Steel plates and sheets

Plate and sheet distinction

Identify whether the request concerns plate or sheet and provide the project description. Ask bidders to separate proposed items when the order includes both forms.

Use plate and sheet schedule to connect the wording in the enquiry with the item proposed by the bidder. Ask for a description that identifies the individual item and the product documents attached to it. Keep alternative labels associated with their own questions until your responsible reviewer has assessed the response, and use the agreed item description consistently in the drawing register and purchasing schedule. Ask the bidder to mark any proposed alternative separately so that its description is not mistaken for the item originally requested.

Flat product drawings

Prepare the approved drawings and identify the project owner for each item. Request a response that connects the proposed material to the correct drawing.

In flat product drawing register, identify the approved project drawing and the product item it describes. Ask the supplier to connect its proposed description with that exact reference. Have the project engineer specify which drawing details need a response, then return any differences in item naming or proposed presentation for clarification before the purchasing team accepts the product description used in the offer. Identify the project role authorized to approve a change in the drawing description before accepting a supplier response that proposes different wording.

Surface review questions

Describe the surface information your project team wants to review. Request documents or a sample proposal identifying the exact item under discussion.

For flat product surface brief, identify the material information your responsible specialist needs to assess and the project document defining that request. Ask the bidder to relate its response to the individual proposed component or product. Keep unanswered material questions visible in the enquiry, and request the relevant product records before the engineer approves the proposed description for inclusion in a purchasing schedule. Ask the specialist to identify which component or order item each material question concerns before sending the request for additional product information.

Flat product order description

Separate the material request from proposed cutting or other processing. Ask which items are included in the quotation before comparing purchasing scopes.

For flat product rfq schedule, distinguish the product your team wants to receive from any processing it wants the supplier to discuss. Identify the relevant drawing or item schedule for each requested element. Ask the bidder to describe the scope addressed by its offer and clarify any additional work separately, so the purchasing reviewer can compare the proposed order on the intended supply basis. Ask for any processing discussion to refer to the product that would be received, together with the drawing defining the requested output.