Guides
Practical guides for your next construction bid.
Learn how to prepare a proposal, organize bid requirements and present your company experience. Includes checklists and blank worksheets.
All guides
- How to respond to a construction RFP01A practical construction RFP response process: assess fit, map requirements, gather project evidence, draft the response and prepare for contractor review.
- Construction proposal compliance matrix02Build a construction proposal compliance matrix with a practical field guide and blank CSV. Track requirements, evidence, owners and review status.
- Construction statement of qualifications checklist03Prepare a construction statement of qualifications with relevant project histories, team resumes, references and required forms aligned to the owner’s RFQ.
- Should you outsource construction proposal writing?04Compare outsourced construction proposal support, an in-house writer and a mixed approach using pursuit volume, source readiness, review time and delivery scope.
- Using AI in a construction proposal: a review checklist05A practical ChatGPT and Gemini checklist for construction proposals, with a source-based prompt, fact checks and clear responsibilities for final review.
- A construction bid/no-bid checklist06Assess a construction pursuit before writing: review mandatory requirements, relevant experience, delivery capacity, commercial fit and proposal effort.
- Types of construction estimates07Order of magnitude, budget, detailed bid estimates, takeoffs and change orders: what each is for and when to use it.
- Types of construction bids08Sealed bids, RFPs, qualifications, design-build and CMAR proposals, subcontractor proposals and bid leveling.
- Estimate, takeoff or bid?09What each work product contains, and which one your decision actually needs.
- Plans needed for a painting estimate10The plans, specifications and commercial inputs that make a painting estimate reliable.
- Construction bid-preparation checklist11An organizing checklist for a response team working through a formal solicitation.
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