division-33-utilities-bid-scope

# Division 33 - Utilities Bid Scope Company: Your Company CSI division(s): 33 Spec section hints: 33 00 00, 33 05 00, 33 10 00, 33 20 00, 33 30 00, 33 40 00, 33 50 00, 33 70 00, 33 80 00 ## Scope Rule Base bid is limited to CSI Division 33 - Utilities work specifically assigned to the bidder: water, wells, sanitary sewerage, storm drainage, fuel, hydronic/steam energy, electrical utilities, and communications utilities. Building plumbing/electrical systems, earthwork beyond utility scope, paving restoration, permits, and utility company work must be explicitly included, excluded, or flagged before pricing. ## Base Scope - water utilities when assigned - sanitary sewerage utilities when assigned - storm drainage utilities when assigned - fuel distribution utilities when assigned - energy utilities when assigned - electrical utilities when assigned - communications utilities when assigned ## Terms That Usually Identify This Scope - utilities - water utility - sanitary sewer - storm drainage - fuel distribution - electrical utility - communications utility - manhole - 33 00 ## Adjacent Scope To Exclude By Default - building plumbing - building electrical - landscaping - asphalt restoration ## Adjacent Scope To Flag Before Pricing - utility company - tap fee - permit - bypass pumping - paving restoration ## Bid Package Workflow 1. Put source PDFs, spreadsheets, and addenda in `bid-docs/`. 2. Run `contractor-bid triage <project> --profile division-33-utilities`. 3. Review `bid-package-working/takeoff/candidate-pages.md` (candidate pages plus scope signals). 4. Fill `takeoff/scope-pages-sources.json`, then run `contractor-bid build-packets <project>`. 5. Fill the takeoff JSON, then run `contractor-bid build-workbook <project>`. 6. Run `contractor-bid check <project> --profile division-33-utilities` before sending anything out. 7. 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.