Bid Presentation

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All of my bids are email. I attach pdf's.
In fact, my whole estimating process is almost paperless.
I download all of our drawings and specs (I either plot in-house or email to the reprographics).
I input all takeoff directly into the computer (I haven't done paper takeoff in many years).
I email all quote request to vendors (Excel fixture counts, cropped pdf schedules, etc)
I receive all quotes via email.
I send our proposal to GC's via email.
I might print the proposal and put it in a folder.
It would really suck to estimate like we used to, when a million dollar job had 2 folders, or a 4" 3-ring binder crammed with paper.
 
When I send out a quote, I protect it from the recipient coping the text so they cannot send out my scope to someone else to bid.

I protect it in either Adobe or Word, whichever format I send it out with.

I always send it out as an attachment to an email.
I havent used the US mail in a long time.
I still have 37 cent stamps.
 
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That was Quickbooks. You can download and try it for free. You don't want to itemize like that on a bid. What should be on the bid is what you will do. Not the materials to do it. Like others have said with a list like that you'll get a lot of bid shopping and customers buying material.
 
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