division-23-hvac-bid-scope

# Division 23 - Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Bid Scope Company: Your Company CSI division(s): 23 Spec section hints: 23 00 00, 23 05 00, 23 07 00, 23 09 00, 23 21 00, 23 31 00, 23 34 00, 23 37 00, 23 74 00 ## Scope Rule Base bid is limited to CSI Division 23 - Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) work specifically assigned to the bidder: HVAC piping, equipment, ductwork, air distribution, controls, insulation, testing, and balancing. Plumbing, fire suppression, electrical power, structural supports, roofing, and owner-furnished equipment must be explicitly included, excluded, or flagged before pricing. ## Base Scope - HVAC equipment - ductwork and air distribution - hydronic piping when assigned - refrigerant piping when assigned - mechanical insulation - HVAC controls when assigned - testing and balancing when assigned ## Terms That Usually Identify This Scope - HVAC - mechanical - ductwork - air handler - rooftop unit - VAV - diffuser - hydronic - refrigerant - 23 00 ## Adjacent Scope To Exclude By Default - plumbing fixture - fire sprinkler - electrical feeder - roofing patch ## Adjacent Scope To Flag Before Pricing - controls - test and balance - roof curb - gas piping - structural support ## Bid Package Workflow 1. Put source PDFs, spreadsheets, and addenda in `bid-docs/`. 2. Run `contractor-bid triage <project> --profile division-23-hvac`. 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-23-hvac` 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.