| name | division-08-openings-bid-scope |
| description | Whole-division starter rules for CSI Division 08 - Openings. Use when starting, triaging, validating, or packaging a commercial doors, frames, hardware, glazing, or storefront bid. |
Division 08 - Openings Bid Scope
Company: Your Company
CSI division(s): 08
Spec section hints: 08 00 00, 08 11 00, 08 14 00, 08 31 00, 08 41 00, 08 44 00, 08 71 00, 08 80 00
Scope Rule
Base bid is limited to CSI Division 08 - Openings work specifically assigned to the bidder: doors, frames, access panels, entrances, storefront, curtain wall, windows, hardware, glazing, and louvers. Structural steel, low-voltage wiring, access control, painting, and wall construction must be explicitly included, excluded, or flagged before pricing.
Base Scope
- hollow metal doors and frames
- wood doors when assigned
- access doors and panels
- aluminum entrances and storefront when assigned
- windows and curtain wall when assigned
- finish hardware
- glazing and louvers when assigned
Terms That Usually Identify This Scope
- door
- frame
- hardware
- storefront
- curtain wall
- window
- glazing
- louver
- access panel
- 08 00
Adjacent Scope To Exclude By Default
- low-voltage wiring
- card reader
- painting
- structural steel
Adjacent Scope To Flag Before Pricing
- access control
- electric strike
- panic
- closer
- fire rating
Bid Package Workflow
- Put source PDFs, spreadsheets, and addenda in
bid-docs/.
- Run
contractor-bid triage <project> --profile division-08-openings.
- Review
bid-package-working/takeoff/candidate-pages.md (candidate pages plus scope signals).
- Fill
takeoff/scope-pages-sources.json, then run contractor-bid build-packets <project>.
- Fill the takeoff JSON, then run
contractor-bid build-workbook <project>.
- Run
contractor-bid check <project> --profile division-08-openings before sending anything out.
- Record user corrections with
contractor-bid learn and update this skill/profile when the correction should become a durable rule.
Guardrail
Do not silently price excluded or flagged adjacent scopes. Carry the scope boundary through the summary, workbook, proposal letter, alerts, and sendoff package.
