division-13-special-construction-bid-scope

name	division-13-special-construction-bid-scope
description	Whole-division starter rules for CSI Division 13 - Special Construction. Use when starting, triaging, validating, or packaging a commercial special construction bid.

Division 13 - Special Construction Bid Scope

Company: Your Company CSI division(s): 13 Spec section hints: 13 00 00, 13 11 00, 13 12 00, 13 18 00, 13 21 00, 13 34 00, 13 49 00

Scope Rule

Base bid is limited to CSI Division 13 - Special Construction work specifically assigned to the bidder: pre-engineered structures, pools, special-purpose rooms, controlled environments, sound/vibration assemblies, and other specialty systems. Foundations, utilities, MEP connections, controls, permits, and delegated design must be explicitly included, excluded, or flagged before pricing.

Base Scope

• pre-engineered structures when assigned
• special-purpose rooms
• controlled environment rooms when assigned
• aquatic and pool systems when assigned
• sound and vibration specialty systems when assigned
• radiation protection or shielded rooms when assigned
• special construction coordination items

Terms That Usually Identify This Scope

• special construction
• pre-engineered
• prefabricated
• pool
• controlled environment
• cleanroom
• radiation protection
• sound isolation
• 13 00

Adjacent Scope To Exclude By Default

• earthwork
• concrete foundation
• electrical feeder
• plumbing piping

Adjacent Scope To Flag Before Pricing

• delegated design
• permit
• foundation
• utility connection
• controls

Bid Package Workflow

1. Put source PDFs, spreadsheets, and addenda in bid-docs/.
2. Run contractor-bid triage <project> --profile division-13-special-construction.
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-13-special-construction 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.