BIM vs BOQ: Where Contractors Lose Money Without Realising

The BOQ Is Only as Accurate as the Drawings Behind It

Every contractor in UAE and Saudi Arabia prices work from a BOQ.

The BOQ is built from 2D drawings. 2D drawings don’t show coordination conflicts. They don’t flag missing supports, unresolved penetrations, or material quantities that only become clear once services are spatially modelled. They show design intent — not construction reality.

That gap between design intent and construction reality is where project profit disappears. Quietly. Across every package. On every project.

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