Is every item tied to a drawing revision?
Use one item number across the schedule, drawing, quotation, packing list and site handover.
FITOUT PROCUREMENT CHECKLIST
A stainless cabinet procurement checklist for fitout contractors.
Use one item schedule to connect site dimensions, cabinet configuration, service interfaces, approval status, packing and commercial scope. The aim is to prevent a low headline price from becoming an unclear handover.
BUYER DECISION
Control the package from RFQ to site handover.
A fitout contractor needs more than a product image. The purchasing file should show which revision governs, who confirms local requirements, what the supplier includes, what the importer and installer retain, and how variations are approved. Tianze coordinates production and export supply against the agreed drawing and quotation scope.
AUTHORISED PRODUCTION REFERENCES
Real stainless product and workshop photographs
These authorised manufacturing-partner photographs show relevant construction and configuration details. They do not prove the material, thickness, certification or specification of a future order.
Schedule every supplied item
Cabinets, shelving, worktables and sink units should use consistent item numbers and quantities.
Close the interface boundaries
Taps, wastes, plumbing connections, equipment cut-outs and local installation must not remain implicit.
SPECIFICATION TABLE
What the buyer and supplier need to define
Use this table as a purchasing brief. Final values and inclusions are confirmed only in the approved drawing, written specification and accepted quotation.
RFQ issueRoom plan, cabinet schedule, specification, reference images and revision status
Technical reviewDimensions, configuration, material coverage, hardware, interfaces and unresolved items
Commercial reviewQuantity, currency, Incoterm, quotation validity, payment, exclusions and variation method
ApprovalNamed drawing revision, approved deviations and written release before production
InspectionAgreed checkpoints, photographs, documents and buyer or third-party inspection scope
PackingItem labels, package count, dimensions, protection, pallets/crates and handling marks
Import handoverImporter/broker responsibility, tariff classification, duties/taxes and destination handling
Site handoverAccess, lifting, local installation, service connection, damage reporting and change record
PROCUREMENT QUESTIONS
Questions to close before approval
These questions expose scope gaps that can change price, fabrication, packing or site responsibility.
Are local approvals owned by a named party?
The buyer, consultant, certifier, plumber or installer should confirm its applicable scope.
Are exclusions visible before award?
Freight, duty, tax, destination handling, unloading and installation should be listed rather than assumed.
Can a variation be traced?
Record the requested change, technical response, price or timing effect and approved revision.
QUOTATION INPUTS
Send this information for a useful quotation
Known information can be sent now. Mark unresolved items TBC instead of allowing the supplier to guess.
- Project, site and contact responsible for technical approval
- Cabinet/equipment schedule with item numbers and quantities
- Latest plans, elevations, sections and specification
- Material, finish, hardware and interface schedule
- Required approval, inspection and document milestones
- Packing, labelling, access and delivery restrictions
- Requested Incoterm and named destination
- Programme dates as targets pending supplier confirmation
BUYER QUESTIONS
Can Tianze quote from a fitout equipment schedule?
Yes. Send the item schedule, current drawings, quantity, destination and specification. Tianze will identify missing inputs and confirm which revision governs the quotation.
Does Tianze provide Australian installation?
Local installation is not included unless expressly agreed in the written quotation. The fitout contractor should define unloading, positioning, fixing, sealing and service-connection responsibilities.
Who confirms WaterMark or other local requirements?
The buyer and its local consultant or licensed plumber should identify which supplied plumbing or drainage components fall within the applicable scope. The cabinet body alone does not decide this.
Can inspection be included?
Buyer-appointed or third-party inspection can be discussed when scope, access, timing and cost are agreed before order confirmation. No inspection level is assumed.
How should site variations be handled?
Changes should be documented against the affected item and drawing revision, then reviewed for cost, material, packing and timing impact before approval.
Technical reference points 4 verified external sources
These sources frame buyer-side specification questions. They do not state that a Tianze product is certified or compliant; final requirements are confirmed for each order.
- FSANZ — Safe Food Australia and Standard 3.2.3 guidanceOfficial buyer-side context for commercial food-premises surfaces, equipment, layout and cleanability.
- ABCB WaterMark — plumbing and drainage product schemeOfficial project reference for plumbing or drainage products connected to sink-cabinet packages.
- Australian DAFF — ISPM 15 solid timber packaging requirementsOfficial import reference for in-scope solid timber packaging.
- ICC — Incoterms 2020 responsibilities, risks and costsOfficial trade-rule context for recording delivery point, cost allocation, risk and customs responsibilities.
PROJECT REVIEW
Send the schedule, drawing or dimensions.
Tell us the application, known dimensions, quantity and destination. Email drawings or photographs separately if available.
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