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.
After the builder and supplier have signed an agreement, the builder can make a note on the schedule about supplier details and ordering times and add these details to a call forward sheet, which indicates dates to place orders and delivery dates.
This is to ensure that material is ordered far enough in advance so the delivery will be on the correct date. The time lag between ordering and actual delivery is referred to as the lead time in the industry. The lead time for special orders must be factored into schedules.