MQ-26-0308

Offer sentMet

Welding table and trailer rack for Individual buyer BUY-007, requested by Jess (demo), to deliver to Bedford, NS.

Buyer: Individual buyer BUY-007; Individual, maker
Delivery site: Bedford, NS; Residential, no dock, liftgate
Needed by: 14 Nov 2026; No mill test reports, any melt
Offer due: Today, 12:00 Atlantic; Offer sent today at 10:40 Atlantic, on time
Estimator: Jordan (demo); Operations, freight and suppliers

Sourcing

Who in our network of Canadian metal suppliers is asked for each line, what they said, and the replies side by side. Suppliers see the lines, the drop’s city and province and the dates, never the buyer.

Routing: Service centre; 4 suppliers suggested
Weight: 66.3 kg; 3 lines
Drop: Bedford, NS; Residential
Answers: 2 of 3; Replies due 5 Nov 2026, 11:00 Atlantic

Replies compared

Per line, cheapest first, before our markup. Freight is the demo carrier rate for the line alone from that dock to the site, before the site’s extras.

Line 1: 5052 sheet

Aluminum 5052-H32 sheet, ASTM B209, 0.125 × 48 × 120 in, 1 full sheet, mill finish, no mill test report. 1 sheet, 31.6 kg, needed by 14 Nov 2026.

In the offer

Replies for line 1
Supplier	Price	Stock and ship date	Country of melt	Cut	Freight to the site	Action
Supplier NS-04 (service centre)Dartmouth, NSIn the offerBest valueQuickest	$387.66	In stockShips 6 Nov	CanadaMeets the requirement	No cut	$68.79
Supplier NB-01 (service centre)Moncton, NB	$372.48	Mill orderShips 16 Nov, after the date needed	CanadaMeets the requirement	No cut	$100.69

The cheapest reply that meets the date, the quantity and the melt requirement; the others miss one of them.

Supplier QC-03 (service centre) didn’t reply in time.

Line 2: 6063 square tube

Aluminum 6063-T52 square tube, ASTM B221, 2.000 × 2.000 × 0.120 in, 4 lengths of 12 ft, no mill test report. 4 lengths, 22 kg, needed by 14 Nov 2026.

In the offer

Replies for line 2
Supplier	Price	Stock and ship date	Country of melt	Cut	Freight to the site	Action
Supplier NS-04 (service centre)Dartmouth, NSIn the offerBest valueQuickest	$289.59	In stockShips 6 Nov	CanadaMeets the requirement	No cut	$67.64
Supplier NB-01 (service centre)Moncton, NB	$278.39	Mill orderShips 16 Nov, after the date needed	CanadaMeets the requirement	No cut	$98.95

The cheapest reply that meets the date, the quantity and the melt requirement; the others miss one of them.

Supplier QC-03 (service centre) didn’t reply in time.

Line 3: 6061 flat bar

Aluminum 6061-T6 flat bar, ASTM B221, 0.250 × 2.000 in, 4 lengths of 12 ft, no mill test report. 4 lengths, 12.7 kg, needed by 14 Nov 2026.

In the offer

Replies for line 3
Supplier	Price	Stock and ship date	Country of melt	Cut	Freight to the site	Action
Supplier NS-04 (service centre)Dartmouth, NSIn the offerBest valueQuickest	$186.44	In stockShips 6 Nov	CanadaMeets the requirement	No cut	$66.53
Supplier NB-01 (service centre)Moncton, NB	$179.18	Mill orderShips 16 Nov, after the date needed	CanadaMeets the requirement	No cut	$97.29

The cheapest reply that meets the date, the quantity and the melt requirement; the others miss one of them.

Supplier QC-03 (service centre) didn’t reply in time.

Buy requests sent

Who was asked, when, and how each has answered. The thread and any reply to confirm open on the buy request.

BR-26-0857

Sent 5 Nov 2026, 08:10 Atlantic to 3 suppliers; replies due 5 Nov 2026, 11:00 Atlantic; 2 answered.

Open BR-26-0857

About 66 kg: service centres, by the bar, tube or plate, cut as needed.

Supplier NS-04 (service centre)RepliedPortal
Dartmouth, NS, answered 5 Nov 2026, 09:05 Atlantic
$863.693 of 3 lines priced
Supplier NB-01 (service centre)RepliedPortal
Moncton, NB, answered 5 Nov 2026, 09:30 Atlantic
$830.053 of 3 lines priced
Supplier QC-03 (service centre)Expired
Laval, QC, opened 5 Nov 2026, 08:40 Atlantic