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Build a line-item estimate and bid for a construction job

A structured estimate with quantities, labor hours, materials, markup, contingency, and a bid summary you can check before submitting.

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The prompt

Help me build an estimate and bid for a construction job. Job and trade: [e.g. "tenant fit-out, electrical only", "bathroom remodel, GC"] Plans, specs, or site walk notes: [PASTE SCOPE NOTES, SHEET NUMBERS, SPEC SECTIONS] Quantities from my takeoff: [ITEMS AND QUANTITIES - e.g. "42 duplex receptacles", "180 LF 3/4 in. PEX"] Labor rates and crew: [LOADED HOURLY RATES, CREW SIZE, PREVAILING WAGE OR NOT] Material pricing I have: [SUPPLIER QUOTES - or "none yet"] Overhead, profit, and contingency targets: [e.g. "12% OH, 10% profit, 5% contingency"] Bid due date and format: [LUMP SUM / UNIT PRICE / T&M NOT-TO-EXCEED] Steps: 1. Organize the scope into cost codes or CSI divisions and flag anything in my notes with no quantity. 2. Build line items: quantity, unit, material cost, labor hours (state the labor unit you used), labor cost, equipment, subcontractor. 3. Add general conditions: supervision, permits, dumpsters, temp power, mobilization, cleanup, insurance and bond if required. 4. Apply overhead, profit, and contingency separately so I can see each. 5. Run a sanity check: cost per square foot or per fixture against the ranges I give you, and call out lines that look light. Rules: - Never invent prices or labor units. Where I have not given a number, show [ADD PRICE] or [CONFIRM LABOR UNIT]. - Separate alternates and allowances from the base bid. Return: the line-item table, a one-page bid summary, a list of assumptions, and a draft inclusions/exclusions list to attach to the bid.

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What to fill in

  • PASTE SCOPE NOTES, SHEET NUMBERS, SPEC SECTIONS
  • LOADED HOURLY RATES, CREW SIZE, PREVAILING WAGE OR NOT
  • SUPPLIER QUOTES - or "none yet"
  • e.g. "12% OH, 10% profit, 5% contingency"
  • LUMP SUM / UNIT PRICE / T&M NOT-TO-EXCEED
  • ADD PRICE
  • CONFIRM LABOR UNIT

How this prompt is built

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