Featured Company : Vico Steel Projects cc

Read about who’s who in the Industry:    VICO STEEL PROJECTS, established in 2007, has been in the Steel Fabrication Industry for 15 years.  As a very experienced, well-established business, we pride ourselves on providing a high-quality, cost-effective product to our customers, working in partnership to find the best solution possible.

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I started working at L2B in April 2017 as an Accounts Executive. Not knowing too much about the construction industry. Learning new things every day and enjoying every second of it. Loving what I do!

Featured Company: CemteQ Building Solutions (Pty) Ltd

Read about who’s who in the Industry: CemteQ is South Africa’s leading supplier of lightweight concrete providing durable and sustainable solutions for roofs, walls, basements, screeds, floors, and cavities. CemteQ’s range of Lightweight Building Technologies is now recognised throughout South Africa as one of the most specified building materials providing future-proof thermal, fire, and acoustic performance backed with sustainable green credentials.

CemteQ Building Solutions (Pty) Ltd - Featured Company

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Featured Company: Phangela Private Security Services (Pty) Ltd

Read about who’s who in the Industry: Phangela Group was established in 2000 and has since been driven by a mission to provide innovative security and staffing solutions to a range of industries and clients. Phangela recognise that each client within their specific industry has unique and defined needs. Phangela is a South African-owned Black Economic Enterprise (BEE) compliant company that offers a diverse range of services in South Africa and Africa.

Phangela Private Security Services (Pty) Ltd

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Featured Company: Krosa Sand

Read about who’s who in the Industry: Krosa Sand is located in Montana Park, Gauteng. The company operates mainly from its own quarry located in Krokodilspruit, Cullinan District. Krosa Sand provides 13mm stone, white building sand, building sand, washed plaster sand, river sand, topsoil, G7 filling and builders mix to the building and construction industry in Pretoria and surrounding areas.

Featured Company - Krosa Sand

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Featured Company: E P C M Bonisana (Pty) Ltd

Read about who’s who in the Industry:

This week we are featuring Ebrahim Patel from E P C M Bonisana (Pty) Ltd based in Centurion, Gauteng. Read all about Ebrahim and the Company here…

EPCM

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Featured Company: Maintenance Aid SA

Who’s who in your Industry?

This week we are featuring Maintenance Aid SA, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Adam Grodzicki is the Managing Director for Maintenance Aid SA and you can read what he has to say here…

Maintenance Aid SA

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All you need to know about Drone Surveying

All you need to know about Drone Surveying

SURVEYING
What is surveying?

Surveying refers to the detailed inspection of an object or area. It is commonly used to investigate infrastructure, developments or to assist with mining activities.
There are many different forms of surveying, infra-red, aerial photography and sensing tools just to name a few.
These methods can be very costly and time consuming and in today’s times we need to be fast and cost effective. Drones now allow us to save time and money.

DRONE SURVEYING
One of the more effective tools that allow you to obtain data a lot quicker and easier.

Today’s drone technology has many benefits.

  • Lower operational costs
  • Real-time reporting
  • Reliable data collection
  • A birds-eye-view of any terrain.

Here are a few ways drone surveying can save time and money, making any project more cost effective:

  • STOCKPILE SURVEYS
  • SLOPE MONITORING / DETECTION
  • TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYS

Now the question that everyone is asking…. What are the pros and cons of Drone Surveying??

THE PRO’s:

  • EASE OF DEPLOYMENT: Drones are able to complete survey projects in half the time of any traditional surveying method. Traditional surveying that took several weeks can now be done in a few short days, allowing projects to be done in less time.
  • REDUCED RISK: Drones are able to go into harsh and hazardous terrains, allowing better collection of any data in any environment.
  • DETAILED DATA: Drones are able to capture high-resolution images as they are equipped with imaging software which makes it easy to turn images into a wide variety of geo-referenced 2D maps and 3D models.
  • WILDLIFE: Leads 2 Business are very passionate about saving Rhinos. Drone surveying greatly assists in the fight against rhino poaching and the protection of the environment.

THE CONS:
There are some concerns when it comes to drone surveying.
Government can restrict drones to only fly in certain areas. There can be legal and financial implications for any persons that are found to be in violation.

Thus, in short, the Pros out way the Cons by far, as long as you have all your legalities in order!

 

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Sources
Airborne Drones
DC Geomatics
Planet In House
Grind Drone

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Did you Know #DYK: Should you include VAT when pricing an RFQ

So the question is should you charge VAT when pricing an RFQ??

Well, I think we should start at the beginning.

RFQ's Received

What is an RFQ? It is a Request for Quotation.

 

 

As a vendor on the L2B site, you have the best opportunity ever!! That’s right, you guessed it! Main contractors use our site to search for vendors by using their trades. So let’s say one of your trades is the supply of bricks. Bricks fall under – Masonry Brickwork: brick, facebrick, nfx, bricklaying, masonry, lintels, brick reinforcement. The main contractor would then select your company from the list of vendors according to your trade.

 

Request for Quotation on (Crushed Stone, Gravel & Sand)

 

As soon as they have selected your company you will get an email directly from the buyer asking you to price.

RFQ Email

 

Exciting times! Not much effort had to go into that one. The main contractor chooses you! So now what to do? It’s time to price.

Terms & Conditions

On your Vendor dashboard, you will find your request for a quotation. All the drawings, specifications and the portion of the bill that pertains to you. Now the fun begins! Time to price! Always remember your Terms & Conditions! They are very important and you can either select the Standard Terms and Conditions or add your own. If you skip your terms and Conditions at the beginning, you would need to complete it before it will allow you to send the Request for Quotation.

 

Then comes the portion of the bill that you will need to be pricing on. The description, unit, qty, aptitude and then, of course, your rate or unit cost. Followed by the total. All done! Remember to copy yourself in on your pricing!

Items to Price

 

Question

 

 

 

 

So here comes that question again.

Should you include VAT when pricing an RFQ? The answer is No!

When doing an RFQ you will see we do not add VAT to the individual pricing and also state in your Terms and Conditions that the pricing excludes VAT (VAT should only be added to the total of the RFQ).

We do this as it is an industry norm not to add VAT when pricing. By adding VAT the buyer will think you are overcharging them which could result in the Request for Quote to be Awarded to an opposing company! So when pricing your RFQ please do not add the VAT to your pricing. Now you are ready to price when that email request arrives in your mailbox!

Now that you know how to price: Do you have the time?

Yes you do, see below:

Did you Know #DYK: How much time is needed when pricing?

 

Happy Pricing!

 

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I started working at L2B in April 2017 as an Accounts Executive. Not knowing too much about the construction industry. Learning new things every day and enjoying every second of it. Loving what I do!