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Three glazing bids on one job, already leveled. The figures are invented, the comparison is real — Harbourline is the low bid and not the low number once the firestopping and swing stage it excluded are priced in. Click anything: tick a scope line, take the alternate, open a citation. Nothing here is saved.

A
Submitted base bid
$774,950
Leveling adjustments
+$50,500
Leveled bid
$825,450

Lowest submitted, but not lowest once leveled

  • Perimeter firestopping at slab edge+$28,500
  • Suspended access for the curtain wall elevations+$22,000
B
Submitted base bid
$812,400
Leveled bid
$812,400

Lowest leveled bid

C
Submitted base bid
$903,100
Leveled bid
$903,100

+11.2% vs lowest leveled

Normalized scope comparison

Scope checklist with each bidder’s stated position
Scope lineAHarbourline Glass & MetalBCrescent CurtainwallCDelmar Architectural Glazing
Commercial & General
Assemblies
Glass
Building Interfaces
+$28,500
Access & Site
+$22,000
Testing & Warranty
Commercial terms
Warranty10 years on insulated units, 2 years on labour10 years on insulated units, 1 year on labour10 years on insulated units, 2 years on labour
IncludedPartialExcludedAllowanceUnclearNot mentioned“Not mentioned” means the proposal said nothing either way — which is not the same as excluding it, and is worth asking about.