SFS & drylining tender checklist
Before pricing a labour package, make the scope, sequence, material arrangements and quality requirements clear. These questions help main contractors, QS teams and site managers compare tenders and prevent gaps between trades.
Current drawings and scope boundaries
Provide the latest construction drawings, specification, wall types and relevant structural details. Make clear which revisions are approved and who is responsible for design queries or changes.
Separate structural SFS from non-loadbearing metal stud, insulation, boarding and any fire-rated elements. Confirm who handles openings, pattresses, straps, fixings, reveals, trims and associated temporary works. A labour-only quotation cannot safely assume unspecified design or supply responsibilities.
Programme and trade interfaces
Issue a realistic week-by-week programme with plot or floor release dates. Identify access restrictions and the handovers between structure, external finishes, internal partitions, first-fix mechanical and electrical works, inspections and boarding.
A gang booked to attend is not necessarily a gang with usable work fronts. Workable access and agreed handovers influence output, duration and price.
Deliveries and material movement
Confirm who books, receives and checks deliveries, the unloading location, where packs are stored and how materials reach the work area. If a lorry-mounted crane offloads at one designated spot, who moves the packs afterwards?
Where no forklift or telehandler is available, establish a safe lifting and distribution method and allow for the extra handling time. Plant and attendance should be explicit, not an assumption discovered on day one.
Inspection and sign-off points
Identify hold points for concealed structural elements, insulation, fire-related details and services before covering up. Agree who inspects, signs off and manages remedial work. Follow the project-specific approved details and applicable competent-person requirements; this checklist does not replace engineering or fire-safety documentation.
Measurement, variations and payment
State whether the tender is daywork, labour-only measured rates or a fixed price. Confirm measurement rules, supply-versus-labour boundaries, attendance, preliminaries, variation procedure and payment terms. Record how programme delays, design changes, access issues or changed deliveries will be managed.
Send these eight items with the enquiry
See also tender and supply-chain information, drylining services and SFS installation packages.
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