division-27-communications-bid-scope

name	division-27-communications-bid-scope
description	Whole-division starter rules for CSI Division 27 - Communications. Use when starting, triaging, validating, or packaging a commercial communications or structured cabling bid.

Division 27 - Communications Bid Scope

Company: Your Company CSI division(s): 27 Spec section hints: 27 00 00, 27 05 00, 27 10 00, 27 20 00, 27 30 00, 27 40 00, 27 50 00

Scope Rule

Base bid is limited to CSI Division 27 - Communications work specifically assigned to the bidder: pathways when assigned, structured cabling, racks, grounding, voice/data, AV, paging, intercom, and communications equipment. Electrical power, security, fire alarm, owner network equipment, service provider work, and programming must be explicitly included, excluded, or flagged before pricing.

Base Scope

• structured cabling
• communications pathways when assigned
• equipment racks and cable management
• telecommunications grounding when assigned
• voice/data outlets and patch panels
• audio-video systems when assigned
• paging and intercom when assigned

Terms That Usually Identify This Scope

• communications
• structured cabling
• data
• telecom
• fiber
• rack
• patch panel
• audio visual
• 27 00

Adjacent Scope To Exclude By Default

• electrical power
• security
• fire alarm
• utility service provider

Adjacent Scope To Flag Before Pricing

• owner equipment
• service provider
• pathway
• testing
• certification

Bid Package Workflow

1. Put source PDFs, spreadsheets, and addenda in bid-docs/.
2. Run contractor-bid triage <project> --profile division-27-communications.
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-27-communications 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.