LGS/CFS structural kits: the whole structure on one purchase order
NewCon Steel® supplies the building's entire steel structure on one purchase order, with one party accountable for the take-off and one set of calculations. Your own crew or the contractor you choose erects it.
A NewCon Steel structural kit is the supply of a building's complete structure (profiles, panels, connections, and accessories) on a single purchase order. It includes the structural model and the structural calculations for the code of the destination country, signed by an engineer licensed in the project's jurisdiction.
What is inside a structural kit
A kit is a scope decision: you stop buying steel in pieces and start buying the structure as one deliverable, with one party accountable for the take-off.
The NewCon Steel structural kit contains every piece of steel that holds the building up: cut and punched LGS/CFS profiles, pre-assembled panels, and connections and fastening accessories. It also includes the documentation you need to erect the structure and get it approved.
The kit is quoted and shipped as a single purchase order. That means one bill of materials, one take-off, one fabrication schedule, and one shipment, instead of several suppliers disputing who owes the missing part.
- LGS/CFS profiles from 0.85 to 2.5 mm (0.033–0.098 in), cut, punched, marked, and labeled.
- Pre-assembled panels: walls, floor cassettes, and trusses, numbered and sequenced.
- Connections, plates, and system fastening accessories.
- Structural model and shop drawings for the take-off.
- Structural calculations for the destination code, signed by an engineer licensed in the project's jurisdiction.
- Mill certificate (mill test report, MTR) and Panamanian certificate of origin.
The kit ships with calculations and shop drawings
The steel in a NewCon Steel kit is designed to AISI S100-16 (R2020) with Supplement 3 (S3-22) for the members and AISI S240-20 for the framing system. Seismic design follows AISI S400-20, and loads follow ASCE/SEI 7-22.
Verification is run against the structural code of the destination country: REP-2021 in Panama (in force since April 30, 2023), NSR-10 in Colombia, and IBC / ASCE 7 in the Caribbean and the United States, in the edition your jurisdiction has adopted.
PEB Corp, the parent company of the PEB Corp Group, develops the group's structural engineering and modeling. The kit ships with structural calculations signed by an engineer licensed in the project's jurisdiction and the shop drawings for the take-off.
A NewCon Steel kit against imported steel, the local shop, and concrete
Compared by supplier category, not by brand. The technical data in the NewCon Steel column is backed by the documents we hand you with the order.
| Criterion | NewCon Steel® (Panama) | Imported steel (Asia) | Local fabricator / job shop | Reinforced concrete |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Origin and transit | Manufactured in Panama City; regional transit in days | Production plus a transpacific crossing: weeks of ocean freight and customs | Short in theory; capped by the shop's capacity | Not applicable: built in place |
| Scope of the purchase | Complete structure on a single purchase order | Material by lot; the take-off is the buyer's problem | Varies; frequently element by element | Materials and labor priced separately |
| Design standard | AISI S100-16 (R2020) w/S3-22 and AISI S240-20; verified against REP-2021, NSR-10, or IBC/ASCE 7 | Standard varies; equivalence has to be demonstrated | Varies; frequently no signed calculations | ACI 318 or the local code |
| Signed structural calculations | Included in the kit, signed by an engineer licensed in the project's jurisdiction | Rarely included; the buyer contracts them separately | Sometimes | Contracted by the project |
| Dimensional tolerance | ±0.5 mm (±0.02 in), CNC-controlled piece by piece | Varies; no piece-level traceability | Depends on the shop; hand cutting is common | Field tolerances (centimeters) |
| Traceability | From the piece label back to the originating steel coil | Heat certificate for the lot, on request | Limited | Not applicable |
| Coating | Zn-Al-Mg 275 g/m² total, both sides (0.90 oz/ft²; ZM275 / ZMM275), applied to the originating coil | Varies; check the actual mass on the mill certificate | Frequently cold galvanizing or paint applied on site | Not applicable |
| Field welding | None: bolted and screwed connections | Common | Common | Not applicable |
| Risk of field rework | Low: pieces cut, punched, marked, and labeled from the model | High: generic pieces, cut and fitted on site | Medium to high | High: formwork, curing, weather dependency |
| Structure self-weight | Low: less demand on the foundation | Low | Low to medium | High |
| Minimum order | No full-container MOQ | Typically a full container | Varies | Not applicable |
| Who answers when you file a claim | A plant in the region, working Panama City business hours (UTC−5), backed by the PEB Corp Group | A counterparty twelve time zones away, with the container already on the ground | Local | Not applicable |
| Origin documentation | Panama origin, with a Panamanian certificate of origin (HS 72.16) available; import treatment is decided by the destination customs | Asian origin; duty treatment per the destination's tariff schedule, absent an applicable agreement | Local origin | Not applicable |
The third-party columns are market generalizations, not statements about any one supplier. Check them against the offer you are evaluating. The final duty on any import is determined by the customs authority of the destination country, based on its national tariff schedule, the applicable agreement, and the classification of the goods.
Kit specification
Scope of supply
- Steel
- LGS/CFS profiles (0.85–2.5 mm), pre-assembled panels, connections, and accessories
- Technical documentation
- Structural model, shop drawings, and take-off
- Engineering documentation
- Structural calculations signed by an engineer licensed in the project's jurisdiction
- Material documentation
- Mill certificate and Panamanian certificate of origin
- Out of scope
- Foundations, building envelope, MEP, finishes, and erection labor
Material
- Coating
- Zn-Al-Mg 275 g/m² total across both faces — ZM275 (EN 10346) / ZMM275 (ASTM A1046 Type 1)
- Substrate
- Steel sheet for cold-formed framing members to ASTM A1003/A1003M
- Dimensional tolerance
- ±0.5 mm
- Connections
- Bolted and screwed: no field welding
Standards and codes
- Member design
- AISI S100-16 (R2020) with Supplement 3 (S3-22)
- Framing system
- AISI S240-20
- Seismic design
- AISI S400-20
- Design loads
- ASCE/SEI 7-22
- Panama
- Structural Design Code for the Republic of Panama (REP-2021), in force since April 30, 2023
- Colombia
- NSR-10
- Caribbean and US
- IBC / ASCE 7, in the edition adopted by the jurisdiction
The exact scope of the kit is locked in during take-off engineering, before fabrication. Anything not in the take-off is not in the kit, so we validate the take-off with you before anything is produced.
From drawings to a shipped kit
Send the project
Send the architectural and structural drawings or the model, with the destination country, the port of entry, and the required on-site date.
Day 0Engineering and take-off
The structure is designed to AISI S100-16 and AISI S240-20, verified against the destination code, and turned into a take-off: pieces, panels, connections, and accessories.
Signed calcsFormal quote
Within 48 hours, you get one quote with the bill of materials, the fabrication schedule, and the shipping terms.
48 hFabrication with traceability
Roll-forming, cutting, punching, marking, labeling, and panel framing at the Panama City plant, to a ±0.5 mm tolerance.
±0.5 mmShipment and documentation
The kit ships from Panama with the structural calculations, shop drawings, mill certificate, and Panamanian certificate of origin. See shipping by destination country.
Certificate of originBuilding construction: SmartBrix Construction
NewCon Steel supplies the steel; SmartBrix Construction executes the construction; PEB Corp provides the engineering and the institutional relationship. If you need the finished building as well as the kit, SmartBrix Construction delivers it turnkey under a separate construction contract. If you already have a contractor, we sell you the kit directly and your crew erects it.
Structural kits: procurement questions
What exactly does a NewCon Steel structural kit include?
A NewCon Steel structural kit includes all of the building's structural steel: cut and punched LGS/CFS profiles, pre-assembled panels, and connections and fastening accessories. It also includes the structural model, the shop drawings for the take-off, the structural calculations signed by an engineer licensed in the project's jurisdiction, the mill certificate, and the Panamanian certificate of origin. It does not include foundations, building envelope, MEP, finishes, or erection labor, because NewCon Steel supplies steel, not finished buildings.
Can I buy the kit from NewCon Steel and erect it with my own crew?
Yes. The NewCon Steel structural kit is designed to be put up by an erection crew, with no fabrication shop needed on site. Pieces arrive cut, punched, marked, and labeled against the shop drawing, and the connections are bolted and screwed, with no field welding. NewCon Steel delivers the steel and the documentation, and your contractor can erect it. If you would rather the group handle erection, you contract it separately with SmartBrix Construction, the group's construction company.
Can I use the calculations in a NewCon Steel kit to apply for a building permit in my country?
The NewCon Steel structural kit is delivered with structural calculations signed by an engineer licensed in the project's jurisdiction. The calculations are verified against the structural code of the destination country: REP-2021 in Panama, NSR-10 in Colombia, and IBC / ASCE 7 in the Caribbean and the United States, in the edition your jurisdiction has adopted. The project files the permit application with the local authority having jurisdiction. Before fabrication, confirm with us which code and which edition your jurisdiction requires.
How is a structural kit quoted: by linear meter, by m², or by metric ton (1,000 kg)?
A NewCon Steel structural kit is quoted against the project take-off, not against a generic rate. The price depends on the geometry, the profile thicknesses, the number of panels, and the shipping terms to the destination. For that reason, we ask for drawings or a model before quoting. Loose profiles are quoted by linear meter or by metric ton and panels by m²; the kit is quoted as one scope. The formal quote goes out within 48 hours.
Why buy a kit from NewCon Steel instead of importing the steel from Asia?
A NewCon Steel kit is manufactured in Panama City. Transit to Central America and the Caribbean is measured in days, not weeks, there is no transpacific crossing, and there is no full-container MOQ to clear. The kit also arrives with structural calculations checked against the destination code and signed by an engineer licensed in the project's jurisdiction, and with piece-by-piece traceability, two things a generic imported lot of steel rarely includes. Your technical counterpart works Panama City business hours (UTC−5). The import duty, however, is always determined by your country's customs authority, not by the supplier.
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