Total Float Scheduling
Australian-based · Tender programmes for government, council and private bids

Scope to schedule.

Let us build your schedule, so you can focus on winning the work.

Your scope in. A client-ready P6 or MS Project programme out, before your tender closes.

Fixed price, quoted within 1 business day. Delivery date set against your tender close.

Critical path printout from Primavera P6 for a sample three-building school campus programme, practical completion 7 April 2028.
Primavera P6 critical path · sample 3-building school campus

Who builds your programme · Australian-based

  • 18+ years experienceConstruction, infrastructure, energy, oil & gas
  • Oracle Primavera certified5 certifications
  • MBAUniversity of Adelaide · Project Management
  • BSc Chemical Engineering4-year degree
Why it matters

Your programme is scored. A weak one costs you.

Extra planning capacity when your people are stretched. Full service when you have no planner.

80%

of project plans reviewed by McKinsey assume tasks finish unrealistically fast.

McKinsey & Company
0.57%

of project value is the average cost of a bid, in a 2014 UK survey of contractors. That is $28,500 on a $5M job.

Bid cost survey, MarketingWorks with University of Reading (UK, 2014)
1 point = 5%

On Queensland Government design and construct building tenders with 20 non-price points, a 1-point difference (out of 5) across the non-price criteria is worth about 5% of the tender estimate. On a $10M project, that's $500,000.

QLD Government guide note, December 2025
What you receive

See exactly what you'd receive

Three files, ready to attach to your bid.

Sample programme in Microsoft Project: task table with predecessors beside a Gantt chart with the critical path in red.

Native programme file

P6 or MS Project, matched to the tender.

Page 1 of a full sample tender programme printed from Primavera P6, grouped by WBS with the critical path in red.

PDF Gantt

Printed from P6. Critical path in red. View sample PDF

Sample programme report: DCMA quality checks passed, the critical path in plain English and listed assumptions.

Programme report

DCMA 14-point check, plus every assumption.

Sample civil tender programme for a two-stage road upgrade: activity table with durations, dates, total float and predecessors beside a Gantt chart with the critical path in red.

Civil sample

Two-stage road upgrade, built for MS Project. View sample PDF

Samples: a 3-building school campus (97 activities, built and printed in Primavera P6) and a two-stage road upgrade (57 activities, built for Microsoft Project; a fictional project). This is the level of detail for a small to medium tender; larger and staged jobs carry more. Every activity, link and duration is checked by a specialist.

How it works

From scope to submission in four steps

  1. Step 1

    Send what you have

    Scope or drawings. Partial is fine.

  2. Step 2

    Fixed quote in 1 business day

    Fee and delivery date, in writing.

  3. Step 3

    Review the draft

    Two rounds of changes included.

  4. Step 4

    Submit with your bid

    Native file, PDF and report.

Pricing

Fixed price, agreed before we start

Three sizes. Your exact fee comes with the quote.

Small · projects up to ~$5M$1,500–$2,500

Fit-outs, refurbishments and single-building works.

Medium · ~$5M–$20M$3,000–$5,000

New buildings, civil packages and multi-stage works.

Large · $20M+ or complex stagingFrom $6,000

Multi-building, staged or separable-portion contracts. Quoted on scope.

  • Prices in AUD. GST not applicable.
  • Quality report included
  • 2 rounds of changes included
  • Addenda quoted separately
  • 50% upfront, 50% on delivery
  • Native file released on final payment

What sets your fee within a range

Staging, the number of separable portions, the format the tender asks for, and how soon you need it. Delivery in under five business days carries a rush loading, shown in your quote before you accept.

What a round of changes is

One consolidated set of comments on a draft, sent before your tender closes. New scope from the client is an addendum, quoted separately.

Overflow for planning teams

Already have planners, and too many tenders at once? We work in your P6 database, to your templates and coding, under your name. Quoted per tender.

Full details in our terms of engagement.

FAQ

Questions contractors ask

Will it match our client's required format?

Yes. We deliver native Primavera P6 (.XER) or Microsoft Project (.mpp or MS Project XML), whichever the tender asks for. Send us the programme clause from the tender and we build to it: format, version, level of detail, calendars and any milestones they name.

Do we need P6 or MS Project ourselves?

No. You review the PDF Gantt, which opens on any phone or computer. The native file is for your submission, so your client can open it in their own software.

What if the scope changes during the tender?

Addenda happen. We quote each one separately, as a fixed price, before we start it. An addendum is returned within 2 business days of you accepting its quote, unless we tell you otherwise when we quote it.

What do you need from us to quote?

To quote, a scope of works or a set of drawings is enough. To build the programme, we'll also need the tender's programme requirements, the required dates and any staging. If you don't have them yet, we'll tell you exactly what's missing.

How fast can you turn it around?

We read your scope first, then fix the delivery date in your quote, set against your tender close. If the close is tight, tell us the date in your first email and we'll say straight away whether we can make it.

Do you use AI?

Yes, for drafting. AI tools help us read your documents and draft the activity list. A specialist then checks every activity, link and duration before anything reaches you, and the report lists every assumption so you can check them too.

We only use AI services set up so that your data is not used to train their models, and we remove client names and project identifiers before a document is processed. If your tender or NDA restricts AI tools, tell us before you send documents. See our privacy statement.

Is the programme ours to use after the tender?

Yes, once the final invoice is paid. It is built for tender purposes from the information you give us, so check the durations and assumptions against your own methodology before you rely on it as a contract programme. Our terms of engagement set this out.

Who builds the programme?

An Australian-based planning specialist with 18+ years across construction, infrastructure, energy and oil and gas: an MBA (University of Adelaide, including Project Management), a 4-year BSc in Chemical Engineering and five Oracle Primavera certifications. You deal directly with the person building your programme.

We started because a good programme wins work, and not every team has the time or people to build one before the tender closes. Total float is how far a task can slip before your finish date moves; knowing that is the point of a good programme.

Get a quote

Send your scope. Fixed quote in 1 business day.

Free. No obligation. NDA first if you want one.

Programme format optional

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    Your documents stay yours

    • We sign your NDA before you send anything.
    • Used only for your job. Deleted on request.
    • Missing something? Send what you have.

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