What to Include in an Automatic Sliding-Door Quotation

A clear automatic sliding door quotation lets you compare offers fairly and avoid surprises.

A good automatic sliding door quotation lists everything, so there are no surprises. Here is what to check – and you can request a quote or see our automatic doors range.

For the full range, with prices and installation through MC Automations, see our MC-125 automatic sliding door page.

Automatic sliding-door quotations vary enormously — and the differences are usually in what is left out, not what is included. Here is a checklist for comparing quotations honestly, based on how Coetz™ scopes its own.

The shopfront scope

A complete quotation should identify the aluminium shopfront and framing, the sliding leaves, fixed sidelights and transoms, the safety-glass specification for every panel, operator-header and floor-guide preparation, and locking preparation. If a line item just says “doors”, ask what carries them.

The automation scope

The operator should be named — for Coetz™ packages that is the MC-125 automatic sliding-door operator, tested to one million operating cycles with a two-year warranty subject to written terms — along with the track and control equipment, activation and safety sensors, and any accessories. Access-control preparation should be stated explicitly if you need it.

The exclusions — read these twice

Installation, electrical work, access-control wiring and commissioning are commonly excluded from supply quotations, and legitimately so — but the quotation should say it plainly rather than leave it to be discovered. Coetz™ states this exclusion on every custom automatic sliding doors quotation; installation is quoted separately or arranged through MC Automations, Coetz™’s parent company. The same discipline applies to automatic swing doors packages with the MCW-100 automatic swing-door operator.

Coordinated dimensions

Finally, the quotation should commit to coordinated manufacturing dimensions — leaves, sidelights and operator allowance sized together to achieve your required clear opening. That single commitment is what separates a shopfront designed for automation from a shopfront with automation attached.

What a good automatic sliding door quotation includes

A proper automatic sliding door quotation should spell out the door type and size, the operator model and rating, the sensor and safety package, the glass specification, and whether installation, wiring and battery backup are included. Without those line items, two quotes can look far apart when they are really quoting different things. Ask that the automatic door technology safety setup is listed too. Requirements for powered pedestrian doors in South Africa are published through SABS.

Check whether the automatic sliding door quotation covers commissioning, a warranty on the operator, and after-sales service or spare parts. Those details often matter more over the life of the door than the headline price.

What should an automatic sliding door quotation include?

Door type and size, operator rating, sensors, glass spec, and whether installation, wiring and backup are included.

Why do automatic sliding door quotations differ so much?

Usually because they specify different operators, sensors or glass – compare line by line, not just the total.

Working with Coetz Glazing

Every automatic sliding door quotation project at Coetz starts with a free site measure, so we can confirm the opening, the power supply and the traffic flow before quoting a fixed price.

We build each entrance around a durable aluminium frame, glaze it with 6.38mm laminated safety glass, and set the operator to safe opening and closing speeds during commissioning.

Because we supply, install and service every automatic sliding door quotation ourselves, one accountable team handles the job from quote to aftercare, with operators, sensors and spares kept in stock for fast repairs.

Budgeting for What to Include in an automatic sliding-Door Quotation

Opening width, glass specification, sensor layout and access control are what separate one quotation from another, so compare them line by line rather than on the total alone. A free site measure confirms the opening, the power supply and the traffic before we commit to a fixed price, and the standard glazing is 6.38 mm laminated safety glass.

Commissioning and safe operation

Hardware alone does not make an entrance safe. Commissioning is where opening and closing speed, hold-open time, force and the detection zones are set for the way the doorway is really used, then demonstrated and written down. Motion sensors open the door, presence sensors hold it open for somebody standing still, and beams with a force limit stop it closing onto an obstruction.

What maintenance on What to Include in an automatic sliding-Door Quotation involves

We recommend a service every six months, with more frequent visits for very busy entrances. Each visit realigns sensors, inspects belt, rollers and guides, re-checks opening and closing force and swaps wear parts before they fail. Because we hold operators, sensors, belts and control boards in stock, most repairs happen on the visit rather than waiting on an import.

Servicing runs nationwide, and Gauteng call-outs are attended within 24 hours.

Do you work outside Gauteng?

Yes. Automatic doors are supplied, installed and serviced nationwide, with call-outs within 24 hours in Gauteng.

Do automatic doors work during load-shedding?

Only if that was specified. A battery backup keeps the door operating through a slot; without one, the door should be set to fail open or fail secure, with a manual release staff know how to use.

What the entrance is made of

Glass and frame decide how What to Include in an automatic Sliding-Door Quotation looks and how it behaves in use. The standard is 6.38 mm laminated safety glass; performance and tinted glass are options, quoted separately, where heat or privacy are a factor. Frames are powder-coated to the building colour, and slim sightlines keep more of the opening as daylight rather than aluminium.

Upgrading an existing entrance

An existing doorway can usually be automated without rebuilding the frontage. A swing operator suits a hinged door that is staying put; a sliding installation replaces a tired frontage and gives a wider, cleaner opening. The deciding factors are the strength of the head, the squareness of the opening and the route for power.

Reading the symptoms

Most faults on What to Include in an automatic Sliding-Door Quotation are diagnosable before anybody arrives. A door held permanently open is usually a sensor fault or something moving in its detection zone. A door that reverses halfway is reacting to an obstruction or a tight force setting. Noise from the track points to rollers or guides. Telling us the symptom on the phone means the right part is on the van.

Can we choose a different glass?

Yes. The standard is 6.38 mm laminated safety glass, and tinted, obscured or performance glass can be specified, and is quoted separately, where the frontage needs it.

Can the hold-open time be changed?

Yes — it is adjustable at commissioning and afterwards, which is how sites run a longer hold during deliveries and a shorter one at quiet times.

Automatic sliding door quotation in short

If you are pricing automatic sliding door quotation, send the structural opening sizes and a photograph and we will specify the system, the sensors and the glass against the traffic the doorway really carries. Automatic sliding door quotation are supplied, installed and serviced by one team, with spares held locally.

Ask us about automatic sliding door quotation and we will confirm the opening, the power supply and the traffic flow before quoting a fixed price.

Automatic sliding door quotation at a glance

• Pricing for automatic sliding door quotation follows the opening width, the glass and the sensor layout.

Getting it right with Coetz

When it comes to automatic sliding door quotation, the details decide the outcome – the operator rating, the sensor package, the glass and a clean installation. Coetz specifies each entrance to its real traffic and building rather than a one-size-fits-all kit, so the door opens smoothly and closes safely from the first day.

Coetz has years of experience with automatic entrances across South Africa, from single shopfronts to multi-door developments. We install to standard, commission every safety function, and back the entrance with service and genuine spare parts, so it keeps working long after the invoice is paid.

Planning early is the simplest way to keep a project on budget and on time. Getting the power supply, the opening and the safety package right up front avoids rework and return visits later.

Ready to move ahead? Tell us your opening size and traffic level, and we will recommend the best option and a clear, itemised price.

Getting a quote for an automatic door

Need an automatic sliding door quotation? MC Automations, our parent company, supplies, installs and services automatic doors. To quote accurately, we need to know:

• The opening. The width and height of the clear opening, with photos of the existing frame or shopfront.
• Sliding or swing. The MC-125 automatic sliding door system is R27 590 and the MCW-100 swing door operator R15 900, excluding VAT.
• Traffic. How many people use the entrance, and whether trolleys, prams or wheelchairs pass through.
• Power. Whether there is a power point near the head of the door.
• Installation. Installation is included in Gauteng; outside Gauteng it is quoted per project.
• Service and warranty. We recommend a service every six months, and the operator carries a 24-month warranty.

Questions about your automatic sliding door quotation? Call 010 412 0062, WhatsApp photos to 076 613 4418, or price an automatic door in the online estimator.