The cost of building a factory is one of the important factors that clients need to consider before deciding to build a pre-engineered steel factory. Join WorldSteel to refer to the basic costs in the 2021 pre-engineered steel factory construction quote.
The most popular types of factories today
Depending on the needs of the business, the factory is designed and constructed to serve different needs such as production, warehouse, etc. Different factory construction methods will have different unit prices. Here are 3 common types of factories today:
A common factory with an area of less than 1500m2 and a height of 7.5m. This type of factory usually uses an iron or steel frame system, brick walls, corrugated iron roofing from a variety of materials (iron, steel, fiber cement, plastic).
Pre-engineered steel frame factory with steel roofing.

Reinforced concrete factory
With the advantages of cost saving and fast construction time, pre-engineered steel buildings are becoming a construction trend widely applied in many projects from industrial to civil. Join WorldSteel to find out which of the following items does the pre-engineered steel factory cost.
Construction cost of pre-engineered steel factory
The cost of building a pre-engineered steel factory will depend on many factors such as: details of construction items, location, environmental conditions,… In addition, this cost also fluctuates according to the construction progress as well as the type of materials required by the client.

Details of each item of factory construction
There are 4 main items in the standard prefabricated factory construction cost quote, including: foundation structure, main frame system, roofing system and sub-structure system.
Foundation cost
The cost of laying the foundation is aggregated in a cost package including:
- Building materials for foundation, ground
- Labor costs
- Cost of steel frame system
Steel frame systems including main components such as truss frame, purlin, brace system have been manufactured and processed with exact size and quantity according to technical drawings. Pre-engineered steel frame systems have different costs depending on the type of steel truss frame selected by the client, the scale of the project, environmental factors (corrosion conditions, wind strength, geology,…) as well as raw material prices at different points in time.

Construction cost of corrugated iron roof system
Common types of corrugated iron in factory construction are classified based on the following factors:
Location and function: roofing corrugated iron, walling corrugated iron, decorative corrugated iron, polycarbonate corrugated iron, insulating corrugated iron, etc. Depending on the detailed needs of the factory, the unit price of each type of corrugated iron will be different.
Features of construction and installation: screw-on corrugated iron and edge-locked corrugated iron (not screwed).
Design: depending on the design of each project, the client and the construction unit will choose the corrugated iron roof model corresponding to the specific name of the type of corrugated iron such as PebWall, LockSeam, PebLiner, PebRoof,… Each type of corrugated iron has its own design. Various designs have included construction specification (screwing or edge locking).
Surface treatment: color coated corrugated iron, non-color coated corrugated iron (but only galvanized or anti-corrosion aluminum – zinc – magnesium alloy).
Construction cost of substructure system
The sub-structure system of the factory includes windows, doors, shutters, canopies, roof top ventilation systems, crane systems, Mezzanine floors, decorative facades (fascia), walkways accessories, stairs,… help to increase the aesthetics and complete some functions such as anti-flooding, natural air circulation, increase durability, of pre-engineered steel buildings and fully meet the needs of clients.
Below is a table of basic construction items in the quotation of construction costs of pre-engineered steel factories:

Construction items:
- Foundation structure
- Mainframe system
- Roofing corrugated iron system
- Sub-structural system
- Accessory

Basic construction materials for pre-engineered steel factories
- Reinforced concrete, foundation layer, base paint layer
- Including rafter frame, bracing system (column bracing, roof bracing, purlin bracing) and foundation connection bolts (anchor bolts).
- Roofing corrugated iron, walling corrugated iron, materials, surface treatment (color coated or zinc / aluminum-zinc-magnesium alloy galvanized)
- Roof, side entrance, ventilation system, crane,…
- Bolts to link foundation, link components, accessories to increase the aesthetics and life of the work

Basic construction materials for pre-engineered steel factories
- Reinforced concrete, foundation layer, base paint layer
- Including rafter frame, bracing system (column bracing, roof bracing, purlin bracing) and foundation connection bolts (anchor bolts).
- Roofing corrugated iron, walling corrugated iron, materials, surface treatment (color coated or zinc / aluminum-zinc-magnesium alloy galvanized)
- Roof, side entrance, ventilation system, crane,…
- Bolts to link foundation, link components, accessories to increase the aesthetics and life of the work
Products provided by WorldSteel
- Truss without center column, Truss with center column, Roof system, Single-roofed Truss, PebHybrid truss, Lean-To Truss, Curved Compound Truss, Multi-Factor Truss
- Corrugated iron: LokSeam, PebLiner, PebDek, PebSeam128, PebWall, PebRoof Corrugated material: AluPeb, GalvaPeb, Hyper180, PebLeed, Silver180, Alu-Zinc, PebInsul, PebFoam Corrugated color: Alumin, Blue Tooth, Green Tea, Opal Green, PEB Blue, White Cream
- Canopy, Decorative facade, Crane, Roof top ventilation, Striped steel plate, Ladder, Grating floor slabs, Stair handrails, Stairs, Walkways, Roofing, Mezzanine composite floors,…
To get the most optimal pre-engineered steel factory price quote, clients can contact WorldSteel for advice and quick support.