What should general contractors ask for?
Coordinate trade boundaries, subcontractor quotations and general conditions before submitting a bid. Describe the decision you need the estimate to support and provide the current drawings. A measured schedule and a final commercial offer are different outputs; agree whether pricing, supplier comparison or quantities only are required.
- Division summaries
- Quote comparison matrices
- Base bid and alternates
- Trade interface reviews
How can your team review the package?
Keep drawing references, units, scope boundaries and pricing sources with the worksheet. Identify owner-supplied work, temporary measures and unresolved design decisions. Review representative rows and compare quote exclusions before relying on the total. The authorized contractor or owner retains responsibility for commercial decisions, while engineers and other professionals address their specialist questions.