Building Tenders - How to Write
Your Tender
When bidding for building tenders it is vitally important that your tender documents are presented in a professional manner. What follows are a number of essential rules to follow in order to help your building tenders succeed.
Provide a Covering Letter with your Building Tenders
This is advisable for all your building tenders as it will allow you to tell the client what your main message is and give you the opportunity to give details on how your document is set out.
What to Cover in your Building Tenders
There are a number of points the client will expect you to cover in your building tenders. It is vital to try and address all of these in any building tenders you bid for.
- Always give examples of your teams qualifications and experience with similar projects.
- It is also important to include in your building tenders some evidence of your company’s track record in similar projects.
- Explain in your building tenders how you intend to carry out the work and give timelines.
- Use your building tenders to show how your company can deal with complications that may arise during the contract
- Always make sure that the tender document is completed in full.
- It is important to show within your building tenders how you intend to manage the project.
How to Write your Building Tenders
- Your building tender should not be fussy, don't over elaborate.
- Your building tender should have consistency and flow both in the typeface you choose and the overall presentation of the tender document.
- Include front covers and contents pages in all of your building tenders. Not only does this look professional but it will help the client to navigate through your tender document with ease. If needed you could also provide appendices and number paragraphs for helping to make your information accessible.
- Use bullet points and/or headings to break up the text and make it easier to read.
- It is vitally important to make sure your building tenders have been proof read. Building tenders that are presented with spelling, grammatical or factual errors can leave a bad impression in the potential client's mind.
Delivering your Building Tenders
- It sounds obvious but deliver your building tenders on time. It is unlikely that your tender documents will even be read if they are presented late. Either have your building tenders delivered by a courier and "signed for" or better still deliver your building tenders by hand for absolute peace of mind.
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So you have written and delivered your building tenders and hopefully your tenders will turn into contracts. If you should fail it is always important to ask for a debriefing from the clients in order to find out why your building tenders have been unsuccessful. This will provide with a better understanding of what to include in your tenders next time
