- It is a material advantage to quote early, and accurately.
- Clients will then have an option of: (a) committing early and locking in a quote, or (b) to continue searching. If you deliver a quote late, then you may lose the opportunity to secure an earlier tender – perhaps someone who did quote early, won the job.
- Clients need to know when the quote is coming. I also need to know. They are anxious about completing their tender. You must constantly update them. Here is the perfect example.
(1) ETA for the member count: e.g.
Material Take off report – ETA: Tuesday 21st March close of business AEST.
Member Count off report – ETA: Tuesday 21st March close of business AEST.
(2) A note for when it was started:
Material Takeoff Started on Friday 17th March, 9:00 PM AEST
(3) A note for when it was finished:
Preliminary Drafting for Material Takeoff Completed on 20th March 1:35AM AEST
And then Sushil will add in when it was finally delivered.
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