Industry estimates the cost of issuing enquiry packages to subcontractors at between £50 and £100 each, with a quarter never being returned. The wastage associated with the tender phase of a construction project can be significant. But in many cases is simply written off as an overhead, an unavoidable cost associated with bidding for work. This should no longer be the case.

The Causeway Enquiry Alert service seamlessly integrates with the Building Register, the industry’s largest and most comprehensive directory of verified subcontractors and suppliers, enabling you to select the right subcontractors for the job, based on a variety of criteria. To save time and money, users prefer to select for pre-qualification only companies that they know are compliant with certain key requirements e.g. CDM regulations.

Once you have identified your shortlist, the Enquiry Alert service enables you to send an electronic pre-tender enquiry to your selected supply chain partners. Subcontractors can then electronically reply, indicating their intention to price the work. You can now be confident that every enquiry package you issued will be priced. There is no longer a need for the massive wastage associated with sending out numerous tenders and getting the traditionally poor response.

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