Excavation quotes in 1 minute.
Dictate the site scope straight after the walk-around. Prummo organises machine hours, cartage, and labour into a professional quote sent via WhatsApp. Send a PayShap request for the deposit before the TLB rolls onto site.
Dictation example:
“Foundation excavation for double garage extension: TLB hire, 2 days at R3,800 per day. Trenching, 18 metres at R120 per metre. Spoil removal, 4 tipper loads at R850 per load. Hand excavation around existing services, 6 hours at R220 per hour. Compaction and levelling, R2,200.”
The PDF your client opens. With your brand. Generated by the app. Sample data.
Just walked the site with the client?
Trenching, foundation dig, spoil removal, compaction. Dictate the scope and Prummo sorts it into a proper quote before you're back at the yard.
Send a PayShap request, get the deposit before you mobilise.
That foundation dig the client keeps 'still deciding' on? Send the quote on WhatsApp, they accept, and you request a deposit via PayShap before you book the TLB and the tipper truck.
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Excavation work in South Africa ranges from small trenching jobs for boreholes and swimming pools to full foundation digs for new builds and extensions, usually priced across TLB hire, spoil cartage, and hand labour in the same job. Because machine and truck hire has to be booked and paid for upfront, getting a deposit confirmed before you mobilise matters more here than in most trades. A clear, itemised quote sent by WhatsApp with a PayShap deposit request attached gets the job locked in before the client shops the price around.
How excavation contractors use Prummo
Whoever sends the quote first usually wins the job.
7x more likely to close the deal when you respond within the first hour — MIT / Harvard Business Review study
Dictate or Pick a Template
Tell the app what the customer needs, or pick a template. Prummo starts with the quote almost done, saving you hours of typing.
Review and Personalize
Descriptions, quantities, prices. All organised.
Send via WhatsApp or PDF
Send a link to the quote via WhatsApp, ready for the customer to open on their phone, or export a PDF. Both always carry your logo and colors.
Get paid directly
PayShap, EFT or cash, arranged directly with your client
Professionals like you already win more jobs this way.
Team of 3, looks like 15
"With Prummo we quote faster, stay more organised, and look like a team of 15 when we’re only 3. Couldn’t ask for better!"
Profitability at a glance
"Prummo not only helps me quote faster and more professionally, it also helps me quickly understand profitability, all in a super easy-to-use app on both my phone and tablet."
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"Just to let you know, from now on let’s work together on everything! Congratulations on your excellent work! And when you become the best app on the market, we’ll be right here, together!"
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- Unlimited quotes, manual or by voice
- Items organised automatically.
- Professional PDF with pricing
- Send via WhatsApp in 1 tap
- Client list and job schedule
- Reusable templates
Everything in Free, plus:
- Your own profile page with portfolio
- Receive quote requests from new customers
- Your logo on every PDF (no watermark)
- Automatic receipt scanning and expense tracking
- Smart follow-ups for quotes and payments
- Monthly reports, profit by job
- Material prices and supplier list
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How our plans work
The Free plan gives you everything to create, send, and get paid for quotes. The Plus plan turns Prummo into your business engine: customers find your profile and request quotes, your logo goes on every PDF, your receipts are scanned so you know your real profit, and smart follow-ups help you close more deals. Start free, upgrade when you want to grow.
Get paid in stages, stress-free
Set up deposits, log partial payments, and get real-time notifications.
Configurable deposit
Set a deposit percentage on the quote. The client pays before you start.
Partial payments
Log payments as work progresses. Balance updated automatically.
Push notifications
Know the second your client opens, accepts, or pays the quote.
Everything an excavation contractor needs in one place
Questions about Prummo for excavation contractors?
Yes. Dictate each in its own unit: 'TLB hire, 3 days at R3,800 per day. Spoil removal, 6 loads at R850 per load. Hand labour, 8 hours at R220 per hour.' Prummo keeps day rates, load rates, and hourly rates separate on the quote.
Quote the scope you can see, and add a line for the unknown: 'Excavation as specified, R14,500. Rock breaking, if encountered, R450 per hour, quoted separately once confirmed.' The client isn't surprised by a variation later because you flagged it upfront.
Dictate whichever job it is with its own detail: 'Pool excavation, 8x4 metres, 1.8m average depth, R28,000 including spoil removal.' Or 'Driveway prep, cut and fill, 90m2, R95 per m2.' Same tool, different scope each time.
Absolutely. Request 40-50% via PayShap once the quote's accepted, before you commit to hiring the TLB or booking the truck. It protects your cash flow and confirms the client is serious before you mobilise.
Not really, the builder gets the same clear breakdown: 'Trenching for foundations, 24 metres at R120 per metre. Machine hire, 1.5 days at R3,800 per day.' A proper quote makes it easier for the builder to fold your number into their overall client quote.
Once it's accepted, you send a PayShap payment request for the deposit straight to their banking app, or they pay by EFT and send proof of payment. There's no card checkout and no financing plan for South Africa, but PayShap requests usually clear within minutes, useful when you need to book machine hire the same day.
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