bid-tender-review
Analyse a construction bid or tender package for scope gaps, risk-shifting exclusions, unit-rate red flags, and front-loading in the schedule of values. Use when asked to review a bid, level bids, check a tender for gaps, compare sub quotes, or vet a schedule of values before award. Produces a structured bid review with a gap register, exclusion risk table, pricing red flags, and an award recommendation with pre-award clarifications.
npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill bid-tender-review --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Bid / Tender Review Skill A low bid is only cheap if the scope is actually in it. This skill runs the review an experienced estimator or owner's rep would run before award: reconcile the bid against the bid documents, hunt the exclusions and qualifications that quietly shift risk back to the buyer, test unit rates against sanity ranges, and check the schedule of values for front-loading. The goal is a levelled, apples-to-apples view and a written list of what to clarify **before** signing — not after mobilisation. ## What This Skill Produces - A **scope gap register** — items in the bid documents but missing, excluded, or ambiguous in the bid - An **exclusions & qualifications risk table** — each one classified by who ends up holding the risk - **Pricing red flags** — outlier unit rates, unbalanced line items, allowances hiding real cost - A **front-loading check** on the schedule of values - An **award recommendation** with pre-award clarification questions (RFI-to-bidder list) ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided; if working from a thin brief, proceed and label every assumption `[assumed]`: - **The bid/quote itself** (pricing, exclusions, qualifications, allowances,
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Review Framework
- Output Format
- Bid Review: [Project] — [Bidder]
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
What does the bid-tender-review skill do?
Analyse a construction bid or tender package for scope gaps, risk-shifting exclusions, unit-rate red flags, and front-loading in the schedule of values. Use when asked to review a bid, level bids, check a tender for gaps, compare sub quotes, or vet a schedule of values before award. Produces a structured bid review with a gap register, exclusion risk table, pricing red flags, and an award recommendation with pre-award clarifications.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill bid-tender-review --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.