{"id":100458,"date":"2018-02-13T05:27:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T10:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/?p=100458"},"modified":"2024-03-28T03:04:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T07:04:24","slug":"proposal-terms-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal Terms and Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Executive Summary:<\/strong>\u00a0Submitting a clear and concise proposal is an important step in getting the project off on the right foot. An ambiguous proposal welcomes dispute. Be complete in the listing of terms and conditions in your proposals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/370fAM9SEh5IjQhFuns0ai?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are terms and conditions?\u00a0<\/strong>Terms and conditions are provided in a proposal and meant to further define the scope of work. They also define the business end of the agreement: the payment schedule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are some sample terms and conditions?\u00a0<\/strong>After listing the bid items and prices, contractors should consider a minimum of three sections in their proposal: inclusions, exclusions, and conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Inclusions and exclusions modify the descriptions used in the lump sum or unit pricing. Here are some suggestions and it obviously depends if this is in your scope, or not, on whether it\u2019s an inclusion or an exclusion:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"623\"><strong><u>Inclusions and Exclusions<\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Excavation\/backfill<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Dewatering<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Rock excavation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Survey\/layout<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Hoisting<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Trade organization fees<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Rebar for masonary walls<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Mobilizations (# provided and additional cost per)<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Minimum of 1,000 sf of subgrade available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Testing<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Samples<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Subgrade within 0.1\u2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Overtime<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Plan sets<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Toilets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Dumpster waste<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Permits<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Safety Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"208\">Bond<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Specific insurance limits<\/td>\n<td width=\"208\">Builder\u2019s Risk insurance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Following the items above, the proposal can close with conditions\/payment terms such as:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Not subject to paid when paid<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Not subject to paid if paid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Not subject to retention<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Discount terms if paid early<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\">Net 30<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Cost per hour when we\u2019re standing by<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can I get a full list or a sample of Ts and Cs?\u00a0<\/strong>Your attorney can provide a great list, but that\u2019s going to cost you a lot of money. Do some research online. Also look at the quotes that you get from your subcontractors; the reason your older and more mature subs and suppliers have three pages of terms and conditions is because they\u2019ve likely gotten burnt on each item on each of the three pages. Here\u2019s another great source:<\/p>\n<p><strong>My story.\u00a0<\/strong>I always tried my best to think of every possible option where I could get in trouble. And there are plenty of great ideas above to get you started in this exercise. But, the big stinky here is that just because you wrote it on your quote, that\u2019s only half the battle. Now you have to make sure that all that work you did in preparing your quote is included in your contract. Many clients will not attach your quote to their standard subcontracts, and often times they aren\u2019t willing to take all of your terms and transcribe them into their document. This is on purpose. I was one of those guys \u2013 sometimes I only included subs\u2019 terms when they asked. Just keepin\u2019 it real.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/sj_2018-02-13-Proposal-Terms-and-Conditions-1.pdf\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#293a57;border-color:#212f46;border-radius:12px;-moz-border-radius:12px;-webkit-border-radius:12px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:0px 30px;font-size:22px;line-height:44px;border-color:#6a768a;border-radius:12px;-moz-border-radius:12px;-webkit-border-radius:12px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"> Download The PDF<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Summary:\u00a0Submitting a clear and concise proposal is an important step in getting the project off on the right foot. An ambiguous proposal welcomes dispute. Be complete in the listing of terms and conditions in your proposals. What are terms and conditions?\u00a0Terms and conditions are provided in a proposal and meant to further define the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":104556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281,50,40,38,266],"tags":[282,272,283,48],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Proposal Terms and Conditions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Submitting a clear and concise proposal is an important step in getting the project off on the right foot. An ambiguous proposal welcomes...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Proposal Terms and Conditions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Submitting a clear and concise proposal is an important step in getting the project off on the right foot. An ambiguous proposal welcomes...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SJ Construction Consulting, LLC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-02-13T10:27:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-28T07:04:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cognistrong.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1140\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gaurav Mehrotra\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Gaurav Mehrotra\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/\",\"name\":\"Proposal Terms and Conditions\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cognistrong.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-02-13T10:27:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-28T07:04:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4ed4100aeab94898a812ce73ed139b13\"},\"description\":\"Submitting a clear and concise proposal is an important step in getting the project off on the right foot. An ambiguous proposal welcomes...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cognistrong.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cognistrong.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1140,\"caption\":\"cognistrong\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Proposal Terms and Conditions\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/\",\"name\":\"SJ Construction Consulting, LLC\",\"description\":\"Helping the Construction Industry!\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4ed4100aeab94898a812ce73ed139b13\",\"name\":\"Gaurav Mehrotra\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bfb4580db7a75744d486b06a2bfce6aa?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bfb4580db7a75744d486b06a2bfce6aa?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Gaurav Mehrotra\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/author\/gmehrotra\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Proposal Terms and Conditions","description":"Submitting a clear and concise proposal is an important step in getting the project off on the right foot. An ambiguous proposal welcomes...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Proposal Terms and Conditions","og_description":"Submitting a clear and concise proposal is an important step in getting the project off on the right foot. An ambiguous proposal welcomes...","og_url":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/","og_site_name":"SJ Construction Consulting, LLC","article_published_time":"2018-02-13T10:27:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-03-28T07:04:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1140,"url":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cognistrong.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Gaurav Mehrotra","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Gaurav Mehrotra","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/","url":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/","name":"Proposal Terms and Conditions","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cognistrong.jpg","datePublished":"2018-02-13T10:27:14+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-28T07:04:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4ed4100aeab94898a812ce73ed139b13"},"description":"Submitting a clear and concise proposal is an important step in getting the project off on the right foot. An ambiguous proposal welcomes...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cognistrong.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/cognistrong.jpg","width":1600,"height":1140,"caption":"cognistrong"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/proposal-terms-conditions\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Proposal Terms and Conditions"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/","name":"SJ Construction Consulting, LLC","description":"Helping the Construction Industry!","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4ed4100aeab94898a812ce73ed139b13","name":"Gaurav Mehrotra","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bfb4580db7a75744d486b06a2bfce6aa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bfb4580db7a75744d486b06a2bfce6aa?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Gaurav Mehrotra"},"url":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/author\/gmehrotra\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100458"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100458"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101560,"href":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100458\/revisions\/101560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}