The total of a tender price typically include:
 
 General items: being the items to cover the charges for compliance with contractual obligations as well as costs not directly related to construction activities
 Construction (work) content: being the estimates of the cost of all the items that are to be constructed or built either using own resources or subcontracted resources (i.e.. cost of people, plant, equipment and materials costs based on data gathered from previous projects, manufacturers of products and suppliers of equipment, trade associations and technical publications.)
 Overheads: being the operating (every day) expenses incurred in the upkeep of the business and its offices that are not attributable to individual contracts including total cost of office personnel and finance changes.
 Risk allowance: being an allowance to cover the perceived risks associated with the contract and the works.
 Profit: being the amount of profit that is added on by a construction business that does not include any of the above.