The Reality of Bollard Sourcing in Construction Projects
Commercial project plans often include custom or hard to source bollards and barrier designs—designs that are often unavailable from off-the-shelf or are expensive and carry long lead times. Estimators and procurement teams are left trying to find products that don’t exist in standard supply chains, often forced to chase multiple vendors to price, match, or fabricate something close. All without the confidence that what they are needing will actually be affordable and won't leave them at risk of overruns or missed deadlines.
This causes:
Delays in bid preparation or missed bid windows
Uncertainty around cost and lead times
Overreliance on multiple suppliers to fulfill scope
Inability to verify equals or propose substitutions quickly
Logistical challenges with timing delivery to match construction phases
And for project managers, even after the award, securing on-time delivery—especially for custom or specialty items—adds risk to the install schedule and overall coordination efforts.