Active project research

Bid Scope Review for Contractors

The bid documents tell you what to price, and they also leave things out. Nomic reads the drawings and specs together and lists the scope gaps and conflicts, cited to the sheet or section, while the bid is still open.

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01 / The documents you bid from

Read the drawings and specs together

Scope misses hide between the invitation, the specs, and the drawings. Nomic reads those files as one package and points at the sheet or section where a requirement shows up, or where it never does.

  • Start from the PDFs you were sent. A model is not required
  • Tie each gap to the sheet or section it came from
  • See conflicts between documents before you price them
02 / Your scope

Ask what your scope is missing

A GC asks across the whole package. A trade contractor names its own scope, such as electrical, and asks the same question of those sections. The workflow is the same either way.

  • Name the scope and the sections that should be in the number
  • List requirements that appear in one document and not another
  • Use the list while the bid is still open
03 / Before the number

You still price the work

The result is a cited list of gaps and conflicts. It is not a bid and it is not an estimate. You decide what to qualify, what to include, and what to ask before submission.

  • Qualifications you can write because the section is cited
  • Questions to send while the bid is open
  • One seat, so the person bidding can run it without a department
Outcomes

What teams get from this workflow

Gaps while the bid is open

Missing scope shows up as a cited sheet or section, in time to qualify it or ask the question.

GC or trade, same check

Run it across the whole package, or narrow it to the scope you carry.

Start on the bid you have

Start for free on this page. Individual is $20 a month when the next invitation shows up.

FAQ
Questions about this active project research workflow

Answers to common questions about this workflow.

Can Nomic find missing scope in bid documents?

Yes. Upload the drawings and specs and ask for scope gaps and conflicts. Each one is cited to the sheet or spec section. You can narrow the question to a single trade.

Does this produce a bid price?

No. It lists scope gaps and conflicts with citations. You still price the work and decide what to qualify.

What if I only have PDFs?

That is enough. Upload the drawings, specs, and any addenda. A model is not required to run the scope check.

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