This document contains information about collecting quotations from suppliers and hardware shops, comparing rates between projects and suppliers, a table listing tender positions and amounts, task distributions for construction elements, strengths and weaknesses of the company tender, errors in the tender related to excavation, hardcore, formwork and skim coating, reasons for past tender failures, and conclusions about double checking rates, creating supplier relationships, negotiations, hiring cheaper labor, and purchasing machinery.

2. INTRODUCTION
❖ We collect quotation by:
• Calling suppliers
• From hardware shop
❖ We calculate and estimates the price by:
• Comparing the rates between different suppliers
• Comparing the rates between different similar size project

3. Position of opening Tenderer Base Tender Amount (RM)
1 BINASONG BHD 170,331.79
2 LUMICON COMPANY 195,913.22
3 UB COMPANY 209,167.16
4 ABC CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD 219,088.37
5 QUANTITATIVE SDN BHD 233,241.59
6 ALPHALETE 267,011.74
7 AE TRIO SDN BHD 249,901.41
TENDER OPEN POSITION

6. CALCULATION TASK DISTRIBUTION
ELEMENT NAME
WORK BELOW LOWEST FLOOR LEVEL Kiraly Renaud, Husni Naim
CARPENTRY AND JOINERY Chau Xet Nee
EXTERNAL WALL Ng Siew Qing & Yam Hui Shan
INTERNAL WALL Ng Siew Qing & Yam Hui Shan
DOORS AND IRONMONGERIES Audrey Ting & Lee Kailyn
INTERNAL WALL FINISHES Nabila

7. ELEMENT NAME
EXTERNAL WALL FINISHES Nadhirah
INTERNAL CEILING FINISHES Ng Siew Qing & Yam Hui Shan
EXTERNAL FINISHES Nadhirah
ROOF FINISHES Chau Xet Nee
REBAR Gan Kai Loon
CALCULATION TASK DISTRIBUTION

8. STRENGTH OF THE COMPANY TENDER
a) Training of workers - the workers are trained to work efficiently
b) Good supervision - The site supervisor will oversee the workers’ activities at site

9. c) Past experience - our company have many different experiences in construction

10. WEAKNESSES OF THE COMPANY TENDER
a) Substitution - substitution of product and supplying lower quality products than
those that are offered in the tender document
b) High rental cost - high cost to rent the machinery needed

11. c) Currently struggling to meet deadlines - too many projects to handle
d) Increased competition is squeezing our margins - too many company bidding
for the project

12. e) We rely on a single salesperson

13. ERROR IN TENDER
1. Excavation to reduce level, pits, trench
a. Lorry Rate
b. Time required per trip

14. ERROR IN TENDER
2. Hardcore

15. ERROR IN TENDER
3. Formwork
Should allowed 0.03m3 of
struts for 1m2 of surface

16. ERROR IN TENDER
4. Skim Coating
Does not required cement &
sand in skim coating

17. REASONS OF FAILURE
a) Arithmetical mistakes in calculating.
b) Does not own any machineries.
c) Tender is not competitive in term of pricing.
d) Does not have a good relationship with many suppliers hence failed to get the
cheapest quotation.
e) Has a good workmanship hence the cost is higher.
f) Substitution of material does not meet the required quality.
g) High profit margin is included in the tender.

18. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION
a) Double check the built up rate before submit the tender.
b) Create a good relation with many suppliers.
c) Do a proper negotiation with the supplier.
d) Recruit cheaper labour
e) Purchase machineries