BCGBC4005A Produce labour and material schedules for ordering

Apply contract conditions to schedules

Identify relevant requirements

Finding suppliers
To work out the contract price the builder has to first find out the costs. The following three steps detail what is involved in finding a supplier.
Step 1 - Look for the best price
When a builder is preparing a quote for a project, they must send out the list of specified items to a number of suppliers to try to find the best price.
Based on customer specifications, a builder may approach four suppliers to provide a quote. 
Step 2 - Tender a price
Each of the suppliers will tender a price back to the builder. For example, supplier A quotes $150, supplier B quotes $120, supplier C quotes $200 and supplier D quotes $170.
Step 4 - Accept a tender
The builder will usually choose the supplier offering the best price unless quality or availability is an issue. When the builder accepts the tender they will ask about the notification required to get the item on-site by a specified time. The builder may accept the quote of $120 from supplier B. 

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