Estimators Guides. Best practices. Easy to use. 

Bidding Guidelines…

1. Bidding Tools - 

   • Cheat Sheets 

     • ​HVAC Bidding/Average Costs​​

     • Hood Quotes

     • FS (Food Services Bids)

2. Company Data Entries in Excel -

   •  Jobs Bid info per estimator breakdown​

   • Franchise bids for reference/average costs

3. Vendor Contacts –​

   • All Current Vendors

   • Main Vendors (Easy Copy/Paste) 

4. Bid Process Step by Step –

   1. Review and Print Blueprint (H or M pages)

   2. Send Email to vendors with attached or link to prints

      • Template keep track of which type of vendors​

   3. Take off Bid; followed by bid summary and create bid.

   4. Create items scope of work/bid template

   5. Review bid with Team/Managers

   6. Send bid to GC’s

5. Templates for Bids

   • HVAC/Mechanical Bid set

   • Change Orders/PO’s

   • Schedule of Values

   • T&M (Time and Material)

6. Websites for bidding

   1. Bluebook Connect

   2. Building Connect

   3. Plan Hub

7. Software used by GC’s

   1. Procore