From a Project Question to China Shipment Evidence | Solarbe Global

Buyer workbench · six practical units

From a project question to China shipment evidence.

Use the full sequence or open the step blocking your decision now. Each unit ends with a file your buyer, supplier, quality, logistics or service team can use in the next conversation.

01Buyer project brief02Structured RFQ03Quote alignment sheet04Evidence gap list05Pre-shipment brief06Buyer decision record
Fictional coastal cold-chain warehouse solar and storage working scene

Fictional working example

Northshore Cold Logistics

The company, market, products, quotations and findings below are invented to demonstrate the workflow. They are not a real Solarbe project, supplier record, inspection result or market conclusion.

Project
Coastal cold-chain warehouse C&I storage purchase
Working scope
250 kW / 500 kWh outdoor LFP BESS, subject to professional confirmation
Current decision
Which of three preliminary offers can enter technical and commercial clarification
Immediate problem
System scope, warranty, Incoterm and local service are not aligned
Open items ledger

Keep every missing answer in one place.

The ledger connects gaps across the six files. It stays in this browser tab while you move between the course, Scenario Lab and RFQ tool, and it is not submitted automatically.

Open item Who needs to confirm it Next file or decision

This review version creates no account. Workspace text remains in this tab for up to eight hours and can enter human review only after you choose a submission route and submit its form.

01Project question

Write the decision before the product request.

A capacity and product name are not yet a project brief. Record the place, application, buyer role, current stage, next decision, deadline, confirmed facts, assumptions and the one issue blocking progress.

ResultA one-page Buyer Project Brief with an owner and a next decision.
Project scene and decision brief

Working file 01

Buyer Project Brief

Weak request

“We need a 500 kWh BESS from China. Send the best price.”

Replace it with a project use case, location, operating goal, known facts, unknowns, owner and next decision.

02RFQ scope

Give every supplier the same project conditions.

Define the product and system boundary, site and interfaces, evidence, commercial terms, delivery, commissioning and local support. Leave engineering, standards and certification questions with named accountable reviewers.

ResultA structured RFQ and a visible missing-information list.
Solar and storage RFQ fields

Interactive tool

RFQ information readiness

Mark 24 project, product, evidence, delivery and service fields as included, to add or not applicable. The result measures record completeness, not project quality.

03Quote alignment

Compare scope before you compare price.

Place equipment, certificate scope, warranty conditions, Incoterm, packaging, commissioning, spares and service side by side. A lower total does not mean the same system or responsibility is included.

ResultA quote alignment sheet and a supplier clarification list.
RFQ quote comparison document

Working file 03

Quote scope comparison

Fictional example

Offer A is FOB with PCS included; Offer B is CIF but does not state whether PCS is included. They are not yet comparable.

04Product evidence

Check that the evidence belongs to the offered product.

A file can exist and still be unusable for the decision. Record the exact model, manufacturer, report or certificate scope, date, validity, warranty conditions, packaging and service owner, then mark every mismatch.

ResultA product evidence gap list with a document owner and next request.
Product datasheet certificate and warranty file

Working file 04

Product Evidence Pack

Separate “file received”, “file applies to the offered model” and “file supports the current buyer decision”. Solarbe does not issue certification conclusions through this guide.

05Pre-shipment evidence

Prepare the file before anyone releases the shipment.

Connect the exact model and batch to original records, packing and transport evidence, open findings, corrective action and closure evidence. Solarbe organises the brief; accountable buyers, manufacturers and inspectors make release decisions.

ResultA pre-shipment evidence brief and an open-findings log.
China solar and storage factory and shipment preparation

Working file 05

Shipment evidence brief

Expose missing model records, quote terms, packing, logistics, non-conformities, closure evidence and release ownership before recording a buyer decision.

06Buyer decision

Connect the files and record what the buyer decides.

Put the project brief, RFQ, quote alignment, product evidence and shipment findings into one index. Record every open item, owner, date and the buyer’s decision: continue clarification, hold, conditionally release or reject.

ResultAn evidence index and a buyer decision record.
Evidence index and buyer decision document

Working file 06

Evidence index + buyer decision record

The record does not certify the product. It shows what was reviewed, what remains open, who owns each answer and which next decision the buyer has authorised.

Where accountable people enter

The files organise work. They do not replace responsibility.

Manufacturers and qualified project parties still confirm engineering, standards, certification, contracts, payment, shipment release, commissioning, warranty and site safety.

  • Unknown facts remain unknown; do not fill them with market averages.
  • A complete RFQ is not an approved design.
  • A received certificate is not automatically valid for the offered model or destination.
  • A service route is not a warranty or response-time guarantee.

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