A tender program your head contractor will accept. In 48 hours. At a fixed price.

Built and signed off by Nexus Project Controls, planners who have delivered tender and baseline programs for energy, water, rail and mining packages under tier 1 head contractors. Issued in Primavera P6 and MS Project, with the manpower histogram tied to your estimate hours.

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A$890fixed, ex GST
48 hfrom confirmed brief
P6 + MSPboth files, one build
Example sheet, invented project. Red = critical path. Hatched weeks = industry RDO.Scroll sideways on a phone
What you receiveOne build, one pack

The whole pack, not just a Gantt chart.

Every job ships as a four-sheet A3 pack, a basis of program report and the native files. Everything comes from one calculation, so the histogram, the S-curve, the report and the program always agree with each other.

1 ProgramP6 XER · MSP XML · logic-linked66 kV Switchyard Ext. — Pkg 3Rev A · Nexus Project Controls
Program sheets
2 Manpower histogramhours per trade per week, from your estimate010203040peak 38ElectriciansHV jointersRiggersTechniciansΣ 12,480 h = your estimatepeople/wk66 kV Switchyard Ext. — Pkg 3Rev A · Nexus Project Controls
Manpower histogram
3 S-curveprogress by hours and by cost0%25%50%75%100%PC wk 26planned hourscost from priced bill66 kV Switchyard Ext. — Pkg 3Rev A · Nexus Project Controls
S-curve
4 Program checkDCMA-style, run before issueCheckResultStatusOpen ends0 of 63Leads (negative lags)0Lags > 03, all justifiedHard constraints1 (access date)High float > 44 d2% of tasksLong durations > 44 d0Negative float0Calendars usedVIC 6-day + RDOResources4 trades, 12,480 hCritical path1 path, 14 tasks66 kV Switchyard Ext. — Pkg 3Rev A · Nexus Project Controls
Program check page
Sheet
Item
What it is for
Format
1
Program sheets
Logic-linked, WBS to the head contractor's coding if supplied, key dates and separable portions as per the head contract.
P6 XER · MSP XML · PDF
2
Manpower histogram
Hours per trade per week, tied to your estimate hours and the crews you briefed. Reviewers check this first.
PDF · Excel
3
S-curve
Progress curve by hours, duration or cost from your priced bill, for the tender return or the first claim.
PDF · Excel
4
Program check page
Open ends, leads, lags, hard constraints, high float, long durations, calendars used. The head contractor's planner's own checklist, done before they see it.
PDF
+
Basis of program report
A full report, not a one-page note: scope and exclusions, contract key dates and separable portions, calendars and rosters, WBS and coding, sequence and logic by area, durations with the productivity rates and hours behind them, procurement and long-lead items, interfaces, hold points and works by others, assumptions, program risks and float. Written for the tendering manager and for the head contractor's planner, who will ask for it.
PDF · Word
+
Activity list
Every activity with dates, predecessors, hours and bill lines, for your estimator to cross-check.
Excel
How a job runsStandard route

Send the tender documents on Monday. Return the program on Wednesday.

MonTueWedThuFriDocuments sent, Mon 9:00Written brief back, within 4 business hoursYou confirm the briefPack delivered, Wed 16:0048 hours: build, check, sign offChange rounds, 3 includedTimes in AEST. Tender closing within 48 h of the brief: rush, front of the queue.
Hour 0
You send the scope, drawings, bill or estimate, the head contractor's program if you have it, and your tender close date.
Email or the form below. No account, no upload portal.
Within 4 business hours
You get a free written brief: the scope as read, trades and crews, zones, key dates, calendars and the open questions. You confirm or correct it.
This is the gate. Nothing is built until you confirm.
48 hours from confirmation
The full pack arrives, checked and signed off by the planner.
Tender programs: a single site, a bill under about 300 lines.
Up to 3 rounds
Change rounds are included: new access date, different roster, head contractor comments. Each round re-issues the whole pack.
Further rounds A$190 each.
Complex jobs
Multi-site, large bills, unusual rosters, a head contractor template, or the contract program after award: hand-built in P6 by the planner, five working days.
Fixed quote after the free brief.
Who builds itA planner signs every program
"A tender program is accepted or rejected by one person: the head contractor's planner. Every sheet in the pack is written for that reviewer."

Every program is built and signed off by a lead planner at Nexus Project Controls, a project controls consultancy that has planned the work behind Australian subcontract bids since 2023: HV substations and lines, battery storage and solar, rail electrical and communications, water and wastewater, mining and data centres, from short packages to a 14,438-activity baseline. Programs are reviewed the way a DCMA assessor reviews them before they are issued.

Youestimator or tendering managerThe plannerbuilds, checks, signs offHead contractortheir planner reviewsdocuments + briefXER · XML · packAcceptedcomments come back as a change round, within the fixed price
Sectors
HV substations and overhead lines, battery storage and solar, rail electrical and comms, water and wastewater, mining, pumped hydro, data centres, civils packages under the same head contracts.
Record
75 programs built or reviewed (74 Australian), 72,775 activities, three calendar shapes: 5-day, 6-day and 7-day FIFO. nexusprojectcontrols.com
Tools
Primavera P6 (XER checked on P6 22.12), MS Project, MSPDI, Synchro 4D.
Calendars
State public holidays, industry RDO calendars (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA), site rosters: 6×10, FIFO 2:1, 8/6.
Conflicts
Before any job is accepted the project and package are checked. A package a current client is bidding is declined.
Recent programsDescribed by scope; clients held under tender confidentiality

Energy, water, rail and mining packages, 2024 to 2026.

A selection from the record. Most were delivered as the planner behind an Australian subcontractor's bid to a tier 1 head contractor. Named references are available on request once the client has given clearance.

Ref
Project (scope)
Deliverable
Location
01
220 kV substation and transmission line, mine decarbonisation
P6 baseline, basis of schedule, A3 visual pack
WA · Pilbara
02
Three-substation package with 220 kV interconnection
P6 XER tender program, hours reconciliation
WA · Pilbara
03
132 kV overhead line and switchyard, gold mine
P6 program, route and stringing plan
WA · East Pilbara
04
Grid-scale battery energy storage system
P6 program, BESS block-works method
SA
05
Pumped hydro, turbine-generator package
P6 Level 3 tender program
NSW · Alpine region
06
Data centre early works power and MV reticulation
Two P6 tender programs
QLD
07
Temporary electrical and comms, metro stations package
MS Project program, WBS methodology
NSW · Sydney
08
Live pump station upgrade, electrical and I&C
MS Project work program, shutdown windows
NSW · Sydney
09
Wastewater treatment plant, mechanical and electrical packages
P6 programs, tender workbooks
QLD · Logan
10
51-site regional sewerage treatment package
14,438-activity baseline, monthly reports
Malaysia
What the reviewer checksAnd what the pack shows them

Built to pass the head contractor's review, not just to look finished.

These are the items a tier 1 planner looks for before they accept a subcontractor's program. Each one is covered in the pack, and the program check page says so.

  • Key dates and separable portionsMatch the head contract, access dates and outage windows as given in the tender.
  • Complete logicNo open ends, no leads, lags justified, hard constraints only where the contract imposes them.
  • CalendarsState holidays, industry RDOs and the roster actually worked. A 6×10 program on a 5-day calendar is the most common rejection.
  • WBS and codingFollows the head contractor's template when one is issued, so it drops into their master program.
  • Submittals, hold points and interfacesITPs, long-lead procurement, works by others and handovers shown as activities, not footnotes.
  • A believable histogramCrew sizes that match the estimate and the site, with peaks that can be staffed.
PricingFixed price per program, AUD ex GST. No hourly rates.
What a tender program costs an Australian subcontractor
A$01k2k3k4k5k6kPlanning consultancytypical fixed feeContract planner, 1–3 daysA$95–150 an hourThis serviceA$890 · fixed, pack includedGig sitesno accountabilityIndicative. Planner rates from Australian contract ads, 2026.

Tender program

A$890

Single site, bill under about 300 lines. Most electrical, HV and civils subcontract packages. Less than one planner-day.

  • Free written brief, then 48-hour turnaround
  • P6 XER and MS Project files, A3 pack, basis of program report, Excel list
  • Histogram tied to your estimate hours
  • Three change rounds included
  • Signed off by the planner before issue
Start with a free brief

Complex or contract program

fromA$2,900

Multi-site or staged works, large bills, head contractor templates, unusual rosters, and the contract program after award.

  • Hand-built in P6 by the planner, five working days
  • Everything in the tender program, plus coding to the head contractor's WBS
  • Narrative to suit the tender returnables
  • Fixed quote after the free brief
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Import guarantee. If the XER or XML does not import into your head contractor's P6 or MS Project, the job is refunded.

Founding customers. The first twenty Australian customers get 50% off their first three programs. Ask for the code when you request a brief.

Tender week. If the tender closes within 48 hours of the confirmed brief, the job goes to the front of the queue at the fixed price plus 50%.

More than one tender a month? A block of five tender programs is A$3,490, and a monthly arrangement with the same planner on every bid is available on request.

GST. Nexus Project Controls Sdn. Bhd. is a non-resident supplier, so no GST is charged to GST-registered Australian businesses; you account for it under the reverse charge. Provide your ABN with the order. Payment by card link or invoice on 7-day terms.

QuestionsAsked before most first jobs
Where do our tender documents go?

Files are stored on a server only the planner can access, used for your job only, and deleted 90 days after delivery or earlier on request. Documents pass through a commercial AI service under terms that do not allow training on customer content and delete inputs within 30 days. An NDA can be signed before you send anything.

Is this done by AI?

Software does the repetitive work: reading the bill, drafting the WBS and logic, running the schedule calculation, writing the files. That is why the price and the turnaround are what they are. Every program is reviewed and corrected by a planner before it is issued, and that planner signs the sheet. No program leaves unreviewed.

When are you available, and do you need to visit site?

Working hours are 8:00 to 18:00 AEST, Monday to Friday, and tender-week jobs go first. A tender program is built from the documents, so no site visit is needed; everything is delivered electronically inside your tender window. A head contractor judges the program on its content: logic, calendars, key dates, histogram. Programs built this way have been accepted under tier 1 contracts since 2023.

What if we are bidding the same package as another of your clients?

The project and package are checked before any job is accepted. If a current client is bidding the same package to the same head contractor, the job is declined and you are told why. No client's program is ever reused or shown as a sample without written consent.

Which versions of P6 and MS Project?

XER files are checked on Primavera P6 Professional 22.12 and import on later versions. MS Project is issued as MSPDI XML, which opens in Project 2016 onwards and Project Online. Tell us the head contractor's version if you know it.

What do you need from us to start?

The scope of works, the drawings or a drawing list, your priced bill or estimate (hours by trade if you have them), the head contractor's program or key dates, the tender close date and the roster you intend to work. A sample program from a similar job helps but is not required.

Can you update a program after award, or deal with delays?

Contract programs after award are built as Expert jobs. Progress updating, extension of time and delay analysis are not offered here.

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