How would you like to track your budget?
Choose a budget structure that works best for your project. You can change this later.
Cost Centres
Group line items into cost centres for a simpler, more streamlined tracking experience. Ideal for teams who want an easier way to monitor spend across categories.
WBS — Work Breakdown Structure
Track your project budget as per the BOQ (Bill of Quantities). Each line item is budgeted individually, giving you granular cost control aligned to your contract.
Does this project have a dayworks or cost-plus schedule?
If your contract includes a schedule of rates for dayworks, variations, or cost-plus work, set it up here.
No
Standard contract — no dayworks or cost-plus schedule.
You can add dayworks later if needed.
Contract + Dayworks Variations
Fixed-price contract with a dayworks/cost-plus schedule for variations and extras.
Dayworks Only
Entire project is time & materials. Track labour, plant, and materials against a schedule of rates.
Add Your BOQ
Upload your Bill of Quantities or create it directly in Varicon.
Upload BOQ File
Import a CSV or Excel file with your BOQ line items.
Create in Varicon
Build your BOQ and budget manually with line-by-line entry.
Create Your Budget
Set a budget for each line item. Use Lump Sum, Margin %, or Resource Breakdown.
| BOQ Number | Description | BOQ Qty | BOQ Rate ($) | BOQ Total ($) | Budget Type | Budget Amount ($) |
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Select Cost Centres
Choose the cost centres relevant to your project. You can also add custom ones.
Add Your BOQ
Upload your Bill of Quantities or create it directly in Varicon. Each line item will be mapped to your selected cost centres.
Upload BOQ File
Import a CSV or Excel file with your BOQ line items.
Create in Varicon
Build your BOQ and budget manually with line-by-line entry.
Create Your Budget
Set a budget for each line item. Choose how to break down costs.
Lump Sum
Single budget amount per line item
Resources
Break down into Labour, Plant, Materials, Subcontractor, Miscellaneous
| BOQ Number | Description | BOQ Qty | BOQ Rate ($) | BOQ Total ($) | Budget Amount ($) |
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Assign Cost Centres & Zones
Map each budget line item to a cost centre and zone. You can split items across multiple cost centres.
Cost Centres
| BOQ Number | Description | BOQ Total ($) | Budget ($) | Cost Centre Allocation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Additional Cost Centres (not mapped to BOQ)
Add cost centres that are not tied to specific BOQ line items, such as Overheads, Preliminaries, or Insurance.
| Cost Centre | Description | Zone | Budget ($) |
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| BOQ Number | Description | Contract Value | Estimated Budget | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Task | Contract Sum | Estimated Budget Cost | Budget Margin |
Coming Soon
This budget type is currently under development. We're working on bringing you the best experience for this workflow.
Dayworks Rate Schedule
Upload or paste your schedule of dayworks rates, then map each rate item to a Varicon resource. This links your contract rates to timesheets and dockets.
Upload Rate Schedule
Upload an Excel, CSV or PDF file with your dayworks rates
Enter Manually
Add rate items one by one
Review Dayworks Setup
Confirm your rate-to-resource mappings before saving. You can edit these later in Project Settings.