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Lock the comparison basis
Establish which documents, dates, addenda, alternates, and bid revisions control the review.
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Close Subcontractor Scope Gaps
90 min
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Turn competing trade bids into a leveled scope matrix, clarification log, handoff plan, and documented award recommendation.
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Catch scope gaps, double coverage, unclear allowances, and broken trade handoffs before they become change orders, delays, or disputes.
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What you'll do
This is the plan inside your prompt. Add your details first. Then follow these steps with ChatGPT or Claude.
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Extract each bid position
Pull commercial and scope terms from each proposal without interpreting silence as inclusion.
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Build one scope structure
Convert different proposal formats into a common set of comparison lines.
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Level inclusions and exclusions
Compare every bidder against the same scope lines and evidence standard.
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Find gaps and double coverage
Identify work that is uncarried, carried twice, limited differently, or based on conflicting assumptions.
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Confirm trade handoffs
Trace work across adjacent trades so each boundary has a clear starting point, ending point, and acceptance condition.
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Separate variable scope
Keep allowances, alternates, unit prices, owner work, and owner-furnished items from being mistaken for fixed included scope.
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Issue focused clarifications
Turn open issues into questions that produce usable written commitments instead of vague confirmations.
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Reconcile bidder responses
Apply written answers while preserving the difference between original scope and revised scope.
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Document the award scope
Select the best leveled bid and carry every material condition into the written award package.
Make Your Play
Close Subcontractor Scope Gaps
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Your situation
Describe the project, trade package, location, current phase, and planned award date.
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Select the current point in the bid and clarification process.
List or upload the bid instructions, scope sheets, drawings, specifications, addenda, schedule requirements, and proposed subcontract documents.
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Upload or paste each bidder's full proposal, including revisions, alternates, exclusions, assumptions, allowances, and unit prices.
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List the systems, areas, bid items, or cost-code sections that must be compared across every proposal.
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List suspected gaps, overlaps, trade boundaries, site constraints, or owner-furnished items that need extra attention.
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Describe the award rules, schedule needs, commercial priorities, and risks that should affect the recommendation.
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Paste or upload bidder answers, revised prices, proposal revisions, and unresolved response items.
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What you'll do
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01
Lock the comparison basis
Establish which documents, dates, addenda, alternates, and bid revisions control the review.
02
Extract each bid position
Pull commercial and scope terms from each proposal without interpreting silence as inclusion.
03
Build one scope structure
Convert different proposal formats into a common set of comparison lines.
04
Level inclusions and exclusions
Compare every bidder against the same scope lines and evidence standard.
05
Find gaps and double coverage
Identify work that is uncarried, carried twice, limited differently, or based on conflicting assumptions.
06
Confirm trade handoffs
Trace work across adjacent trades so each boundary has a clear starting point, ending point, and acceptance condition.
07
Separate variable scope
Keep allowances, alternates, unit prices, owner work, and owner-furnished items from being mistaken for fixed included scope.
08
Issue focused clarifications
Turn open issues into questions that produce usable written commitments instead of vague confirmations.
09
Reconcile bidder responses
Apply written answers while preserving the difference between original scope and revised scope.
10
Document the award scope
Select the best leveled bid and carry every material condition into the written award package.
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Assembled prompt
Beginner instructions
Start with one trade package and no more than three bids. Upload the bid instructions, current drawings or scope sheets, addenda, and full proposals. Check every cited bid statement before sending a clarification.
Advanced instructions
Run the review by trade package and revision date. Preserve an audit trail from original bid to clarification response to final scope exhibit. Test cross-trade interfaces against adjacent packages before recommending an award.
Use this when
You have two or more trade bids to compare, the proposals use different language, or scope questions remain before subcontract award.
You'll need
- Project summary
- Bid stage
- Governing documents
- Trade bids
- Scope breakdown
- Known interfaces
- Award priorities
- Clarification responses
You'll get
- Every bid normalized against one scope breakdown
- Every material inclusion, exclusion, assumption, and allowance compared
- Every scope gap, overlap, and trade interface assigned a status
- Every material clarification answered or logged as an award exception
- Every price adjustment tied to written bidder support
- Every award condition captured in the scope clarification
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- Every bid normalized against one scope breakdown
- Every material inclusion, exclusion, assumption, and allowance compared
- Every scope gap, overlap, and trade interface assigned a status
- Every material clarification answered or logged as an award exception
- Every price adjustment tied to written bidder support
- Every award condition captured in the scope clarification
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