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Describe the building and the duration, and the AI prices erection, hire, inspections and dismantle in NZD at current New Zealand rates, with 15% GST already in the total.
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What's the best quoting app for scaffolders in New Zealand?
Insta Quotes is an AI quoting app for New Zealand and Australian scaffolders that turns a job description into an itemised, GST-ready quote in under 30 seconds; plans start at $29 AUD a month, billed in AUD even in New Zealand. A sample Insta Quotes scaffolder quote itemises the job into erect, hire, certify, inspect, transport, dismantle and labour lines.
How much does Insta Quotes cost for a scaffolder in New Zealand?
Insta Quotes plans are billed in AUD: Tier 1 $29 AUD, Tier 2 $59 AUD and Tier 3 $99 AUD a month. New accounts start with a free 7-day trial, capped at 7 quotes in total rather than per month, with no credit card required, so scaffolders in New Zealand can quote before paying.
What should a New Zealand scaffolding quote include?
Erection, hire, inspections and dismantle are four separate costs and belong on four separate lines, with 15% GST shown alongside your NZBN and IRD GST number. Hire is charged by the week, so the quote has to state the assumed duration and the rate that applies beyond it — a job that slips on weather carries the hire with it, and whoever pays for those extra weeks should be agreed in writing before the scaffold goes up rather than argued about after. Name the number of bays or the elevation covered, state the loading duty the scaffold is designed for, and say what access is included, since a stair tower is a real cost that a ladder access is not.
When does scaffolding in New Zealand need a Certificate of Competence?
Height is the trigger. Scaffolding from which a person could fall five metres or more requires a person holding the relevant Certificate of Competence, and that work is notifiable to WorkSafe before it begins. Below that threshold the general duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 still apply — you must manage the risk of falls regardless of height — and the practical guidance sits in the good practice guidelines for scaffolding. The quote should say which side of that line the job falls on, because the supervision, the notification and the handover documentation are chargeable work, and a cheaper quote that has quietly left them out is not the same product.
Does the AI know New Zealand scaffolding pricing?
Yes. Quotes are priced in NZD against current New Zealand rates — erection and dismantle labour, weekly hire by bay count, cartage to and from site, edge protection and stair access, and the documented inspections through the hire period — with 15% GST applied rather than Australia’s 10%. It prices duration honestly rather than hiding it: hire is the line that grows when a job runs long, and a quote that shows the weekly rate is the one that survives the conversation about week five.
Who is responsible for inspecting a scaffold once it is up?
Put it in writing, because this is where scaffolding disputes start. A scaffold has to be inspected before first use and at intervals while it stays in service, and after anything that could have affected it — alteration by another trade, a storm, an impact. Those inspections are documented, and the record is what shows the scaffold was fit for use on the day someone was standing on it. Quote the inspection visits as a line with a stated frequency, state plainly that no other trade may alter the scaffold, and price a call-out rate for putting right an alteration someone else made. A scaffold modified by a builder over the weekend is still your scaffold in everyone else’s eyes.
Does Insta Quotes work for scaffolders anywhere in New Zealand?
Yes. Insta Quotes prices scaffolders quotes in NZD to current New Zealand rates nationwide, including Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Tauranga, Dunedin and regional areas, with 15% GST applied. Generate and send a branded quote wherever the job is.