Productivity
Price a construction job
A quantity takeoff and a priced estimate with the assumptions listed.
Fill it in
What is being built, in detail.
Every bid dispute starts with an unstated one.
And label it rather than burying it.
Your prompt
Take off and price this scope. [the scope] Quantify from the scope before pricing anything, and show the quantities. A number with no takeoff behind it cannot be defended when the client asks why, and cannot be adjusted when the scope changes. List the ASSUMPTIONS explicitly: what is included, what is excluded, what access is assumed, and what you priced as a provisional sum. Every dispute on a job starts with something one side assumed and never wrote. Show contingency as its own line with a percentage, rather than padding the rates. A padded rate is discovered during negotiation and costs credibility. Separate labour, materials and subcontractors so a variation can be priced.
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Why this works
Every dispute on a job starts with something one side assumed and never wrote down. This lists the assumptions and exclusions explicitly, shows the quantities behind the price, and puts contingency on its own line rather than padding the rates.