★Answer first
Normalize the scope before comparing bids.
Confirm that each proposal uses the same document set, then compare included work, exclusions, allowances, schedule assumptions, qualifications, and unresolved questions.
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Bid basis
Which drawings, specifications, schedules, and addenda does the proposal reference?
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Included scope
What work, materials, equipment, coordination, testing, and closeout are stated as included?
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Exclusions
Which responsibilities are expressly outside the proposal, and who is expected to carry them?
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Allowances and alternates
Which amounts or choices may change, and what event converts each one into a defined scope?
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Schedule basis
What milestones, phasing, work hours, access, and sequence assumptions support the proposal?
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Open questions
Which RFIs, conflicts, owner decisions, or missing documents could change scope or price?
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Commercial terms
Which proposal validity, insurance, bonding, payment, retainage, and contract assumptions need review?
Turn every gap into a visible decision.
A qualification is easier to manage when it names the condition, responsible party, needed decision, and effect on the proposal. Ask the appropriate project authority to resolve technical or contractual requirements.
Organize plans, specifications, schedule, and bid instructions before review.
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