Representative sample review

Walk through a sample bid review before a number carries forward.

Dummy data only. See how a team levels bids, reviews scope, compares the carried budget, and decides what needs clarification before award.

ReviewEvidenceBudget basisDecision brief

Riverside Health Centre Expansion

A fixed bid-review sample that shows how Beacon compares bid price, scope, carried budget, and economics questions before award.

Demo only
LocationBuffalo, NY 14203
CurrencyUSD sample
TypeHealthcare / outpatient expansion
Scale96,000 GSF
StageBudget carried before award

Which bid can we safely take to approval?

Fixed sample
Beacon answer

The apparent low bid needs scope clarification before award.

Proof point

Beacon compares the fixed bid tabs against Budget v3 and shows the scope items that change the award and project economics conversation.

Meeting line

We are not rejecting the low bidder; we are refusing to treat unmatched scope as savings.

Follow the project number before it carries forward.

What changed

The low bid does not carry the same scope.

The apparent savings depend on exclusions, allowances, and trade assumptions that do not match the carried budget basis.

Why it matters

Savings can become budget pressure after leveling.

Once missing scope is normalized, the comparable low bid moves above the number the team expected to carry.

Next review

Clarify before the award conversation.

The team should request scope confirmation before treating the raw low bid as usable savings.

Budget v3 hard-cost number: $68.4MThree submitted GC bid tabsOwner-provided cost history sampleFixed scope exclusions and allowance notes
Raw low bid$66.9M
Comparable low$70.1M
Budget gap$1.7M
Economics impactMargin risk
01Locked sample

Load fixed bid package

The demo uses a seeded bid tab and seeded budget. Nothing can be uploaded or saved.

02Budget v3

Compare against carried budget

Beacon checks the submitted pricing against the budget version and project economics the team is relying on.

03Needs review

Level scope risk

Scope exclusions and undercarried divisions are shown as review items before award.

The apparent low bid stops being lowest after scope and economics review.

Electrical looks low compared with the other bids

Submitted electrical pricing is 18 percent below the other bid tabs and needs fixture, low-voltage, and service-size confirmation.

Division 26

Envelope scope is not comparable

Storefront language is excluded from the apparent low bid, creating a budget question before award.

Scope gap

Sitework allowance is stale

The carried sitework allowance predates the latest civil update and should not be used as the final budget number.

Budget check

Do not award from raw low bid without clarifications.

Not exportable
Reason

The apparent savings disappear after comparable-scope adjustments against Budget v3 and the economics impact should stay visible.

Next action

Request scope clarification on electrical, storefront, and sitework allowance before committee.

Caveat

This is a sample decision brief. It is not connected to live bids, exports, or customer records.

Fixed example. No customer files.

No file uploads
No custom cost entry
No saved workspace data
No exports
No real customer records