Morning talkers. Quick question. For those who do/ service tenders how do you raise finance outside borrowing from your bank and family?
I am in a situation where I have these orders I hustled for, two are now over two weeks due.
I can’t get a loan from the bank since I already took a secured loan to service a tender last month and I am yet to be paid.
My bank (co-op) for some flimsy reason doesn’t do LPO financing.
So how else can you raise money to the tune of 1.2m in a short period?
Boss Two weeks? Ngori.
If I can’t financially service a tender I try finding someone in the same field who has the muscles. Sign an agreement and get him/her to finance; ofcourse at a profit.
Your margin will be lower but it’s better than risking being blacklisted by the client for late deliveries.
First question, who is the Procuring Entity (PE)? Is it gov. or private sector?
What i would recommend is you write a letter to the (PE) requesting for partial payment of work done. If you read the tender document well under special conditions of the contract on payment terms; The PE may negotiate mutually acceptable terms of payment with the tenderer.
Please talkers who can educate me more on tenders am a student bt trying to master this art early…i need someone who can be directing me and i can also help him where possible
Money be important than anything even if you get it from selling fire in hell “I sell ice in the winter, I sell fire in hell,I am a hustler, I’ll sell water to a well…”. - Jayz
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I tried them a while back, problem is all their loans are secured, they require two weeks to process your claim and you also need to open an account with KCB.
Did you provide a performance security when signing the contract? Also check the delivery period that you quoted least you are not penalized for delay. Hence more loss.