What to Include in an Industrial Fabrication RFQ

Fabricators quote what they can see. An RFQ that arrives as 'need a steel platform, please quote' produces either no response, an inflated price to cover unknowns, or a quote that excludes half of what you actually need.

A complete fabrication RFQ contains: drawings or sketches with dimensions; material specification or intended service; quantities; surface treatment requirements; delivery location and required date; and installation responsibility — supply only, or supply and install.

Photographs help more than buyers expect. For repair and replacement work, photos of the existing component and its surroundings answer questions that drawings miss: access, interfaces, condition, and what the new part must fit against.

State the standard, if there is one. If the project specification requires fabrication to a particular standard, name it in the RFQ — it affects procedure, inspection and price. If there is no standard, say so; a competent fabricator will propose one.

SABAKT's RFQ form is built around this checklist — drawings, photos and BOQ uploads included. The more complete the submission, the faster and sharper the technical quote.