A PUF panel rate analysis needs a material rate that a reviewer can open and check months later. A dated public factory price does that: on 23 September 2026 the factory price of a 50 mm PUF roof panel with 0.5 / 0.3 mm sheets was ₹ 1,269 per sqm for orders of 3,000 sqm and above, ex-factory Kathua, GST and freight extra (factory prices on 23 Sep 2026). Every day since 21 Sep 2026 is on record in the EasyPuf price archive, and a day's page is not edited once written. This article shows how to put such a figure into an estimate so that it survives audit.
Why a dated public rate, not a quotation
A quotation is addressed to one bidder, carries its own conditions, and expires. A published factory price is the same for everyone on the day, carries its conditions in print, and stays on record. For an estimate that must be defended — a rate analysis, a departmental estimate, a variation claim — the second is the stronger source, because the reviewer can read it too.
The record also serves a second purpose. Tenders with a price escalation clause need a published reference to measure movement against; a dated daily record of a factory price is one. That use is worked through in a separate article on the escalation clause.
PUF panel rate analysis: what to write on each line
| Line in the rate analysis | What to write | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Description | PUF sandwich roof panel, 50 mm, top 0.5 mm / bottom 0.3 mm nominal TCT Galvalume AZ70/PPGL, PUF core 40 kg/m³, multi-coat 20 µ top / 10 µ back, IS 15965 / ISO 16163 | Product page |
| Unit | sqm, measured on the chargeable width (1.00 m roof, 1.15 m wall) | Product page |
| Basic rate | ₹ 1,269 per sqm, 3,000 sqm slab | Archive day page, 23 Sep 2026 |
| Basis | Ex-factory Kathua; cut to length, packed, loaded | Conditions line |
| Freight | Per truck, on actuals; hub fare with its date, or "quoted per truck at booking" | Price board freight box |
| GST | Separate line over the panel amount, at the applicable rate | Conditions line |
| Source citation | EasyPuf factory price, 23 Sep 2026, easypuf.com/prices/archive/2026-09-23/ | — |
A worked reference line
PUF sandwich roof panel, 50 mm, 0.5 / 0.3 mm TCT Galvalume AZ70/PPGL, PUF 40 kg/m³, chargeable width 1.00 m. Basic rate ₹ 1,269 per sqm at the 3,000 sqm slab, ex-factory Kathua, GST and freight extra. Source: EasyPuf factory price, 23 Sep 2026, easypuf.com/prices/archive/2026-09-23/ (CC BY 4.0).
Free to quote and reuse, with a link to easypuf.com/prices/archive (CC BY 4.0).
Sandwich panel rate for BOQ: choosing the slab
Each panel is priced per volume slab, a minimum order quantity of one panel type in one order. On 23 Sep 2026 the slabs were 3,000 sqm, 1,500 sqm and, on select panels, a 750 sqm trial. The rate to cite is the one for the slab the BOQ quantity of that panel reaches: a BOQ of 2,200 sqm of one roof panel cites the 1,500 sqm rate, ₹ 1,289 per sqm that day, not the 3,000 sqm rate. Two thicknesses are two panel types and reach their slabs separately.
| BOQ quantity, one panel type | Slab to cite | 50 mm roof, 0.5 / 0.3 mm, 23 Sep 2026 (₹/sqm) |
|---|---|---|
| 3,000 sqm or more | 3,000 sqm | 1,269 |
| 1,500 – 2,999 sqm | 1,500 sqm | 1,289 |
| 750 – 1,499 sqm | 750 sqm trial | 1,309 |
Source: EasyPuf factory price, 23 Sep 2026. Per sqm, ex-factory Kathua, GST and freight extra.
Freight in the estimate
Freight is per truck, on actuals, billed separately from the panel. The board publishes fares from Kathua to fourteen hub cities for a 32 ft container truck, each with a "fare as of" date, and a full-load figure per panel thickness: about 820 sqm of 50 mm roof panel at 32 ft length. Size the freight line as quantity ÷ full load, rounded up, × the fare, and note that shorter panels carry fewer sqm. For a destination not on the table, write "quoted per truck at booking" rather than an assumed fare.
GST in the estimate
Every figure is "GST extra". The invoice shows GST as its own line over the panel amount. The rate and classification are not stated on the site and are the estimator's to confirm; this describes the invoice line and is not tax advice.
PUF panel tender specification: the same lines
A specification that matches the rate uses the same units as the product page: mm TCT for sheets, kg/m³ for core, mm for thickness, m for chargeable width, µ DFT for coating, and the sheet standard. The rate and the specification then describe the same object, which is what a reviewer checks first.
Frequently asked questions
What source can I cite for a PUF panel rate in a government estimate?
A dated archive day page, with the panel, the slab and the date. It is public, unedited once written, and free to quote with a link.
Does the archive rate include freight and GST?
No. It is per sqm, ex-factory Kathua. Freight is per truck on actuals and GST is extra; both are separate lines.
Can the archive figure be treated as a supplier's offer?
No. It is a past price on record. The price at booking is the one on the live board that day.
Which unit should a PUF panel BOQ use?
Square metres, on the chargeable width. Every EasyPuf price and invoice is per sqm.
EasyPuf makes PUF sandwich panels at Kathua (J&K) and publishes its factory price per sqm in public at easypuf.com/prices — ex-factory, GST and freight extra, pay to book — with every day's prices kept on record at easypuf.com/prices/archive. EasyPuf is a Pronto initiative. The same manufacturing infrastructure that produces Pronto PUF panels is used to manufacture EasyPuf bulk orders.