The front-end facts, read from the packet
Takeoff Tool reads bid date, completion date, bonds, prevailing wage, tax exempt status and warranty from the front of the Project Manual, each with its quote.
The problem
The facts that change your price sit in the front of the manual: the invitation to bid, the instructions to bidders and the bid form.
Someone has to dig them out on every job and type them on the cover sheet. A missed prevailing wage requirement changes the whole labor number.
What it does
- 01
Reads the front-end documents
The invitation to bid, the instructions to bidders, the bid form and the conditions. - 02
Pulls the cover facts
Bid date, completion date, bonds, prevailing wage, tax exempt status and warranty. - 03
Shows the quote
Each fact prints with the sentence it came from, so you can check it. - 04
Leaves blanks blank
If the packet does not state a fact, the report leaves it empty. It does not guess. - 05
Applies company rules
A rule can hold a job. For example, a labor agreement your company does not bid under.
What you get
- A cover block on the takeoff report, labeled as read from the packet.
- The source quote for each fact.
- A held job when a company rule says do not bid.
What it does not do
Said plainly, so you can plan around it.
- It does not give legal advice on bonds, wages or tax.
- It does not know your contact at the general contractor. You type the client and contact once.
Common questions
- Which facts does it read?
- Bid date, completion date, bonds, prevailing wage, tax exempt status and warranty. Each one shows the quote it came from.
- What if the packet does not say?
- The report leaves the fact empty. An empty field means the packet was silent, so ask the general contractor.
- Should I trust the bid date it reads?
- Check it against its quote, and check the addenda. Addenda often move the bid date.