Building materials: a procurement checklist
Updated
Building materials are quoted against a site and a specification. The catalog may not have a separate building-materials category. Use a sourcing request and the checklist below.
Checklist
- Product name, grade or standard, and dimensions with units.
- Quantity and the unit of measure.
- Delivery place, access limits, and who unloads.
- The trade term and named place, if you want one. See the ICC’s Incoterms 2020 page for the rules themselves.
- Any declaration, mark or test report the destination project requires. Name the document. The page does not attach it.
Destination rules are not listing claims
For goods intended for an EU construction project, the European Commission explains the Construction Products Regulation and the role of a declaration of performance for products covered by that regime. Whether your item is covered is a project question. Do not read a Global Market listing as that declaration.
CIPS publishes a public page, What is procurement?, as background on buying as a process. Send the completed checklist through a business sourcing request. Price, stock and delivery timing are quote on request.
Related categories
Bulk & Wholesale Deals, MRO & General Supplies
Related listings
- Reusable cable ties · pack of 50 MRO & General Supplies
- Stackable parts bins · set of 6 MRO & General Supplies
- Cotton workshop cloths · carton Bulk & Wholesale Deals
Sources
- Construction Products Regulation — European Commission
- Incoterms 2020 — International Chamber of Commerce