[Your company name] · License # [License #]
Add or deduct alternates priced outside the base bid, and a list of what’s not included.
What’s in it
Your company and license number, bid number, date and valid-until date, who the bid is for, and the plan, spec and addenda dates you priced.
Sixteen common trades from general conditions to permits, each with a scope line and labor, material and subcontract columns.
Overhead as a percentage of direct cost and profit as a percentage of cost plus overhead. Excel adds them up to the base bid.
An optional rate applied to the material subtotal, for jobs where your state taxes materials that way.
Add or deduct options priced outside the base bid, with an accepted column and a total with accepted alternates.
Common exclusions to edit, clarifications, how long the bid is good for, start, duration, payment terms and signature lines.
How to fill it in
Bid vs. estimate vs. quote
FAQ
Who it’s for, the plans and specs it’s based on, a price broken down enough to compare, overhead and profit, alternates, exclusions, how long the price is good for, the start and duration, payment terms and a signature.
This template adds overhead as a percentage of direct cost, then profit as a percentage of cost plus overhead. Base the percentages on your own books, not a rule of thumb. The markup calculator shows how markup and margin relate.
Options the owner asked you to price separately from the base bid, such as an upgraded finish (an add) or leaving out part of the work (a deduct). They become part of the job only if the owner accepts them in writing.
Long enough for the owner to decide, and short enough that your material and sub prices still hold. Pick a period that fits your market and write the date on every bid.
Yes. It works as a bid sheet for any trade. For a homeowner job, keep the trades you need, delete the rest, and keep the exclusions and signature lines. For a simpler line-item format, use the estimate template.
Read every plan, spec and addendum, visit the site, and get written quotes from your subs. Price each trade’s labor, material and subcontract cost, add overhead and profit from your own books, price any alternates, list exclusions, and send it before the deadline with a valid-until date. In ECHOPS, estimates come from your own price book and go out as a link with open tracking and e-signature.
A bid sheet is a one-page or spreadsheet summary of a bid: each trade or line item with its cost, then overhead, profit and the total. Contractors use a bid sheet template to price quickly and compare subs’ numbers side by side. The Excel file here works as a free bid sheet template, and the PDF prints for pricing by hand.
Yes. The download includes a two-page printable PDF you can use as a construction bid form, plus the Excel file with the formulas built in. Use the PDF when you price by hand on site, and the Excel file when you want overhead, profit and alternates totaled for you. To keep subs, change orders and payments in one place once you win, see software for general contractors.
Related
Line items, tax and totals, with an Excel version that does the math.
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