Level three vendor bids on real scope

1 · Learn the move · Comparison matrix

Three site maintenance bids never price the same site. One mows twenty-two acres and one mows fourteen, and nobody says which acres. One includes sediment removal from the detention pond, one excludes it, one carries an allowance. The low number wins the meeting and the gaps come back as extras in the spring. A comparison matrix puts every bid on the same rows, quotes each bidder's own words in its cell, and marks EXCLUDED, ALLOWANCE or UNKNOWN rather than assuming coverage. Two rows matter more on land you are still building out. What the recorded stormwater maintenance agreement obliges you to do is the floor for pond scope, and a bid is only complete against that document. And whether a bid's acreage includes the unbuilt phase is the question your CAM recovery turns on, so the matrix names it and leaves it open. The model never ranks the bids and never states which acreage is right.

Level these three site maintenance bids in a matrix. Rows from the bids' own scope plus: acreage and area mowed, pond work against my recorded maintenance agreement, and whether unbuilt acreage is included. One column per bidder. Quote each bid; EXCLUDED, ALLOWANCE or UNKNOWN where it applies. Derived totals show math and are marked not leveled. No ranking. End with questions per bidder. [bids] [maintenance agreement if I have it]