What should an electrical proposal to a general contractor include?
The price and exactly what it covers: the base bid, the scope by system, the addenda you priced, your exclusions and clarifications, the alternates and unit prices the bid form asks for, how long the price is good for, and your terms. A GC compares proposals line by line, so anything left vague tends to be read against you.
The project name, the bid date, and the documents you priced, with every addendum listed by number.
The base bid, and whether taxes are included.
The scope of work by system: distribution, lighting, branch power, fire alarm, low voltage, site work.
Exclusions: what you are not carrying, in plain words.
Clarifications: the assumptions your price rests on.
Alternates and unit prices, exactly as the bid form lists them.
How long the price is valid, and the schedule it assumes.
Payment terms, retainage, and your signature.
Write the exclusions from what you found
The best source of exclusions and clarifications is the list of scope gaps, conflicts and open RFIs you kept while reading the package. Anything you didn't price and didn't get answered belongs in the proposal, in writing. A gap left silent is the expensive one, because the GC will read the documents as including it.
Questions estimators ask
What's the difference between an exclusion and a clarification?
An exclusion says what you are not carrying. A clarification states an assumption your price depends on, so the GC knows what would change it.
Should I list the addenda I priced?
Yes. Listing each addendum by number shows the GC you priced the current documents, and protects you if one arrived late or was missed.
Can Bidprobe write the proposal?
It drafts it. Bidprobe builds the proposal on your letterhead from your issued price, with the scope systems and the exclusions and clarifications the bid check found, as PDF or Word. You edit it before you send it.
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