“I've got the BHP panel renewal, two FMG RFQs, and a Roy Hill tender all due next week. My estimator quit last month. My PM is on site at Newman. I'm doing expense reports at 9pm and still haven't started the tender documentation.”

— Perth mining contractor, $15M revenue, 45 employees

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Agent #5

Quote & Tender Response Generator

LiveROI: $50K-$150K/year

From quick RFQ turnarounds to full tender submissions—handle both from one system.

RFQ: 30-45 min turnaroundTender: 85-120 page documents assembled

Response Type

Select based on client request
3

RFQs This Month

2

Tenders This Month

80%

Win Rate

$4.5M

Total Value

Format: SAP Ariba format with HSEQ pack

AI Quote Generation Features

Historical Pricing

AI pulls rates from similar past quotes

Client Templates

Auto-format to each client's preference

60% Faster

2-4 hours → 30-45 minutes per quote

Manual Quote Preparation (2-4 hours per quote)

  • 10-20+ RFQs arrive every month from tier-1 miners
  • Hunt through old quotes to find similar job for pricing reference
  • Manually calculate labour hours, equipment rates, materials
  • Write scope description from scratch (or copy/paste and edit)
  • Reformat for client template (BHP wants different format than FMG)
  • Competitor responds in 2 hours, you respond in 2 days → they win

DrilLedger Quote Generator (30-45 minutes per quote)

  • Paste RFQ → AI identifies similar past jobs and pulls pricing
  • AI generates scope description based on successful past quotes
  • Labour, equipment, materials calculated from your rate cards
  • One-click format to BHP, Rio, FMG, Roy Hill templates
  • Review, adjust margins if needed, download PDF
  • Respond same day → win more work

Pricing Database

Your labour rates, equipment rates, material prices all in one place. AI pulls the right rates for each job type automatically.

Smart Scope Generation

AI learns from your winning quotes. Generates scope descriptions that match what clients expect to see—not generic boilerplate.

Client Templates

BHP wants one format, FMG wants another. AI formats your quote to match each client's preferred template automatically.

60% Faster Response

2-4 hours → 30-45 minutes. Respond to RFQs the same day they arrive. First to respond often wins.

What Gets Quoted

Labour

  • • Tradesman hours by classification
  • • Supervisor/leading hand rates
  • • Travel and mobilisation time
  • • Overtime assumptions

Equipment

  • • Daily/weekly hire rates
  • • Transport to site
  • • Fuel and consumables
  • • Operator rates

Materials

  • • Bill of quantities
  • • Supplier pricing
  • • Freight to site
  • • Wastage factors

Overheads & Margin

  • • Project management
  • • Insurance and compliance
  • • Contingency
  • • Profit margin

What's in a Formal Mining Tender?

Formal tenders to BHP, Rio Tinto, and FMG require 50-200+ page submissions. Here's what procurement teams expect:

Commercial

  • • Schedule of rates
  • • Pricing methodology
  • • Payment terms
  • • Rise & fall provisions

HSEQ

  • • WHS management plan
  • • Site-specific hazards
  • • Safety statistics
  • • Environmental plan

Experience

  • • Case studies (2-4)
  • • Client references
  • • KPI evidence
  • • Similar project history

Corporate

  • • Insurance certificates
  • • Prequalification status
  • • ABN/company details
  • • Local content plan

Personnel

  • • Key personnel CVs
  • • Org chart
  • • Training matrix
  • • Mobilisation plan

DrilLedger assembles all this automatically. Your pricing database, case study library, WHS documentation, and personnel CVs are pulled together and formatted to each client's template requirements.

Annual Quote Generation Value

$50,000 – $150,000

in additional work won + reduced quoting costs

The Cost of Slow Quote Response

Manual Quote Time

Hunt pricing, write scope, format

2-4 hours each

Lost Quotes (5+ days)

Client already awarded

<15% win rate

Pricing Errors

Outdated rates, missed items

Margin erosion

PM Time on Quotes

Instead of billable work

$180/hr lost

Speed Wins Work

Same Day

55-65%

Win rate

1-2 Days

40-50%

Win rate

3-5 Days

25-35%

Win rate

5+ Days

<15%

Win rate

Quote Time Savings

Per Quote

3 hrs → 45 min

75% faster

Monthly (15 RFQs)

45 hrs → 11 hrs

34 hours saved

Annual Time Saved

408 hours

@ $180/hr = $73,440

With AI Quote Generator

Same Day

Response time

+25%

Win rate increase

Auto

Pricing & templates

Total Annual Value

PM time savings + increased win rate + faster cash flow

ROI $50K-$150K

per year

Note: Figures based on WA mining contractor processing 15 RFQs per month with average quote value $50K-$200K. Win rate improvements from responding same-day vs 3+ days. PM rate $180/hour. Actual value varies based on quote volume and average job size.