Archive for January, 2009

Your Export Partner!

Posted in Articles on January 13th, 2009 by Mario Espineira – Be the first to comment

Export PartnerYour special needs as our export clients and your demand of perfection when exporting is our business. You can count on us to help you with pricing, product selection, packaging and shipping to ensure you receive exactly what you want, when you want it at a competitive price. We provide you, a one stop shop with access to hundreds of vendors and products from Trusses, Lumber, Plywood, roofing Supplies and Materials, Doors, Millwork, and much more.  Our close proximity to several ports enables us to manage your orders, assist in freight arrangements and insure your orders are shipped and received on time.

Are You Getting The Right Price For Your Trusses?

Posted in Articles on January 13th, 2009 by Mario Espineira – Be the first to comment

Here are 5 simple questions you should ask, when you request a truss quote. If you don’t get these questions answered upfront, you may find yourself facing change orders and problems down the road.

  1. Will all the pages of The Architecture/Engineering Plans you provided for the Bid, be shown on the Contract/Proposal? This insures you are getting a Hard Number for what the Architect and/or Engineer designed or intended.
  2. Will Special Conditions, Loadings, Wind Loads and Building Code be shown on your contract/proposal?
  3. Will you be provided with a Preliminary Plan prior to Sealed Plans and Engineering’s?
  4. Will you be provided with Final Truss Plans and Truss Engineering’s for approval prior to fabrication?
  5. Will you accept changes made to your Architect or Engineer’s Plans? Consequently this will cost you money to have your plans revised and re-submitted to the Building Department. If No, than never, ever accept a contract/proposal that states your truss are bid,  per the truss company’s layout; make sure bid is based on the Architect/Structural plans provided.