Bid Leveling: Compare Sub Quotes That Do Not Cover the Same Scope
Put sub quotes on one scope before you pick a number. See a worked matrix where the low quote ends last, plugs priced from your own quantities, and sheet columns to copy.
Bid leveling
Bid leveling puts subcontractor and supplier quotes on the same basis so the low number is really the low number. The guide works one example where the low quote changes once the scope each bidder left out is priced in. It shows how to write the scope checklist before the quotes arrive, how to set plug numbers, how a leveling template is laid out, and how to read the spread between bids before you pick a number. It also separates leveling, done before award, from reading a bid tabulation after the opening. Written for estimators and project managers at general contractors who receive quotes that do not cover the same scope.
What a bid desk hands back
- One bid log with every date on it, in Excel or CSV you own
- Trade packages with a written scope boundary on each one
- A leveling sheet with a plug column and an exclusions column
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