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REC 0001Public bid set · CO

We've read the bid set.

133 sheets · 9 disciplines
REC 0002A2.1.x · Arch

2,678 LF of partitions.

Level 1 · measured from the sheets
REC 0003FP2.1 · Room S103

The server room has no suppression shown.

RFI-02 · drafted before the pre-bid
REC 0004P7.1 vs E7.0

DWH-1 is on the plumbing schedule. Not the electrical.

6 kW · 208V/3Ø · no circuit
REC 0005Vacant lot · CO · public record

A 12" concrete storm pipe from 1922 runs into the lot.

City status: "planned removal" · public record
REC 0006Agreement §6 · CA

$1,000 a day, starting day 361.

Liquidated damages · public bid set
REC 0007EIA · weekly U.S. on-highway diesel

Diesel is up 84% since January.

Wk of 2026-01-05 $3.477 → wk of 2026-09-28 $6.382

Before the concrete, there's Formwork.

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Formwork // Bid set received
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Bid set received
Sheet 001 / 133
How it usually goes
  • Addendum 4 drops the day before bid.
  • Half the details say "verify in field."
  • Firestopping: "by others."

Nobody reads all 133 sheets.

Addendum_04.pdf · posted 4:52 PM3%
0LF partitions
0Openings
0LBS duct
0Air devices
0Light fixtures
0Data jacks
We did

Every wall. Every duct.

Estimate structure · sample · not a bid

Scope, organized.

Four things the drawings don't say.

We've read the set.

We know what's missing.

Before the concrete, there's Formwork.

Ingest
One public bid set · real sheets

133 sheets. Every one read.

0Sheets read · by discipline
A2.1.2 / General notes1 / 4
Crop of the drawing sheet behind the active RFI
Scope gap review · one real public set · 133 sheets

Four gaps. Before the pre-bid.

The record · beyond the drawings

None of this is on the bid drawings.

REC U-1922Vacant lot · CO
12" RCP · 1922

City-owned storm main. Runs into the lot. City status: "planned removal."

Src · city storm main records · public
REC U-1914Same lot · lot line
15" clay sewer · 1914

Private. 112 years old. No liner on record.

Src · city sanitary records · public
REC U-0081Half-mile square around the lot
81 segments

Sewer and storm pipe over 100 years old.

Age = 2026 − install year
REC E-2423Earthwork volume table · CA
~242,300 CY

Of cut. Before a single scraper is priced.

Src · public bid set
REC C-0006Agreement §6 · CA
$1,000 / day

Liquidated damages after day 360. Thirty days late is $30,000.

Src · project manual · public bid set
REC F-1935City fee schedule · eff. 01/15/2026 · CA
$19,356 / unit

Residential sewer impact fee. Not on any sheet. Owner's cost, collected at permit, connection or occupancy depending on the city. 120 units = $2.3M.

Src · development impact fee schedule
REC M-0084EIA · weekly U.S. on-highway No. 2 diesel · retail
Diesel +84% since Jan 2026

$3.477 the week of 2026-01-05. $6.382 the week of 2026-09-28. Record: $6.53, week of 9/21. If your cost book was printed in January, it is already wrong.

Src · U.S. Energy Information Administration · weekly retail diesel · wk 2026-01-05 $3.477 → wk 2026-09-28 $6.382
How it usually goes · the familiar pattern
  1. 01The engineer of record is two time zones away, running nine other jobs.
  2. 02Nobody walked the lot.
  3. 03The survey is from 2009. The geotech stopped at 15 feet.
  4. 04Utilities: Locate prior to excavation.
  5. 05Addendum 4 drops the day before bid.
  6. 06The low sub excluded firestopping. ██████████

You find it with the excavator bucket.

Or you find it now.

Before the concrete, there's Formwork. Send us your next bid.
Services · CO · UT · CA

What we read. What you get back.

01 / Bid WatchOngoing

The boards you bid.

Public agency portals and plan rooms across Colorado, Utah and California, tracked and matched to your trades.

Agency portals · plan rooms
02 / Quantities & EstimatePer bid

Traced to the sheet.

Every wall, opening, duct, fixture and device. Measured, priced by CSI division, in your format.

Markups · CSI estimate · your template
03 / Scope Gap ReviewBefore pre-bid

RFIs before the pre-bid.

Missing sheets. Unscheduled equipment. Disciplines that disagree. Written up while there's still time to ask.

4 gaps found in one 133-sheet set
04 / Bid LevelingBid day

The low bid isn't the low bid.

Sub numbers leveled against our quantities. Exclusions exposed. Plugs where coverage is thin.

Scope sheets · plugs · alternates
05 / Bid IntelPublic record

Know the room.

Public bid results, tracked. Who bid, how low, how often they win.

Bidders · spreads · hit rates
06 / Owner-SideOwners · developers

Check the math before you sign it.

Independent estimates, GMP review and draw reviews, from your side of the table.

Budget · GMP · lender draws
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How we operate

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Sourced

Every number points to a sheet, a clause, a fee schedule or a public record. If we can't source it, we don't say it.

Human-reviewed

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Built around your team

We work with your team to connect project information and develop custom tools around the work. The scope, pilot and review process are agreed before implementation.

Before the concrete,
there's Formwork.

The drawings. The spec book. The fee schedule. The ground under the lot. Read before you price.

Pricing

Priced by scope.

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Gap Check

$0

Send one set. We send back the scope gaps and RFIs we find. That's all.

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Subs · one trade

Trade Scope

$750 + / scope
  • Quantities + markups, one trade
  • Scope-gap notes for that trade
  • In your takeoff format
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GCs · whole set

Full Bid Package

Quoted on receipt
  • Quantities, every division
  • CSI estimate with markups
  • RFIs before the pre-bid
  • Re-run on the last addendum
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Owners & developers

Owner-Side

Custom
  • Budget & design-phase estimates
  • GMP and bid leveling review
  • Lender cost & draw reviews
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