australian consultancy specialising in cost intelligence. Our focus is large-scale projects and long-term maintenance programs.

We provide end-to-end support from early cost planning to project execution, with costs shaped by robust benchmarking and data-driven analytics.

Our Expertise

Cost Estimating

  • Concept through to detailed (Class 5 to 1).

  • First-principles (top-down and bottom-up).

  • Large scale capital projects and long term maintenance contracts.

  • Alignment with business cases (P50/P90), project controls, procurement, and contract strategy.

Benchmarking and Analytics

  • Data-led cost calibration using historic and market inputs

  • Productivity benchmarking for labour, equipment, and execution hours

  • Rate validation, escalation logic, and estimate assurance

  • Cost Engineering

Cost Planning

  • Quantity take-offs, BOQs, and material take-offs.

  • Constructability assessments and methodology reviews.

  • Integration of engineering input with design development and execution planning.

  • Cost Assurance

Risk & Opportunity Analysis

  • Contingency and escalation modelling linked to risk exposure.

  • Identification of cost opportunities through productivity, methodology, and delivery strategies.

  • Integration of risk and uncertainty into estimate outputs for investment confidence.

Structured Estimates. Accurate Data. Reliable Cost.

Sector Experience

Water & Wastewater

  • Dams, reservoirs, and embankments

  • Water and wastewater treatment plants

  • Pipelines and pumping stations

  • Large-scale network and facility upgrades

Mining & Minerals

  • Smelters, refineries, and processing plants

  • Conveyors and material handling systems

  • Tailings dams and supporting infrastructure

  • Greenfield and brownfield project delivery

Oil & Gas

  • Gas and water gathering networks

  • Flowlines and underground services

  • Processing facilities and surface works

  • Multi-discipline and remote site delivery

Energy & Resources

  • Gas, diesel, and solar power plants

  • Transmission lines and distribution poles

  • Switching yards and substations

Why Clients Choose Us

At Intel Estimating we work as an integrated part of your team - aligning with your systems to deliver structured, accurate cost insights.

We focus on the details that matter: helping clients manage risk, navigate complex situations, and build confidence.

  • Our estimates are used to brief boards and inform final investment decisions.

  • We bridge engineering detail, construction methodology and commercial requirements.

  • We’ve worked across contractor, client, and consultant environments.

  • We build estimates that are traceable, auditable, and backed by logic.

Our Capabilities

Civil

  • Earthwork, foundations, and drainage.
  • Site access, roads, and laydown areas.
  • Trenching, pipelines, and underground services.
  • Dams, reservoirs, and embankments.

Mechanical

  • Rotating and static equipment packages. 
  • Piping systems.
  • Modular builds for fabrication, transport, and assembly.
  • Commissioning, testing, and site interfaces.

Structural

  • Structural steelwork and pipe racks.
  • Concrete foundations, plinths, and slabs.
  • Fabrication, transport, and erection.
  • Constructability assessments, access logistics, and installation sequencing.

Electrical

  • Power distribution systems.
  • Lighting, small power, and earthing.
  • Cable trays, ladders, and conduit routing.
  • Control systems and instrumentation.

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Brisbane

260 Queen Street
4000 QLD

INTEL

ESTIMATING

Address

260 Queen Street

4000 QLD

Australia

Phone

1300 000 000

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