Quotes
A quote from the list you already have
Take a photo of the list from the site visit or upload the bill of quantities, and Paca copies out the lines automatically and suggests your prices. The customer opens the quote on their phone and answers with one tap.
Automatic reading
Read a list from a site visit
You write a list like this at the customer’s. Press Read and see what Paca makes of it.
Novak bathroom
- 25 m pex-al 16
- 4x angle valve ½
- basin trap
- 2 silicone white
- labour 6 hrs
- take away waste
Got the list on paper?
Take a photo and Paca copies out the lines. Where you have quoted the same before, it suggests your price.
Quote 2026-0015
DraftThe lines you add land here.
The example is prepared in advance. Nothing is sent anywhere.
From the architect
Pick out only your trades
Upload the PDF bill of quantities the architect prepared. Paca reads every item with its number, quantity and description, and you choose the trades you will quote for.
- The bill’s item numbers stay on your lines, so the client can compare quotes row by row.
- Paca copies the quantity from the document. Where the reading disagrees with it, the line is marked.
- Options start unticked. You pick them if you quote for them.
Pick trades and see how many items go on the quote.
Bill of quantities · Family house
B2. Screeds
| 1 | Cement screed 6 cm thick on a separating layer. | m2 | 142.30 |
| 2 | Edge insulation strip along the walls, 8 cm high. | m | 186.00 |
B5. Tiling
| 1 | Supply and lay 30 × 60 cm floor tiles on C2TE adhesive. | m2 | 64.50 |
| 2 | Bathroom wall tiles up to 2.20 m, grouted. | m2 | 48.20 |
| 3 | Aluminium trims on edges and corners. | m | 36.00 |
| 4 | Option: R11 slip-resistant tiles in wet rooms. | m2 | 12.40 |
B6. Flooring
| 1 | Supply and lay engineered oak parquet, glued. | m2 | 78.10 |
B8. Painting and decorating
| 1 | Fill and sand walls and ceilings twice. | m2 | 412.00 |
Bill of quantities (PZI)
Pick the items you quote for and untick what you don't.
Prices
The price is always yours
Paca never makes up a price. It only suggests a price you have already charged for the same thing, and tells you which quote or invoice it came from. It goes on the quote only when you add it.
- 1
You have quoted it before
The same item in the same unit, from a quote or an issued invoice. Your latest price is suggested.
- 2
Similar, same size
A similar name and the same sizes. 20 cm never stands in for 25 cm, and ½ inch never for ¾.
- 3
First time
Anything you have not quoted before stays without a price. You enter it.
- Any kind of list
- A handwritten list, notes from a site visit, a supplier’s offer or a screenshot. A list on several sheets is read as one, up to five pages at a time.
- On the phone and the computer
- On the phone the camera opens straight away, or you pick a photo from the gallery. A bill of quantities is read on the computer, where the app is in Slovenian for now.
- A link, not an attachment
- The customer opens the quote without signing in, on a phone or a computer, and accepts or declines with one tap.
- You see when it was opened
- When the customer opens the quote, its label changes from Sent to Viewed. You know when it is the right time to call.
- A sent quote does not change
- You cannot edit a sent quote. Make the change as a copy with a new number, and the original stays exactly as the customer received it.
- From accepted quote to job
- Turn an accepted quote into a job with one click. The lines go onto the materials list, and the prices stay on the quote.
What the customer sees
The quote opens as a page with your logo, the lines and the total. The customer prints it or saves it as a PDF straight from the browser. If they do not answer, you find it under Waiting for an answer.
- Your logo and workshop details on every quote.
- VAT is printed only if you are registered.
- Quotes about to expire have their own tab.
Questions about automatic reading
PrivacyDoes Paca set the prices itself?
No. It only suggests prices from your past quotes and invoices, and each one says where it came from. A line goes on the quote only when you add it.
What if it reads something wrong?
You see every line before you add it and can correct it. From a bill of quantities, Paca always copies the quantity from the document, not from the reading.
How many reads do I get?
The number of reads a month depends on your plan. The app shows how many you have left this month next to the read button. Adding lines from a list that has already been read does not use another read.
Can it read a scanned bill?
No, a scanned PDF has no text in it. Ask the architect for a PDF exported from the program they prepared the bill in.
Where does my photo go?
The photo is sent to an outside provider that reads the lines from it. We do not keep it, only the lines read from it. The provider is named on the Privacy page.
Materials
Know what to take, and what you used
Before a job you write down what it will need. When it is done you record what you actually used, in one tap if it went to plan.
MaterialsTeam
The crew knows their day
Invite a colleague by email, hand them a job with a tap, and look at the day by person.
TeamStart with next week
Open an account without a card, add your first customers and lay out the week.
