FREE sourcing support, up to 3%. Eligibility applies to qualified business buyers and is confirmed after we review your product, quantity, destination, and sourcing requirements.
Independent sourcing service. ForgeSource Sourcing is not pac van and is not affiliated with pac van. ForgeSource Sourcing does not claim authorized dealer status.
Independent alternative sourcing
Bring the reference search, then make every factory answer the same building use, the same quantity, and the same destination. ForgeSource Sourcing coordinates that question set. It does not sell a named brand and it does not decide code acceptance.
Not the referenced brand, and not affiliated with that brand.
The first pass records occupancy, module dimensions, and the finish level the buyer expects to see on day one. If those three items move during quoting, the earlier numbers are archived rather than averaged.
A supplier is asked to restate assumptions. Silence is recorded as an open item, not as agreement.
Primary frame, secondary framing, purlin, and girt packages can be quoted alone or with insulated metal panel. The brief says which of those words are in the price and which remain local trades.
Rigid frame and cold-formed steel replies are not merged into one column until bay spacing and clear span are written the same way on both sheets.
Destination, requested timing, packaging, and who unloads are commercial lines. A factory quotation that stops at the plant gate is labeled delivered-to-gate only if the buyer wrote that boundary.
Taxes, duties, and installation stay visible even when the buyer expects them to be zero, so a blank cell is not read as included.
| Project definition | |
|---|---|
| Use and occupancy | Office, storage, welfare, classroom, or other, plus expected headcount |
| Geometry | Footprint, eave height or module height, layout, and transport envelope |
| Loads | Design live load, design dead load, wind speed, ground snow load, seismic design category. Example buyer entries include 50 psf office live load, 125 psf storage live load, 115 mph wind, and 30 psf ground snow. |
| Commercial boundary | |
| Scope label | Shell, delivered, installed, or turnkey, with exclusions listed |
| Site work | Foundation interface, utilities, stairs, and crane lift plan named as in or out |
| Money basis | Currency and per-unit or whole-order budget, if the buyer chooses to share one |
| Evidence to request | |
| Drawings | General arrangement for the quoted system, not a generic brochure page |
| Materials | Steel grade, coating, panel type, and fire-resistance rating if a rating is offered |
| Standards cited | Ask which file covers IBC, ASCE 7, AISC 360, or AWS D1.1 for this jurisdiction |
Only after both sheets use the same footprint, the same quantity, and the same list of exclusions. Otherwise the desk keeps them in separate columns.
The buyer chooses. Turnkey still needs a written list of local permits, utility connections, and work the supplier will not perform.
No. The buyer asks which certificate or calculation applies to the quoted system, the plant, and the project jurisdiction.
HUD Code, modular state programs, and site-built IBC paths are different regimes. The brief records which path the project is actually in.
No. If the buyer shares one, it should show currency and whether it is per unit or for the whole order. It does not reserve capacity.
High-end, mid-range, budget, or undecided is the buyer preference. It is not a rating the desk has verified.
Include the reference product being compared, the destination, and the scope label. Open engineering points can stay open if they are named.
Support is up to 3%. Eligibility applies to qualified business buyers and is confirmed after we review your product, quantity, destination, and sourcing requirements.