One-page price risk summary for the client: material groups that can still move, expected and high cases, and how the price allows for them

Tariff & Cost-Risk Estimating Kit

CA$69
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One-page price risk summary for the client: material groups that can still move, expected and high cases, and how the price allows for them
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  • One-page price risk summary for the client: material groups that can still move, expected and high cases, and how the price allows for them
  • Material exposure register on a tablet: each line with origin, supplier, tariff exposure, lead time, order-by date and flag
  • Scenarios sheet on a tablet: low, expected and high cases by material group, compared with contingency and allowances
  • Both pages of the client explainer on why some prices carry contingency
  • One-page price risk summary for the client: material groups that can still move, expected and high cases, and how the price allows for them
  • Material exposure register on a tablet: each line with origin, supplier, tariff exposure, lead time, order-by date and flag
  • Scenarios sheet on a tablet: low, expected and high cases by material group, compared with contingency and allowances
  • Both pages of the client explainer on why some prices carry contingency
Tariff & Cost-Risk Estimating Kit
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Tariff & Cost-Risk Estimating Kit

CA$69

Launch price until January 15, 2027. Prices in Canadian dollars. Any tax that applies is shown at checkout.

An Excel workbook for the price risk in an estimate: a material exposure register, low, expected and high scenarios, contingency and allowance sizing, and a quote-validity tracker, with a two-page explainer for your clients. PDF, editable PowerPoint and Excel.

  • Workbook Excel, six sheets, example and blank copies
  • Register Up to 80 lines with order-by dates and flags
  • Scenarios Low, expected and high for up to 12 groups
  • Client explainer 2 pages, PDF and editable PPTX
  • Start Here 6-page PDF guide

Instant download after checkout, with the link also sent by email

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One business, unlimited use on its own projects

What's inside

Material exposure register. Up to 80 lines with cost code, material group, origin, supplier, estimate amount and material share, tariff exposure (Yes, Possible or No) and the date it was checked, lead time, needed-on-site and order-by dates. Each line is flagged Check tariff, Enter rate, Price fixed, Order late, Order soon, Long lead or At risk. Once a price is fixed it carries no risk.

Scenarios, contingency and allowances. Low, expected and high cases by material group, from the assumptions you set for each estimate. The sheet compares the expected and high cases with the contingency carried in your estimate, suggests a price-risk amount for the expected case, and sizes allowances so they stay realistic.

Quote validity. Up to 50 supplier quotes with the date each one expires, flagged Expired, Expiring soon, Ends before price or Budget only.

Client Summary. A one-page price risk summary for your client, by material group.

Client explainer, 2 pages, letter size (PDF and editable PPTX). What can change, tariffs, how contingency and allowances work and how your client can help, with a list of the materials you watch and spaces for your dates and amounts.

Start Here guide, 6-page PDF. The sheets, the register and its flags, scenarios, contingency and quotes, tariff rates, sources and limits, the explainer.
Formats
  • Excel (.xlsx): the workbook in example and blank versions, standard formulas and no macros. Shaded cells are inputs; formula cells are locked with sheet protection that has no password. Made for Microsoft Excel: Excel 2016 and later, Excel for Mac and Excel for the web.
  • PDF, letter size: the explainer (2 pages) and the Start Here guide (6 pages).
  • PowerPoint (.pptx), letter portrait: the editable explainer for PowerPoint or Keynote. PowerPoint files can be imported into Canva; check spacing and fonts after import.
  • Fonts: the explainer uses Cormorant Garamond and Inter, both free open-licence fonts built into the PDF. The workbook uses Georgia and Arial, which come with Windows and macOS.
  • Not included: tariff rates, contract wording, Word or Canva files, and page-preview images.
  • Delivery: one ZIP file (about 0.2 MB) holding all five files, on the order page right after checkout and by email.
Licence

One purchase covers one business, with unlimited use on that business's own projects. Your employees may use it for the business's work. Edit it freely and give your clients the finished documents. Reselling, sharing or uploading the template files, edited or not, is not permitted. Read the full licence.
Refunds

If the kit isn't right for you, email support@thebuildersledger.com within 30 days of purchase with your order number for a full refund, no questions asked. After a refund the licence ends and the download link is turned off, so please delete your copies of the files. Refund policy.
FAQ

Does it include tariff rates?

No. The workbook never states or fills in a tariff, duty or surtax rate, because they change, sometimes at short notice. Confirm what applies with your supplier or a licensed customs broker, then enter the rate and the date you checked it.

Where do the low, expected and high figures come from?

From you. They are your assumptions about how much each material group's price could move before you buy, set for each estimate. They are not tariff rates or forecasts. A published building cost index can help you set them.

Does it change my estimate?

No. It reads the lines you enter and shows the risk beside them. It works with any estimate; if you use the Custom Home Estimate, Budget & Job-Cost Workbook, use the same cost codes so the lines tie back.

Does it give me a price-escalation clause?

No. How price changes are shared with your client is a matter for your contract and your lawyer. The kit contains no contract wording.
A note on tax and retainage

This kit is an estimating and planning tool. The price-movement assumptions are yours, and any tariff or duty rate must be confirmed with your supplier, a licensed customs broker or the authority that publishes it before each estimate and order. How price changes are handled with your client belongs in your contract. Sample documents, not legal or tax advice. Confirm with your accountant and lawyer.