Documents and Procurement
-Furniture Drawings
-Show the extent of the location of Furniture
-Plans should show existing furniture
There may be need for 2 set of plans, 1 for installation and one for moving.
Business and institutional furniture manufacturers associations (BIFMA) - Defines the tests
American National Standard Institute (ANSI)
ANSI/BIFMA V5.1- American National Standard for office furnishings-
General Purpose Office Chairs
ANSI/BIFMA X5.3 - Vertical Files
ANSI/BIFMA X5.4 - Lounge Seating
ANSI/BIFMA X5.5 - Desk Products
ANSI/BIFMA X5.6 - Panel System
ANSI/BIFMA X5.9 - Storage Units
ANSI/BIFMA M7.1 - Standard Test Method For Determining VOC Emissions from office Furniture Systems, components and seating.
ANSI/BIFMA/ X7.1 - A Standard for formaldehyde and TVOC Emissions of Low emitting office furniture system and seating.
ANSI/BIFMA/SOHO S6.5- A Standard office Furnishings - small office/ home office
BIFMA G1- Ergonomics Guidline for VDT
- (Visual Display Terminal) Furn. used in office work space.
CSI - Division 12 is Furnishings.
Interior Designer is to write purchase orders for furniture and coordinate delivery/installation
Trade Sources-
- Sales representatives - (REPS) Represent the manufacturer to the client.
Two types of Reps:
Factory Reps/ Manufacturer Reps
- Work directly for one company
Independent Reps
- Work for themselves or for a small sales group.
- often represent several products.
Dealerships-
- may represent one or more manufacturers
- example.) A dealership may provide space planning services for an office tenant.
Showrooms-
- Primary purpose is to display samples.
* When Interior Designer resells furniture to a client they need a resale license.
Mart-
- A building that contains many different showrooms for the design trade.
Manufacturers-
- Produce products the interior designer specifies.
PROCURMENT PROCESS
-After furniture is purchased and specified
3 Routes to choose frome:
1: Give Furn. Specs to Dealer. Dealer writes purchase order.
2: Interior Designer acts as a purchasing agent. Interior Designer writes purchase order.
3: Designer Acts as reseller of goods. Interior Designer writes purchase order.
STEPS AFTER FURNITURE HAS BEEN SELECTED
1: Recieve sales agreement or contract proposal signed by clien.
2: Purchase order is written.
3: 1 copy of PO goes to Vendor (the original)
4:After manufacturer receives the PO they send the designer an acknowledgment or confirmation.
5: When Manufacturer ships merchandise, they normally also send an invoice to the designer.
6: Bill of Loading- Paper Shipped with the merchandise.
7: Packing List - A detailed list of the number and description of items in the shipment will be sealed in an envelope attached to one of the items.
8: Freight Bill- Invoice from shipping company.
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