Estimating service

Bid proposals

A clear, professional proposal under your company name, with the scope language that wins bids and protects you after award.

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Every CSI trade
All 50 states
Usually 24 to 48 hours

Deliverables

What you get

Proposal under your name

Your logo, company details and license, formatted as a clean PDF and editable Word file.

Trade-specific scope

Inclusions, exclusions and clarifications written for your trade and your project's documents.

Price and alternates

Lump sum or itemized pricing, with adds and deducts laid out so the GC can level your bid quickly.

Terms that protect you

Payment terms, schedule assumptions and validity period, stated plainly.

Process

How it works

01
Send your documents

Share the bid invitation, plans and specs, plus your price or our estimate.
02
We draft the scope

An estimator writes the scope, exclusions and clarifications from the documents.
03
You review

Check the draft and tell us what to change.
04
Ready to send

You get the final proposal as PDF and Word, ready to submit.

Who it's for

Built for the way you bid

Subcontractors

Send polished proposals on every bid, even on your busiest week.

Specialty trades

Scope language for the border items that cause disputes in your trade.

Growing contractors

A consistent, professional format that makes a small company look established.

Frequently asked questions

Do you price the proposal?

We can. Add a bid proposal to a Pricing + Takeoff order and we'll write the proposal around our estimate, or send us your price and we'll write the proposal around it.

Will the proposal have your name on it?

No. It's your proposal, under your company name and logo.

Can you follow our existing template?

Yes. Send your template and we'll use it, or we'll use our standard format.

Is there a free option?

Yes. Our free Bid Proposal Builder creates a proposal PDF from your own inputs.