How to Quote a Concreting Job: Australian Concreter's Pricing Guide

Concreting quotes are won and lost on the prep, not the pour. The concrete itself is a known cost — it's the excavation, formwork, reo and access that blow out if you don't quote them as separate items. Here's how to price concreting work accurately for the Australian market, plus a template you can reuse.

What a concreting quote should include

• Business name, ABN and contact details
• Quote number, date and expiry
• Client name and site address
• Itemised scope — excavation, formwork, reinforcement, pour and finish as separate lines
• Concrete finish specified — plain, exposed aggregate, coloured or polished
• Area (m²), thickness and strength (MPa)
• Materials and labour shown separately, plus GST, payment terms and exclusions

Common concreting rates (2025 Australian market)

• Plain concrete (driveway / slab) — supply and lay: $80–$120/m²
• Exposed aggregate: $100–$150/m²
• Coloured or stencilled concrete: $100–$160/m²
• Excavation and site prep: $50–$90/m² (more in rock or fill)
• Concrete cutting and removal: $40–$80/m²
• Concrete pump hire: $800–$1,500 per pour where access is tight
• Concreter labour: $70–$100/hr or day rate $560–$800

These are guide ranges. Site access for the truck and pump is the biggest variable — a backyard slab you can't reach with a chute costs far more than a street-front driveway.

How to price concrete and materials

Concrete runs roughly $250–$350/m³ delivered depending on strength and your area; add reo mesh or bar, formwork timber, and any pump hire, then apply 15–25% markup on materials. The markup covers ordering, short-load fees, wastage and the risk of a part-load top-up. Always quote the strength (e.g. "25 MPa") and thickness — a 100mm path and a 150mm driveway are very different jobs.

Exclusions that protect you

• "Assumes standard soil — rock excavation or fill removal charged at cost"
• "Assumes truck and pump access to the pour area"
• "Does not include drainage, plumbing or electrical conduit unless listed"
• "Council approvals and engineering certification at client's cost"
• "Price held for 30 days subject to concrete supplier pricing"

A free concreting quote structure you can reuse

Every concreting quote can follow the same skeleton: business details → job description (area, thickness, finish, MPa) → line items (split into Excavation, Formwork & Reo, Concrete, Labour and any Pump/Disposal) → subtotal → GST → total → payment terms → exclusions. Get that structure right once and every quote afterward is quick — and the concreter who quotes first, with the prep clearly itemised, wins more jobs than the cheapest lump sum.

Related guides

• How to Write a Trade Quote in Australia
• How to Price a Job as a Tradie
• Why Tradies Who Quote Fast Win More Work

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