From the course: Construction Estimating Bid Recap

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Bid proposal

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- [Narrator] Many times your estimate, or bid, is proposed to the customer by filling in a bid sheet, or form, with your final number. Easy enough. Other times, however, you need to submit a bid proposal in writing to the customer or owner. This is typically a business letter format with all the pertinent information relating to your price. Okay, so maybe we're not actually mailing letters as much as we used to, but we will use the same format and deliver by fax or email or some sort of electronic means. Welcome to the 21st century. If you've never written a professional business letter or need to brush up on the best way to do that, check out our library of courses on that topic. Here, I will review the key components of a well-written proposal letter. The letter has a clear heading. The individual and company that we're proposing to and the contact information. The subject of the proposal is also at the top. Then we go down, and we start talking about the proposal. We explain the…

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