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Retaining wall quote checklist

Use one checklist for every provider so missing scope becomes visible before it becomes a variation.

10 groupsFrom site facts to warranty
One briefUse the same inputs for every quote
Written answersResolve unclear items before acceptance
Short answer

Print this page or save it with your project photos. The checklist is deliberately system-neutral and does not replace property-specific design, approval or contract advice.

Project facts

  • Property address and best site access.
  • New, replacement, repair or assessment request.
  • Wall length and average retained height.
  • Nearby buildings, driveways, pools, fences, services and neighbouring land.
  • Known drawings, reports, approvals or boundary information.

Construction scope

  • Wall system, finish, dimensions and design basis.
  • Excavation, founding assumptions and temporary support.
  • Existing-wall demolition, spoil quantities and disposal.
  • Backfill, drainage aggregate, geotextile, pipe and outlets.
  • Site protection, clean-up and reinstatement.

Professional and commercial scope

  • Engineering, geotechnical input, certification and authority applications.
  • Licence and insurance evidence appropriate to the work and jurisdiction.
  • GST-inclusive total, provisional sums and adjustment method.
  • Programme, payment stages, variation approval and access obligations.
  • Warranty, defects process, exclusions and quote expiry.

Final comparison check

  • Dimensions
    Length, average retained height and how the dimensions were measured.
  • Earthworks
    Excavation, spoil quantity, disposal, temporary support and site protection.
  • Drainage
    Aggregate, geotextile, pipe, outlets and stormwater connections stated separately.
  • Professional scope
    Engineering, geotechnical input, certification and approvals included or clearly excluded.
  • Commercial scope
    GST, payment stages, variations, programme, warranty and exclusions.
Keep the accepted version

Store the final quote, drawings, written clarifications, variations and approval records together. Do not rely on verbal additions that never entered the agreed scope.

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