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Scope review

A scope review is a meeting or checklist. The general contractor and a subcontractor confirm exactly what the sub's price includes.

The GC runs scope reviews before bid day if time allows, and again during buyout. The aim is to find gaps and overlaps between trades.

The GC may ask a flooring sub about floor prep, moisture testing, transitions, base and protection. Each answer is a yes, a no or a price.

Have your takeoff open. Answer from what you priced, not from what you think you priced. Send a written follow-up for anything that changed.

A line-by-line takeoff with sources makes this meeting short. You can show where each quantity came from.

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Run a real bid packet through it.