Every GC knows the bid-day grind: 5 electrical subs, 5 different formats. One sends a 4-page detailed breakdown, another a single-line lump sum, a third buries a scope-killing exclusion on page 3. Manually leveling these into apples-to-apples takes a PM 3-4 hours per trade — on a 10-trade project, that's 30-40 hours of pre-construction labor. The Subcontractor Bid Leveler eliminates that bottleneck. Paste the SOW + the bids, get back a structured comparison in minutes. ## What's included - **Leveled comparison table** — each SOW line item mapped across all bids, color-coded covered / unclear / missing - **Normalized totals** — adds benchmark costs for missing items so you're comparing real numbers, not cherry-picked line items - **Red flag register** — suspiciously low bids, vague scope language, missing exclusions pages, open-ended allowances, unusual payment terms, missing insurance - **Scope gap register** — every SOW item not covered by ANY sub, sorted by dollar impact (prevents change-order surprises) - **RFI drafts** — ready-to-send clarification emails for each sub that needs follow-up before commitment - **Award recommendation sheet** — formatted one-pager for your PM or owner: recommended sub, runner-up backup, disqualification reasons with documentation - **Apples-to-apples normalization** — different unit-of-measure formats, T&M vs lump sum vs unit-price reconciliation - **All trades supported** — electrical, plumbing, HVAC, concrete, framing, roofing, drywall, sitework, structural steel, MEP, fire protection, low-voltage - **Exclusion + allowance flagging** — surfaces hidden scope gaps (sleeves, hangers, fire-rated penetrations, equipment startup, commissioning) buyers routinely miss ## Limitations - **Not estimating software** — pairs with PlanSwift / Bluebeam / STACK / On-Screen Takeoff for the actual quantity takeoff; this levels what comes back - **Not a bid solicitation tool** — pairs with BuildingConnected / iSqFt / SmartBid for sending invitations; this analyzes responses - **Not a contract generator** — produces award documentation; final subcontract goes through your legal review - **Not legal counsel** — bid protests + sub default issues need a construction attorney - **PDF OCR required** — works with text-pasted or OCR'd PDFs, email bid threads, typed summaries; image-only PDFs need to be OCR'd first ## Best fit General contractors and CMs running $1M-$50M projects with 8-20 trade packages per project. Especially valuable for PMs leveling 10+ trades simultaneously where 3-4 hours of leveling per trade = a full week of pre-con labor. One missed scope gap (a $20K-$200K change order at construction) wipes out an entire project's bid margin. At $49/mo, catching ONE hidden exclusion per project pays for years — and giving a PM back 30 hours of bid-week labor is the difference between bidding 4 jobs per month and 6.
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