Contents

• Summary
• Calculate Quote - Manage Page
• Calculate Quote - Design Studio 
• Place Order
• What to expect / Housekeeping (FAQs)

Summary

Optimise your project efficiency by making the most of OpenSolar's bespoke Scaffolding integration, directly from the Manage page. Seamlessly raise quotes and place orders for your projects scaffolding needs in OpenSolar and bring key project events into one platform for easier project management. 

Calculate Quote - Manage Page

Calculate scaffolding costs via the Integrations container in the Manage page.

• Locate the Scaffolding option in the Integrations container, and click 'Calculate Cost'
  
  
  
• This will open up the quote dialogue. Populate the form accordingly. 
• Once completed, click 'Calculate Cost'
• There are two scenarios here:
  1. Instant quote: An instant quote will be provided. 
  2. Further review: This may occur when the details provided demonstrate a more complex job. Our scaffolding partner will need to review the form and calculate a quote internally. They will return this within the same business day which will be populated within the projects scaffolding integration container.
• Once a quote has been received you can either place the order or save and exit. You may wish to save and exit in order to wait until the sale has been confirmed to order the scaffolding. 

Calculate Quote - Design Studio

An alternative route to calculating scaffold costs for the project. 

• Navigate to the Design Studio and click on the scaffolding menu item
  
• You may enter the height and length manually, or you can use our measuring widget.
• To use the measuring widget - start by clicking either 'Measure Height' or 'Measure Length'
• This will present a blue dot intended to be the start point of the measurement. To use the widget, click and drag from one end of the measurement area to the other. The measurement collected will round to the next highest 0.5 metre and populate the field accordingly. 
• Populate the remainder of the form and click 'Calculate and Save Cost'.
• Similarly to the previous section, this will either present you with an instant quote or be sent to the scaffolding partner for further review. 
• This will be presented in the Integrations container:
  

Place Order 

How to place an order. 

• Now you have obtained a quote for the scaffolding, you are ready to place the order. 
• Do this by navigating to the Integrations container and clicking 'Order Scaffold'. 
• This will load a form where you should populate the customer and site information accordingly:
  
  
  
• Upon submission, this will return you to the Integrations container and provide a status update as seen below:
  
  
  
• If required, you can cancel the order.
• Otherwise, read about the next steps below.

What to expect / Housekeeping (FAQs)

What to expect after the order has been placed?

OpenSolar's scaffolding partner will receive the completed order confirmation and reach out to you directly to confirm further details of the project. Your email address and phone number have been provided as part of the order submission, so keep an eye out for communications.

Will a handover certificate be provided?

Yes. OpenSolar's scaffolding partner will provide a detailed handover certificate and associated photos once the scaffolding has been erected.

Who will invoice me?

OpenSolar's scaffolding partner will send an invoice to you directly. Payment should be arranged directly with them. 

Does the scaffolding partner have Public Liability Cover? 

Yes. The scaffolding partner takes all liability for the scaffolding and the working practices of the scaffolders.