Level three vendor bids on real scope
Rung 2 of 10 · Comparison matrix
1 · Learn the move · Comparison matrix
Three roofing bids never quote the same roof. One excludes tear-off, one buries flashing in an allowance, one is silent on the parapet. And the low number wins the meeting while the exclusions win the change orders. A comparison matrix forces every bid into the same rows, quotes each bidder's own language in the cell, and marks EXCLUDED / ALLOWANCE / UNKNOWN instead of assuming coverage. Keep the rule that the AI never crowns a winner: the lowest price on incomplete scope is the trap the matrix exists to expose.
Which of these roof bids is the best deal? [PASTE]
2 · Your turn. You write the prompt
You're re-roofing a 60,000 SF flex building and three contractors sent bids ranging roughly $298.5K to $412K. The board wants a recommendation Friday. Before you can compare them you have to know whether the cheap one actually includes tear-off, flashing, and the parapet. Or whether those come back as change orders in month two.
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