Made for General Contractors
Qualify and Award the Right Subcontractor
120 min
Advanced
Decisions
Make a Decision
Need to Compare Options
Level competing bids, verify coverage and capacity, resolve exceptions, and prepare a clear subcontract award record.
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Use this when
You have two or more subcontractor bids for the same trade and need to choose, negotiate with, and award the strongest option.
You'll need
- Project and trade scope
- Bid requirements
- Bidder proposals
- Schedule and capacity needs
- Qualification requirements
- Decision priorities
- Commercial rules
- Risk posture
You'll get
- Every proposal checked for responsiveness
- Every bid normalized to the same comparison basis
- Every material scope gap assigned a severity and next action
- Every capacity concern supported by evidence or marked for verification
- Every pre-award blocker answered or carried into a written award condition
- The award recommendation approved and documented
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- Every proposal checked for responsiveness
- Every bid normalized to the same comparison basis
- Every material scope gap assigned a severity and next action
- Every capacity concern supported by evidence or marked for verification
- Every pre-award blocker answered or carried into a written award condition
- The award recommendation approved and documented
Sample
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Sample input
Project: Occupied office renovation Trade: Electrical Bidders: Atlas Electric at $412,000, Beacon Power at $398,000, and Current Systems at $427,500 Top priorities: Complete scope, reliable supervision, schedule, then total cost Known concern: Beacon excludes temporary power and doesn't identify a dedicated foreperson. Atlas includes temporary power but lists fire alarm as excluded. Current includes the broadest scope but requests material escalation after 30 days. Required start: May 6 Risk posture: Balanced
Sample assembled prompt
Preliminary recommendation: Conditional award to Atlas... Leveled position: 1. Atlas Electric: $412,000 submitted. Temporary power included. Fire alarm boundary unresolved. 2. Beacon Power: $398,000 submitted. Temporary power excluded and supervision not... Leveled total remains TBD until both... 3. Current Systems: $427,500 submitted. Broadest stated coverage, but open-ended escalation... Primary decision point: Beacon's $14,000 apparent... Atlas currently offers the strongest balance... Required award conditions: - Written scope... - Named dedicated foreperson and staffing... - Acknowledgment of all addenda. - Acceptance or marked resolution of... - Confirmation of required insurance and... Backup position: Keep Beacon active through... Don't release Atlas until every...