Audit the estimate assumption register before submission
A review method for testing completeness, ownership, evidence, expiry, and conflicting assumptions in the estimate.
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Write a bid-close handoff note that a reviewer can use
A short, evidence-based note that captures decisions, assumptions, open items, owners, and the next review date.
Start the bid document receipt log before the takeoff
A practical control for recording when a bid package arrived, what it contained, and which items still blocked the takeoff.
Extract Division 01 obligations before the quantity review
A coding method for pulling general requirements, temporary facilities, submittals, and closeout duties into the estimate.
Trace drawing revision fan-out through the takeoff
A revision control method for finding every quantity, detail, and assumption affected by one changed drawing.
Reconcile the estimate summary to the detailed takeoff
A release check for rollups, cost codes, omissions, duplicate lines, and rounding between detail and summary.
Record long-lead equipment assumptions with an expiry date
A method for tying equipment lead time, submittal dates, options, and startup needs to the estimate assumption register.
Build a scope-gap question set for subcontractor quotes
A structured way to test inclusions, exclusions, schedule conditions, and interfaces before a quote is used in the estimate.
Tag every takeoff quantity to its source sheet
A quantity lineage method that lets a reviewer find the drawing, detail, scale, and revision behind each measured line.
Run a second pass on unit conversions before release
A focused check for units, conversion factors, rounding, signs, and derived quantities in the estimate.
Build an intake record for the bid package that survives review
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the bid package and bounded by honest evidence.
Map the source of truth for the addendum log
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the addendum log and bounded by honest evidence.
Onboard a VA into the addendum log workflow in the first week
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the addendum log and bounded by honest evidence.
Report the unit conversion without vanity metrics
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the unit conversion and bounded by honest evidence.
Review access before changing the RFI log
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the RFI log and bounded by honest evidence.
Run a weekly review for the bid package
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the bid package and bounded by honest evidence.
Run an exception queue for the unit conversion
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the unit conversion and bounded by honest evidence.
Sample quality for the change order without guessing
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the change order and bounded by honest evidence.
Set approval boundaries around the subcontractor quote
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the subcontractor quote and bounded by honest evidence.
Standardize updates to the bid close across the team
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the bid close and bounded by honest evidence.
Write a handoff protocol for the quantity takeoff
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the quantity takeoff and bounded by honest evidence.
Write an SOP for the quantity takeoff that people use
A source-bounded construction estimating guide for construction estimating teams, focused on the quantity takeoff and bounded by honest evidence.
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