Proposal Cost Breakdown
Those of you submitting bids/proposals to large GC’s / Customers, how often are you being asked to provide a cost breakdown for them / owner? Not for T&M or T&E tickets, on actual bids/proposals. I have a particular data center owner who has been sporadically asking for a labor,equipment, materials and OH&P breakdown. They are not asking for detailed labor rates, TIF, burden breakdown.
I’ve got mixed input from my internal management team if it’s a go/no go. Being that it’s a contract requirement on some of our newer proposals we’ve sent out, I am doing it (since our estimator is a stubborn mule and refuses) but it’s becoming more common on change order proposals for $50-$100K as well. The intent from my understanding on base bids is for tax liability but on change orders it seems to be more of a cost comparison/shopping on the GC/customer side.
I am curious how other managers / estimators feel about it?
Do you hate sharing that info but will if it’s required?
Will you turn down work if it’s required?
Does it not bother you at all?