Marquetry parquet pricing: what should an RFQ include?
Build a comparable marquetry parquet RFQ by defining the pattern, panel dimensions, species allocation, finish, quantity and commercial scope before comparing prices.
Why can’t a single price per square metre describe the package?
A square-metre rate cannot describe a custom marquetry parquet package unless the product and scope behind that rate are fixed. The same floor area can contain a catalogue pattern or a new drawing, different panel dimensions, different timber allocations and different surface treatments. A useful quotation therefore prices a defined specification, not an image labelled “marquetry parquet”.
Akarsu Parquetry works on a quotation basis and does not publish a universal online price. This guide does not provide a price range. It shows procurement teams how to request enough information for quotations to be reviewed on the same basis.
Build the RFQ in three schedules
Product schedule
This schedule defines what is being manufactured:
Catalogue pattern or custom drawing reference
Exact panel dimensions and 15 mm overall product thickness
Timber species assigned to coded pattern elements
Colour treatment and surface family
Approved reference variant or visual direction
Net required area linked to a drawing revision
Drawing schedule
This schedule connects the product to the project:
Dimensioned floor-finish boundary
Setting-out axis and pattern direction
Thresholds and interfaces with other materials
Fixed joinery, columns and other interruptions
Perimeter areas requiring project-specific review
Dimensions still awaiting site verification
Commercial scope schedule
This schedule prevents silent assumptions:
Product supply included in the offer
Packaging or logistics scope if requested
Destination and delivery basis if logistics are being priced
Taxes, currency and offer validity as stated by the supplier
Site measurement, subfloor preparation and installation marked included, excluded or not offered
Any other work that the buyer expects but the supplier has not expressly confirmed
These headings do not claim that Akarsu supplies every listed service. Their purpose is to make each supplier state the boundary of its own offer.
Which product variables belong in the price comparison?
Variable | Comparable wording | Weak wording to avoid |
|---|---|---|
Pattern | Named catalogue pattern or attached drawing revision | “Similar to the reference image” |
Panel format | Exact width, length and thickness | “Standard panel” |
Timber | Species mapped to each element code | “Dark and light wood” |
Surface | Named treatment and approved reference | “Premium finish” |
Quantity | Net floor field tied to a dated plan | Approximate building area |
Custom work | Specific dimension or drawing requested for evaluation | “Bespoke if needed” |
The table is not a pricing formula. It defines the object being quoted so that differences in price can be traced to differences in specification or scope.
How should two quotations be compared?
Start with exclusions, not totals. Highlight every line that appears in one quotation but not the other. Then check whether pattern, panel dimensions, timber allocation, surface and quantity refer to the same revision. Only after those fields align should the commercial totals or unit rates be compared.
A comparison worksheet can use four statuses:
Matched: the same requirement is clearly included in both offers.
Different: the offers intentionally specify different products or scopes.
Missing: one offer does not address the requirement.
Pending confirmation: the supplier has been asked but has not yet confirmed.
This format is more useful than treating the lowest visible number as the lowest cost for an identical package.
What project information is needed before requesting a price?
The RFQ should contain a dimensioned plan, selected pattern, panel grid, timber palette, surface decision and clear floor boundary. If the repeat has not been coordinated, use the panel-dimensions and layout guide. If the visual treatment remains open, use the finish selection guide to define the sample question without inventing performance criteria.
Akarsu Parquetry manufactures marquetry parquet in Istanbul. The current product collection contains 10 patterns, 37 colour treatments, oak, walnut, teak and birch, with brushed, smoked, metallic-effect and smooth surfaces. These verified options give an RFQ a concrete starting point.
A non-catalogue pattern, dimension or material combination may be evaluated as a custom request. It is not treated as available until that evaluation is completed.
What pattern information belongs in the pricing basis?
The pricing basis records component count and size, repetition within the module and the allocation of timber species. Equal net floor areas can therefore describe different product geometries. A reference image without dimensions cannot establish that basis.
Changing module size is not a simple proportional adjustment. It can alter repetition count, perimeter interfaces and material shares. The revised option needs its own drawing review rather than an assumed percentage factor.
How should the quantity take-off separate the floor?
Start with net room area, then distinguish repeating field modules, borders, corners, centrepieces and other special geometry. Order quantity also depends on layout and cuts. There is no universal allowance for every pattern; the take-off should state how its quantity was derived.
Separate lines make revisions traceable. If one room or border changes, the affected quantity can be recalculated without turning the rest of the pricing schedule into an unexplained total.
How do you price an alternative without losing the comparison?
Freeze a base case with pattern, module, timber allocation, finish and quantities. Change one defined decision group in the alternative. The resulting difference then describes the direction of that choice. Several simultaneous changes create a new scenario, not a controlled comparison.
Every quotation should state its date and document revision. Once area or specification changes, the previous total becomes a historical record and should not be carried forward as the current project price.
What cannot be inferred from a unit rate?
Pattern geometry, scale and repetition.
The split between field, borders, corners and special pieces.
Species allocation within the design.
The method used to turn net area into order quantity.
Finish allocation across pattern zones.
Services or documents not expressly included.
When is the RFQ ready to send?
It is ready when the product schedule, drawing schedule and requested commercial scope use the same project revision and leave no essential decision hidden in an email thread. Supplier-verification questions beyond price are covered in the Turkey sourcing and RFQ guide.
Submit the coordinated drawings and schedules through the quotation form for a project-specific review.