Price Your Build
With Governed Clarity
RateForge gives homeowners, builders, QS teams and lenders a shared view of explainable estimate versions, governed rates and explicit confidence bands.
See a Governed Estimate in Context
This preview shows how RateForge surfaces source data, uncertainty and role-specific visibility in one audit-safe panel.
Estimate Your Build Outlook
See how much a governed estimate can reveal at a glance.
Review estimate outcomes without needing pricing admin access.
Create and refine project estimates from one workspace.
Inspect rules, pricing structure and approvals with full traceability.
Audit governed outputs and inspect immutable version history.
Complete Estimation Solutions
From initial scope capture to ongoing pricing governance, RateForge handles every aspect of your building cost estimation journey.
Residential Estimation
Custom-tailored cost estimates for homeowners. Understand exact material costs, labour bands and contingency built on governed regional rate tables.
Commercial Costing
Large-scale project estimation for commercial properties. Apply complexity multipliers and bulk-rate adjustments with complete transparency.
Scope Assessment
Professional evaluation of project scope and finish specification. Get detailed breakdowns by cost category with explicit confidence bands.
Estimate Audit
Full inspection of pricing structure, rate sources and calculation paths. Review audit trails and override justifications for disputes or compliance review.
Confidence Analysis
Explicit accuracy bands and uncertainty scoring driven by input completeness, rate variance and override count rather than guesswork.
Pricing Operations
Centralised management of rate tables, calculation rules and approval workflows. Keep rates versioned, adjustments traceable and teams aligned.
Trust Built on Governed Pricing Decisions
Together with our customers, we are making a measurable difference to transparency and defensibility in South African construction pricing.
How It Works
A four-step process that gets your governed estimate produced, versioned and ready for lender or dispute review.
Capture Project Inputs
Store total area, bedrooms, bathrooms, finish level, roof type and region exactly as provided — no derived values mixed in at entry.
Apply Governed Rates
Use region-aware rate tables and calculation rules. Tables are versioned, not edited in place, so historical estimates remain reproducible.
Surface Adjustments
Layer regional multipliers, complexity factors and overrides visibly — every adjustment logs old value, new value, reason and author.
Review & Publish
Publish the estimate with an accuracy band, confidence score and immutable version trail ready for homeowner, lender and QS scrutiny.
What Our Customers Say
Hear from builders, QS teams and lenders who made the move to governed pricing.
"Our cost estimates went from scattered spreadsheets to one auditable source of truth. Lenders specifically asked to see our RateForge version trails before approving."
"As a QS, I can now inspect every calculation, override and assumption. The transparency is exactly what we needed for dispute-safe, reproducible estimates."
"We review over 50 projects monthly. RateForge cut our pricing review time by 60% and gave us complete, timestamped audit trails for compliance."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about RateForge governance, versioning and the estimation process.
How are rates updated without breaking historical estimates?
New rate tables supersede old ones — estimates are never recalculated against newer tables. Each estimate version stores a snapshot of the rates used, so historical values remain fully reproducible years later.
What does the confidence score mean?
Confidence combines input completeness, rate variance, override count and regional data quality. A 78% score means the estimate is reliable but explicitly acknowledges inherent uncertainty — no false precision.
Can I override governed rates?
Yes. Every override is logged with the old value, new value, reason, user and timestamp. Overrides reduce the confidence score and remain permanently visible in the audit trail, keeping estimates dispute-safe.
How do estimate versions work?
Every change creates a new immutable version — you never edit an existing one. This preserves a complete history for compliance, lender review and retrospective analysis of what changed and when.
Who can access governed estimates?
Role-based access lets homeowners review outcomes, builders create estimates, QS teams inspect rule details, and lenders audit outputs. Every stakeholder sees exactly what they need — no more, no less.
What regions of South Africa are supported?
RateForge covers all nine South African provinces with dedicated regional rate tables. Urban, semi-urban and rural multipliers are built in. New regions are added via versioned rate table releases.