Good morning,
I get bombarded (well 2) by emails from companies claiming they can find and win tenders for a monthly subscription. Could I ask what your experience is and whether any companies are worth looking at?
Hi can anyone recommend a Glasgow or Scotland company that will price commercial tenders for me. I don't have the time to spend pricing larger jobs.
Thanks
Hi All,
Im looking to make the step from subcontracting for electrical firms to setting up my own company and pricing directly for the main contractor/client...
I have carried out smaller jobs/House rewires and found pricing fairly straight forward and easy... 9 times out of 10 making the job...
Hi All!!
New to this electricians forum.. I have used it in the past to point me in the right direction thanks chaps!!
I am self employed gold and black card holder in central London looking to expand and start up my own company!!
Any else in the same boat??
Whats everyone else doing??
:cool:
Morning all.
Two separate questions if you could help.
1. My boss has asked me to become QS aswell as himself. Are any of you in the same boat? and did you ask/get a pay rise for it?
2. Does anyone use tendering websites? Been looking into them but sure on them....
Hi Guys,
I have recently completed all of the pricing for a couple of blocks of flats and I have now been given a form of tender to basically break it down, I haven't filled one of these out before and I'm struggling a bit with the terminology here's a list of questions i have if you have the...
Good evening,
I decided to go out on my own several months back and have been extremely lucky winning all the work I have gone for. Things just got a bit more serious as I have been asked to Tender for a medium sized contract in London.
I have written estimates before but never actually done a...
Hi- I am about to undertake a 4 Bed newbuild in North London, for my own accomodation when finished- which is being run by a contractor on my behalf as I am not an experienced project manager. I have been wiring up my own building projects with for some time, but nothing on this scale- and last...
I am told by a local authority their tender is generic and performance based. However, here is the panel spec:
"The solar PV panels will have a performance guarantee for at least 25 years which will be backed by a global reputable organisation
All PV panels to have a minimum of a 25 year...
I'm NAPIT registered FULL SCOPE which states -
and is therefore approved to undertake the design, construction, maintenance, verification and/or inspection and testing of electrical installations up to 1 kV within the work
SCOPE OF APPROVAL
Work Category Date of Approval Date of Expiry...
as above, can anyone work out wtf a specification of 3kWh per m2 is attempting to refer to in this tender spec I'm reading?
80m2 system = about 48 panels so 12kWp or around 10,000kWh a year / 125kWh per m2.
I'm pretty baffled by this one, anyone got a clue what they're on about?
also why do...
Hi Guys
I'm currently quoting a major build for a fairly large construction contractor and have never really had to estimate on this scale. I wondered if anyone had any examples of the finished article they may have submitted on jobs like this as so I can make sure it looks professional as well...
Hi All
i know tendering subjects have been discussed here before but having been through several threads i haven't found the answers i was looking for, so apologies if you have answered this before
I am submitting a tender which is considerably larger than i am used to, so my questions relate to...
Hi, does anybody know of any main contractors that i could introduce my company to in order to get on their tender lists?
We are a NIC EIC approved contractor from Southampton speciallising in shopfitting installs, geograpics is not an issue as i have sub-contractors that i use all over the uk...
Hi
I am wondering if anyone can help,I am currently putting a tender together for a contract,I have done a few tenders in the past some successful some not.
On this particular tender there are asking me to provide " details of MCD that you offer"
I have looked through previous tenders and...
Our company are currently tendering for an electrical rewire contract and are having to complete an ITT Questionnaire as part of the tender. Part of the questionnaire relates to Site Waste Management Plans and how they are to be implemented. The full question is as follows:-
Please detail how...
As most of us are struggling for work whilst we all know PV makes perfect financial sense...let's ask our local council to install PV systems on their local building!
This obviously means saving public money in teh longer term, whilst it can revive local renewable energy companies!
What do you...
Hi guys,
Im 30 years old,work full time within the tool hire industry and would like to learn to become a qualified electricain.
I am aware it might cost me a few grand to get qualified but im ok with that, i work full time and have kids and a mortgage so will be unable to quit work to learn, i...
I really want to know how I can find out who has contracts up for tender. I know people wont want to tell me this but if your not from the Yorkshire/Lancashire areas then I am not your competition. I also know that people wont want to post anything on here for their competitors to see, but I...
Hi,
I have the opportunity to price for a rewire in a caretakers house but dont know where to start in gettting on the list to tender for my local council, i know all councils are different but does anyone have any ideas of what department normally deals with this? I dont have a clue who to...
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