How it works

By liaising carefully with Architects, Development Companies, Building Companies and Clients, we obtain sets of contract documents for building projects in the Auckland area when these are released for tender. We analyse each set of documents and prepare an information sheet for our customers. Each is available as early as possible within the tender period. Contract data is summarised under several headings that include:

  • Date of closing of tender
  • Proposed construction time
  • Main Contractors tendering
  • Description of the contract
  • Proposed start date
  • Other contractual data

The cost for each information sheet is $10.00.

You can ask for these information sheets to be either:
1. Emailed to you automatically when we see that your trade (or trades) are included; or
2. You may prefer to download the information sheets from our website after verifying for yourself by viewing the documents, that your trade/s are included.

All documentation is available on our website for our customers to view and download if required. There is no additional fee for the downloading of documents.

Note that a minimum fee of $110.00 per month applies inclusive of above charges.
i.e. Your monthly account will be $110.00 or $10.00 for each information sheet taken – whichever is the greater.

A weekly report – called our Building Activity Report will be forwarded to you at no additional cost each Thursday evening. This summarises all projects currently available through us, and also advises which builders were successful with recently tendered contracts.

As a back up to our website, we operate a plan viewing room in our North Harbour Industrial Estate office. This gives you the facility to view the hard copy of the contract documents before pricing if you wish to. Our Digital Plan Printer and photocopier are available if necessary and we can produce clear and excellent quality reduced or full size drawings if preferred.

The copy charges are as follows:
Drawings – A1 size $4.50 each
Drawings – A2 size $2.50 each
Drawings – A3 size $2.00 each
A4 copies $0.25 each
NOTE: We charge a minimum fee of $2.50 to cover accounting costs.

After opening a credit account with us, all monthly transactions will be summarised on one combined invoice/statement that will be forwarded to you by e-mail at the end of each month. Payment is required by the 20th of the month following.

Any debt collection charges will be added to your account, and will be payable by you.

Advantages of being one of our customers are:

  • Prompt advice of contracts currently out for tender.
  • A “one stop” facility for viewing of documents.

We trust the above summarises our activities succinctly. Should you wish to go on our mailing list, we will require your Company name, postal address and telephone number, together with a summary of trades required by your Company. Would you therefore please complete the attached Customer Profile Sheet and return it to us at the above address or by email to admin@btsl.co.nz.

Please note that all the above prices are all quoted exclusive of GST.