Concrete Cutting RFQ Form: Fields That Help Before You Quote the Job

Overview

A weak concrete-cutting form asks for name, phone and message.

Then the office receives:

Need some concrete cut next week. Price?

A stronger RFQ does not try to calculate the final job.

It helps the estimator answer:

That is the right job for the public website.

• What method might be needed?
• Where is the job?
• Who is the buyer?
• What are the approximate dimensions?
• When is the work needed?
• Are drawings or photos available?
• Does scanning need to be coordinated?
• Is a site review needed?

Field 1: Name

Recommended label: Name

Simple and required.

Field 2: Company

For a trade that often serves GCs, mechanical contractors, electricians and facility teams, company name is useful.

Make it optional only if the contractor also serves residential customers.

Field 3: Phone

Commercial RFQs often need a clarification call.

Collect a phone number if the office actually uses it.

Field 4: Email

Useful for plans, drawings, quote delivery, site instructions and written follow-up.

Field 5: Jobsite address

Recommended label: Jobsite address

This helps with service-area fit, travel, project identity and commercial site coordination.

Do not treat an address as a confirmed dispatch order.

Field 6: Buyer or project type

Useful choices can include:

This can help route the RFQ internally.

• general contractor;
• plumbing/mechanical;
• electrical;
• demolition;
• facility/industrial;
• municipality/public works;
• property owner;
• other.

Field 7: Service needed

Possible choices:

Not sure matters.

The customer may know the opening required without knowing the correct cutting method.

• core drilling;
• slab/floor sawing;
• wall sawing;
• wire sawing;
• hand sawing;
• GPR/concrete scanning;
• concrete removal;
• expansion/control cuts;
• not sure.

Field 8: What needs to be created or removed?

A requirement-based question can be more useful than another tool list.

Examples:

• round penetration;
• door/window opening;
• floor trench;
• slab opening;
• wall opening;
• expansion/control cut;
• removal/demolition;
• scan before drilling/cutting;
• other.

Field 9: Material

Possible options:

Customer input remains provisional.

• concrete;
• reinforced concrete;
• masonry/block;
• asphalt;
• mixed/unknown;
• not sure.

Field 10: Thickness or depth

Recommended label: Approximate thickness/depth, if known

Allow numeric entry, units or not sure.

Do not call it verified thickness.

Field 11: Quantity

Useful examples:

Use wording that can flex across service types.

• number of cores;
• number of openings;
• number of cuts;
• number of locations.

Field 12: Dimensions

A flexible field can ask for core diameter, opening width/height, linear feet, cut length or approximate depth.

Do not require every customer to fill every measurement.

Field 13: Requested date

Recommended label: When do you need the work?

This is a customer request.

It is not confirmed crew availability.

Useful choices include specific date, date range, flexible, urgent or planning stage.

Field 14: Site hours or access window

Commercial projects may have overnight work, restricted hours, shutdown windows or loading/access restrictions.

A short field can ask:

Are there site-hour or access restrictions we should know about?

The field team verifies operational requirements later.

Field 15: Indoor or outdoor

Useful because the contractor may need to plan equipment, access, power, dust/water control or ventilation.

Keep this high level.

Field 16: Floor, wall or overhead

A simple location field can include:

• slab/floor;
• wall;
• ceiling/overhead;
• exterior pavement;
• foundation;
• other.

Field 17: Scanning status

Possible prompt:

Has the cut/core area been scanned?

Options:

If the contractor provides GPR scanning, this can route the project.

Do not imply that the customer's answer proves the area is safe to cut.

• yes;
• no;
• scanning needed;
• not sure.

Field 18: Plans or drawings

Ask:

Do you have drawings or marked-up plans?

Options:

Plans can help an estimator understand locations, dimensions, number of openings and project sequence.

Use the business's verified method for receiving files.

• yes;
• no;
• not sure.

Field 19: Photos

Useful photos can include:

Photos improve context.

They do not verify reinforcement, post-tension cables, conduit, structural safety or exact thickness.

1. wide view of the work area;
2. close-up of the cut/core location;
3. nearby access;
4. marked-up dimensions where helpful;
5. surrounding conditions.

Field 20: Water and power context

Only ask this if the contractor uses the information during qualification.

Possible prompt:

Known site utilities available near the work area?

Options:

The crew verifies the actual field setup.

• water;
• power;
• both;
• neither;
• not sure.

Field 21: Concrete removal or haul-off

If the business provides removal, ask:

Do you need cut material removed?

Options:

This can materially change the quote.

• yes;
• no;
• not sure.

Field 22: Special site requirements

Useful open field:

Any site requirements we should know about?

Customers can mention orientation, badge access, union site, safety paperwork, shutdown, occupied facility, noise restrictions or other contractor coordination.

The operational system should own the verified requirements later.

Field 23: Project description

End with one free-text field.

Recommended prompt: Tell us what you need cut, drilled, scanned or removed.

The structured fields will never cover every job.

Should the form calculate an instant price?

Only if the business has a separately verified estimator and wants public pricing.

Concrete cutting can involve depth, diameter, length, machine, minimum charge, travel, standby, scanning and site restrictions.

A generic online calculator can produce false certainty.

A structured RFQ is often safer.

RFQ vs site visit

Some jobs can be quoted from photos, drawings, dimensions and repeat-client context.

Others need a site visit.

The RFQ should help the contractor choose the next step.

Do not make the website promise that every job can be quoted remotely.

RFQ vs field ticket

This distinction matters.

The RFQ records what the customer asked for.

The field ticket records what the crew actually did.

Keep them separate.

RFQ vs consultation booking

A consultation or site review can be bookable when the company uses a predictable appointment.

The actual cutting job usually should not be published as a consumer-style appointment before scope, price, site requirements, crew and equipment are confirmed.

Confirmation message

Do not say:

Your concrete cutting job is scheduled.

unless the job really is scheduled.

Safer wording:

Thanks. We received your concrete cutting request. Our team will review the job details and contact you about the next step.

If the company has a verified response-time standard, it can add it.

Do not invent one.

Connect the RFQ to an ordinary client record

OneStudio can support the public enquiry, client/contact continuity, suitable customer-facing booking, reminders and analytics.

The specialist field system should own reviewed scope, cut/core schedule, estimate, crew, field ticket, equipment and invoice.

A compact concrete-cutting RFQ

A useful first-stage form can include:

That is enough to make the next professional decision.

1. name;
2. company;
3. phone;
4. email;
5. jobsite address;
6. service needed;
7. requirement/opening type;
8. material;
9. approximate thickness/depth;
10. quantity/dimensions;
11. requested date/window;
12. indoor/outdoor;
13. floor/wall/overhead;
14. scanning status;
15. drawings/photos available;
16. removal needed;
17. access/site requirements;
18. project description.

Collect the job brief, then let the cutting system own the work

A strong RFQ does not need to know everything.

It needs enough information to move from Need concrete cut to Here is the site, service, approximate scope, timing and supporting information.

That is a far better starting point for the estimator.

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