---
title: BOQ by package
summary: See the BOQ items of a project grouped by construction package, or the items that are not in any package.
order: 1
menu: Project Cost > Project BOQ
route: /projectboq/packagewise
who: People who have the View Project BOQs permission. Rates and amounts show only for people who have the Add or Edit Project BOQs permission.
---

A package is a group of work that you give to one contractor, for example "Civil Works Tower A". A bill of quantities (BOQ) is the list of work items with quantity and rate. Two pages show the BOQ split by package. **Packagewise Project BOQ** groups the items by package. **BOQs Without Package** lists the items that no package has, grouped by template.

Use them to check which BOQ items belong to a package.

## Before you start

- Choose the project in the project list at the top of the screen.
- The project needs an approved BOQ. See [Project BOQ](index.md).

## How to open the package pages

1. Open **Project Cost > Project BOQ**.
2. Click the arrow next to **Filter BOQ** (mark 1).
3. Choose **BOQs with Package** to open **Packagewise Project BOQ**. Choose **BOQs w/o Packages** to open **BOQs Without Package**.

Each page opens in a new browser tab. On either page, the button **Filter BOQs** lets you move to the other page or back to the project BOQ. It is marked 2 in the pictures below.

![The Filter BOQ menu on the Project BOQ page. Mark 1 is the arrow next to Filter BOQ.](../media/project-boq-package-menu.png)

## How to read the packagewise BOQ

1. Open **BOQs with Package**.
2. Each package is one group row. Click the arrow at the start of its name to open or close the items.
3. To find an item, type at least 3 characters in **Search (min. 3 characters)**.
4. Click **Export to CSV** to download the table.

![The Packagewise Project BOQ page. Mark 1 is the search box. Mark 2 is the Filter BOQs button. Mark 3 is Export to CSV.](../media/project-boq-packagewise.png)

## How to find the BOQ items without a package

1. Open **BOQs w/o Packages**.
2. Each template is one group row. Click the arrow to open its items.
3. People who may edit see a button in the row of each item. Hover over it to read **Template Task**. Click it to open the tasks of the template in a new browser tab.

![The BOQs Without Package page. Mark 1 is the search box. Mark 2 is the Filter BOQs button.](../media/project-boq-without-package.png)

## What the columns mean

| Name | What it means |
| --- | --- |
| **BOQ Item** | The code and name of the BOQ item. |
| **Quantity** | The estimated quantity, with its unit. |
| **Rate** | The rate of the item. |
| **Amount** | The quantity multiplied by the rate. |
| **BOQ Category** | The category of the item. On **BOQs Without Package** this column comes first. |

People without the Add or Edit permission do not see **Rate** and **Amount**.

## Rules to know

- Both pages are read only.
- The group row shows the total amount of the group to people who may add or edit. The last row, **Total Amount**, shows the total of all items on the page.
- The buttons **BOQ Playground** and **Playground Revisions** open the tools of [BOQ estimation](../boq-estimation/index.md).

## Related pages

- [Project BOQ](index.md)
- [BOQ status](boq-status.md)
- [BOQ playground](../boq-estimation/boq-playground.md)