As with all activities in a bid to find the resource costs such as construction equipment, the essential basic help is information. Therefore, the first thing to do is visit the “Bidding Information Centre” (CIL) of the entity. There will be something very precious: the names and specific data on the “Dealers”, i.e. Distribution Company’s construction equipment.
Then, you need to go to work packages prepared by each of the members of the team, which formed the basis for scheduling the tasks of the proposal. Each Estimator must have clearly defined the activities of their respective expertise, and resources that each requires for its proper implementation, including construction crews.
But, however, and in the specific case of the work of earthwork, present in varying degrees in all the work of engineering, it is important to know the volume and characteristics of the land to adapt. With this data it can be known quite accurately, what will be the performance of each team and, incidentally, the utilization time of these, such as bulldozers, tractors, backhoes, motor graders and more.
Next, the box of equipment, including, if applicable, trucks and scrapers for horizontal transport and vertical transport cranes should be developed. And of course, the amounts of each. The next step is sending the information to the “Dealers” in order that these better prepare their proposal.
So far there is nothing new, it is the normal procedure applied in these cases. But now, it is something interesting you can define a tender. There are three possible alternatives when it comes to using construction equipment bound for a work: that is owned, leased, or leasing.
Its correct selection may be the factor that allows crown the tender. It is so expensive in this type of projects, any decision one way or another, can mean large amounts certainly make the difference between one and another proposal line.
In appearance, it may be best to use the equipment owned by the company and quote this line at prices very low or zero times. It is obvious that this approach can lead to a low price with high chances of winning the tender, but contains several drawbacks. One is that profits will be lower because the cost of operating the equipment will have to cover the contractor.
In addition, you can run low liquidity, resources are reduced, the displacement is costly and must cover the amounts warehousing, maintenance and repair. This, regardless of the implicit cost of obsolescence. But, also, there are positive aspects, complete control of the equipment, costs tax deductible and have high familiarity. Moreover, studies suggest using this possibility when the use of the equipment is above 70% of the time activities.
Now, in the case of the use of leased equipment, advantages of flexibility will, pay only for actual use, no involvement by way of travel, employment of new models and low financial effort. But, also, it is more expensive and may affect the budget. It has been found that for contracts for more than three months can be costly.
Finally, there is the widely used figure of leasing. It is more expensive when compared with the purchased equipment and, who hires, must answer for the damage or loss. Have to pay the monthly fee even if the computer does not work, interest rates are higher and the penalty for breaking the contract is high. But it is a good choice when funds are limited and the team works less than 60% of the time.
We can see well, although in a very general way, the selection of construction equipment destined for the budget for a tender, contains a number of subtleties that cannot be overlooked and, on the other hand, deserve a serious, thorough and careful study.