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P01 · Brandlhuber announces +9.5 % on HN volute casings

Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KG · goal: Stabilise

v1.7b -patience · commit 8ab7b67-dirty · session da105d0b32091188 · played Sat, 24 Oct 2026, 19:52 UTC in 3 s

Score91deal · accepted · 3 rounds
Opening offer
€1,153,780
Our deal
€1,101,723
Best possible
€1,096,816

Total cost over the contract. Our alternative (walking away) would cost €1,176,178, worse than the opening offer.

Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KGSupplier offerOur offerCeiling
€126.95€130.68€134.40€138.13openR1R2ceiling €138.05€131.20€128.77

How our agent negotiated

Who decided
3 by the code engine
Thinking time
0.09 s over 3 decisions
Arguments checked
✓ 4 verified
Timeouts
none

Deal total cost

Price (units × unit price)€1,069,280
On top of the price
Freight€15,485
Payment terms€10,930
Supplier health€4,443
Quality€1,584

Move by move

Opening quotes

Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KGOpening quote
€138.55
Their reasons
  • LCI-C rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost.
  • PPI-C241 rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost.
▸Inside the supplier · 1 internal messages
  1. Owner → teamquote attached (quote-offer-70110-0.pdf)
▸Their e-mail

Guten Tag,
Thank you for your enquiry. Please find our Angebot below.
Our terms: a price of €138.55 per unit, valid from 1 November 2026.
A few words from the foundry on this.
LCI-C rose 2.7 % in twelve months and is 30 % of our cost.
PPI-C241 rose 6.5 % in twelve months and is 24 % of our cost.
We have worked together for many years, and I am confident that we will find a fair way forward, as we always have between our two houses.
Viele Grüße aus der Gießerei
Thomas Brandlhuber
Owner, Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KG

Our agent
Counter at €126.53Engine91 ms
Their price, our terms
€137.78
Our offer
€126.53
Anchor
€126.53
Ceiling
€138.05
Total cost of our main sheet vs walk-away limit€1,058,830 / €1,153,780
Arguments picked:Notice periodShould-costIndex change
TermMain sheet
Unit price€126.53
Effective from2026-11-01
Payment terms14 days
Cited:cost:310010ctr:4600070110#3.1doc:20260911-70110-P01idx:PPI-D351@2025-11idx:PPI-D351@2026-08
▸Our e-mail: Re: Quote from Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KG: Brandlhuber announces +9.5 % on HN volute casings

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your offer and for explaining your position.

Our data shows a different picture on some points:
Your letter gives 51 days' notice (doc:20260911-70110-P01), while our framework agreement requires 90 days (ctr:4600070110#3.1).
Our bottom-up cost model puts the full cost of this part at EUR 132.64 per unit (cost:310010).
Producer prices DE: electric power generation, transmission and distribution changed -6.1% from 2025-11 to 2026-08 (idx:PPI-D351@2025-11, idx:PPI-D351@2026-08).

Please find our proposal below.
If faster payment helps you, we are open to it, as shown in the packages.

We look forward to your reply.

Kind regards
Purchasing
Hollerau Pumpenwerke GmbH

Round 1

Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KGCounter-offer
€134.00▼ 3.3 % vs their last
Checked our arguments
Their reasons
  • We checked the should cost data you cited; it holds and we took it into account.
  • We checked the notice period data you cited; it holds and we took it into account.
  • As to the index change and should cost and notice period data you cited, we did not know that - a fair point.
  • LCI-C rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost. That remains.
  • PPI-C241 rose … in twelve months and is … of our cost. That remains.
  • We have carefully reviewed your data regarding the energy index and your cost model, and we respect your thoroughness.
  • We appreciate your offer of 14-day payment terms, which we have incorporated into our revised proposal.
  • In consideration of these points and the notice period, we are prepared to adjust our price to €… per unit for an implementation on 2026-11-01.
  • Our price reflects our costs; our calculation stays internal.
  • Our costs move with LCI-C, PPI-C241, PPI-D351; the figures stay with us.
  • Our standard Zahlungsziel is … days net.
  • Our general terms and conditions apply; the quote lists our standard terms.
▸Inside the supplier · 2 internal messages
  1. Owner → teamMy call: counter.
  2. Owner → teamRead the buyer's e-mail: … term sheet and … cited facts to check; we answer with our offer.
▸Their e-mail

Guten Tag,

We have reviewed your offer and can adjust our Angebot as follows.

Our family foundry values the long relationship between our companies, and we appreciate your thoroughness. We checked the should cost data you cited; it holds and we took it into account. We checked the notice period data you cited; it holds and we took it into account. As to the index change and should cost and notice period data you cited, we did not know that - a fair point. We have carefully reviewed your data regarding the energy index and your cost model, and we respect your thoroughness. We appreciate your offer of 14-day payment terms, which we have incorporated into our revised proposal.

LCI-C rose 2.7 % in twelve months and is 30 % of our cost. That remains. PPI-C241 rose 6.5 % in twelve months and is 24 % of our cost. That remains. Our price reflects our costs; our calculation stays internal. Our costs move with LCI-C, PPI-C241, PPI-D351; the figures stay with us. Our standard Zahlungsziel is 30 days net. Our general terms and conditions apply; the quote lists our standard terms.

In consideration of these points and the notice period, we are prepared to adjust our price to €134.00 per unit for an implementation on 2026-11-01. Our offer presents a price of €134.00 per unit, Zahlungsziel 14 days net, valid from 1 November 2026. This Angebot stays valid for 30 days.

Viele Grüße aus der Gießerei
Thomas Brandlhuber
Owner, Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KG

Our agent
Counter at €128.77Engine1 ms
Their price, our terms
€134.00
Our offer
€128.77
Anchor
€126.53
Ceiling
€138.05
Total cost of our main sheet vs walk-away limit€1,077,273 / €1,153,780
Arguments picked:Delivery record
TermMain sheet
Unit price€128.77
Effective from2026-11-01
Payment terms14 days
Cited:sc:70110@2026Q3
▸Our e-mail: Re: Quote from Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KG: Brandlhuber announces +9.5 % on HN volute casings

Dear Sir or Madam,

Thank you for your reply and for the step you have taken.

One more point from our side:
Your rolling scorecard shows on-time delivery of 85.2% (sc:70110@2026Q3).

Please find our proposal below.
If faster payment helps you, we are open to it, as shown in the packages.

We look forward to your reply.

Kind regards
Purchasing
Hollerau Pumpenwerke GmbH

Round 2

Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KGCounter-offer
€131.20▼ 2.1 % vs their last
Checked our arguments
Their reasons
  • As to the delivery record data you cited, we did not know that - a fair point.
  • We have reviewed the delivery scorecard data you provided; as a family foundry that prides itself on reliability, we take this seriously and are addressing it.
  • We appreciate your continued offer of 14-day payment terms.
  • In light of your verified data, we are prepared to adjust our price to €… per unit.
  • Our Lieferzeit is … days.
▸Inside the supplier · 5 internal messages
  1. Owner → teamMy call: counter.
  2. Owner → teamRead the buyer's e-mail: … term sheet and … cited fact to check; we answer with our offer.
  3. Owner → teamdelivery schedule attached (delivery-schedule.xlsx)
  4. Owner → teamorder confirmation attached (order-confirmation-offer-70110-2.pdf)
  5. Owner → teamdelivery schedule attached (delivery-schedule.xlsx)
▸Their e-mail

Guten Tag,

We have reviewed your offer and can adjust our Angebot as follows.

As to the delivery record data you cited, we did not know that - a fair point. We have reviewed the delivery scorecard data you provided; as a family foundry that prides itself on reliability, we take this seriously and are addressing it.

We appreciate your continued offer of 14-day payment terms. In light of your verified data, we are prepared to adjust our price to €131.20 per unit.

Our current Angebot consists of a price of €131.20 per unit, Zahlungsziel 14 days net, valid from 1 November 2026. Our Lieferzeit is 42 days. Please note that this offer remains valid for 30 days.

We value the long relationship between our companies and look forward to continuing our work together.

Viele Grüße aus der Gießerei
Thomas Brandlhuber
Owner, Gießerei Brandlhuber GmbH & Co. KG

Our agent
Accept this offerEngine1 ms

at the price that is cheapest for us with the relationship charge; C 1,103,146 below the limit 1,153,780

✓ Accepted offer:70110-2