Early planning

Set a budget range for the build

Enter the built-up area and check the rate against your location and scope. Use the range to plan ahead of a detailed takeoff.

1. Area and floors

Built-up area per floor

ft²

Number of floors

2. Your construction rate

Prefilled from CPWD Plinth Area Rates 2025, effective 1 April 2025, for an RCC framed residential building up to six storeys with a 3.0 m floor height. It is a national works reference, so edit it using a recent local contractor, consultant or priced scope.

Rate per ft²

INR/ft²

View the official CPWD reference

3. Planning assumptions

Quality adjustment

Contingency

How wide should the range be?

Range either side

How the range is worked out

Formula

Midpoint = area per floor × floors × your rate × quality factor, plus contingency. The displayed low and high values apply the editable range percentage to that midpoint.

Worked example

For 1,000 sq ft, one floor, the ₹2,268/sq ft CPWD starting reference, standard quality and 10% contingency, the midpoint is ₹24,94,800. A ±10% range is ₹22,45,320 to ₹27,44,280.

What this range assumes

• Built-up area is entered per floor.
• Rate is prefilled from a dated reference; rate, quality, contingency and range remain editable.
• The broad cost split is illustrative planning context.

What it cannot tell you

• Site, design, specification and procurement conditions can change the result.
• The range is not a quotation, tender or detailed BOQ.

Questions people usually ask

Whose construction rate is this?

It starts with the dated CPWD Plinth Area Rate for an RCC framed home of up to six storeys. Treat that as a reference, then replace it with a recent local rate for your scope.

Can I use this as my BOQ?

No. This is an early area-based range. Once measurements are available, build the job from measured work items in the advanced BOQ.

What does the quality choice actually do?

It only raises or lowers the rate for a planning scenario. It does not choose products, define workmanship or set a construction standard.