Procurement Tracker Template for Construction: RFQ, PO, Production and Delivery Status
Building Material Procurement Tools Submit a Tool Resources / Project Documents & Submittals / Procurement Tracker Project Documents & Submittals Procurement Tracker Template for Construction: RFQ, PO, Production and Delivery Status A construction procurement tracker should do more than store dates. Its real purpose is to help the procurement team answer: A weak tracker becomes […]
Material Approval Register vs Submittal Log vs Procurement Log: What Should Each One Track?
Building Material Procurement Tools Submit a Tool Resources / Project Documents & Submittals / Approval & Procurement Logs Project Documents & Submittals Material Approval Register vs Submittal Log vs Procurement Log: What Should Each One Track? Construction projects often use several trackers that appear to contain the same information. A material name may appear in: […]
Construction Material Submittal Checklist by Procurement Stage
Building Material Procurement Tools Submit a Tool Resources / Project Documents & Submittals / Material Submittal Checklist Project Documents & Submittals Construction Material Submittal Checklist by Procurement Stage A construction material submittal should not begin with: What documents does the supplier already have? It should begin with: Approval-control rule: define evidence requirements before RFQ, check […]
Construction Procurement Log: Track Material Status, Lead Time and Required Dates
Building Material Procurement Tools Submit a Tool Resources / Project Documents & Submittals / Construction Procurement Log Project Documents & Submittals Construction Procurement Log: Track Material Status, Lead Time and Required Dates A construction project may have dozens of material packages moving through procurement at the same time. Some are waiting for approval. Some have […]
How to Link Submittal Approval Dates to Procurement and PO Dates
Building Material Procurement Tools Submit a Tool Resources / Project Documents & Submittals / Approval Dates to Procurement Project Documents & Submittals How to Link Submittal Approval Dates to Procurement and PO Dates A construction submittal can still be marked Under Review while the procurement package is already becoming late. That happens because normal submittal […]
Material Approval Register: Track Approved, Pending and Rejected Materials
Building Material Procurement Tools Submit a Tool Resources / Project Documents & Submittals / Material Approval Register Project Documents & Submittals Material Approval Register: Track Approved, Pending and Rejected Materials Construction projects can involve dozens or hundreds of materials moving through approval at the same time. Some are not yet submitted. Some are under consultant […]
Document Transmittal Template for Material Submittals and Approval Records
Building Material Procurement Tools Submit a Tool Resources / Project Documents & Submittals / Document Transmittal Project Documents & Submittals Document Transmittal Template for Material Submittals and Approval Records Construction projects generate a large volume of documents: shop drawings, technical data sheets, test reports, product certificates, material submittals, approvals, and revised documents. Email can send […]
Procurement Plan Template for Construction Projects
Building Material Procurement Tools Submit a Tool Resources / Project Documents & Submittals / Procurement Plan Project Documents & Submittals Procurement Plan Template for Construction Projects Construction procurement becomes difficult when the team tracks individual RFQs, purchase orders, and supplier emails but does not have one place showing the status of every procurement package. A […]
Procurement Expediting in Construction: How to Recover Delayed Supplier Orders Before They Affect the Project
Building Material Procurement Tools Submit a Tool Resources / Project Documents & Submittals / Procurement Expediting Project Documents & Submittals Procurement Expediting in Construction: How to Recover Delayed Supplier Orders Before They Affect the Project A supplier tells procurement: Production is ongoing. We will try our best to expedite. Three days later, procurement asks again: […]
Construction Purchase Order Tracking: How to Monitor Open Material Orders from PO Release to Delivery
Building Material Procurement Tools Submit a Tool Resources / Project Documents & Submittals / Purchase Order Tracking Project Documents & Submittals Construction Purchase Order Tracking: How to Monitor Open Material Orders from PO Release to Delivery Issuing a purchase order is not the end of procurement. It is the beginning of another control stage. A […]