Pricing FR5 carton-pocket filling for 175 mounting kits. Fixtures, guarding and training keep enlarging the estimate. How do I compare complete offers with uncertain costs visible?
Where does each offer start and finish the job? Check whether kit presentation and completed-carton removal are included before comparing the totals. Different boundaries can make the cheaper offer appear complete when it is not.
Keep a common cost breakdown with firm prices, allowances and exclusions distinguished. For each uncertain item, name who will provide the next estimate and what decision it affects; a blank cell should not be read as zero.
Does training cover preparation, changeover and ordinary recovery, or just starting the demonstrated run? Whoever inherits the station will have more work than pressing start, especially if kit presentation needs judgement.
Maya's scope question can change both the initial price and ongoing support requirement. Keep those separate rather than try to hide all future assistance inside one training allowance. The same applies to fixture changes for later kit variants.
Who signs off that common scope when the replies arrive? Otherwise each supplier can resolve its own exclusions and leave you comparing two different jobs again.