All cases·Procurement·Case 09
Procurement

Material prices jumped 18% — alternatives found in hours

Steel prices spiked mid-project. The approved supplier can no longer deliver at the contracted rate.

Without platform

Renegotiate, absorb the loss, or delay the project while searching for alternatives manually.

With Bau4You

Searched for equivalent certified suppliers on Bau4You. Found 3 alternatives with comparable specs at stable pricing. Switched within 48 hours.

48 hrs

from price spike to confirmed alternative

The result when the right tools are in place before the problem hits — not after.

The full story

A procurement manager on a large infrastructure project woke up to news that their structural steel supplier had revised pricing upward by 18% due to market conditions. With €2M of material orders outstanding, absorbing the increase wasn't an option. They opened Bau4You, filtered for certified structural steel suppliers with the required grade certifications and delivery capacity, sent RFQs to four of them, and had comparable quotes within hours. A replacement was confirmed and contracted within 48 hours.

How it works

01

Filter by specification

Search certified suppliers by material type, grade, and delivery capacity.

02

RFQ to multiple at once

Send your spec to all shortlisted suppliers in a single action.

03

Compare and switch

Side-by-side quotes. Confirm the best alternative without leaving the platform.

Features used in this case

Supplier marketplaceRFQPrice comparison

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