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What to put in a material RFQ

A clear request for quote gets accurate prices faster. Use this checklist before you send an RFQ to any supplier, on Lumby or anywhere else.

Job site

Suppliers price delivery by distance and access, and some only serve a set radius.

Full job-site address with ZIP code
Delivery or pickup at the yard
Anything that limits access: tight street, low clearance, no truck parking

Timing

The date decides whether the yard can fill the order from stock.

The date you need the materials on site
A delivery window (morning or afternoon)
Whether the order can come in more than one drop

Delivery and placement

A boom truck or crane changes the price, so say so up front.

The vehicle you need: standard drop-off, boom truck, piggyback forklift or spider crane
Where materials go: for example "3rd floor" or "stage by the elevator"
A site contact name and phone for the driver

Materials

Line-by-line lists get line-by-line prices you can compare.

One item per line
Quantity and unit on every line (pieces, LF, sheets, bundles)
Size, grade, species or treatment where it matters
No duplicate lines; merge them first
Whether substitutions are OK

Terms

Payment terms can change the price and who can take the order.

How you plan to pay: pay now, COD or Net terms
Tax status, if your project or business is tax-exempt
A short note with anything the supplier should read first

Doing it in Lumby

Lumby's Build Project form asks for the job site, date needed, delivery window, vehicle, placement and material list, step by step. Upload your list and the AI reads it into lines you check before sending. Each supplier prices the same list line by line. How Lumby works

Contact

Lumby LLC, 986 E 14th St, Brooklyn, NY 11230. Email support@lumby.com or sales@lumby.com. Website lumby.com. Machine-readable summary: /llms.txt.