Scope Build
The written scope, so every bidder prices the same job.
The scope is the document a contractor can price without guessing. A thin scope is where the change orders come from; a complete one is the board's best defense against them. TruPoint writes it from the Action Plan where one exists, or from a site walk where one does not, with the materials and details specified and the bid package ready to send.
What the board gets
- The scope of work, with the method and the materials specified, and what else needs attention while the crews are already there.
- The details a bid has to price: adjacent components the work will touch, landscaping and drainage, traffic flow, resident access, staging, and phasing across occupied buildings.
- The bid package, ready for the bidder list the board controls.
What we write scopes for
- Roofing. Tear-off scope, deck repair allowances, ventilation and ice-and-water detail, the line items Minnesota roofs live or die on.
- Siding. Fiber cement, engineered wood, steel, or vinyl, with the housewrap, flashing, and trim details spelled out.
- Windows and doors. Full-frame versus insert replacement, glass and frame specs that hold their seal at twenty below, and the perimeter sealant detail.
- Decks, balconies, and railings. The structural and attachment details a bid has to price, phased across occupied buildings.
- Landscaping and drainage. Flatwork, approaches, and the grading that keeps water away from the buildings.
- Water intrusion and envelope repair. Finding the source first, then scoping the fix, so it is repaired once.
Materials advice from the product side
- Matt Hardinger and his team have manufactured, sold, and installed the products on your walls and roofs.
- When the board is weighing fiber cement against engineered wood, or a mid-grade shingle against an impact-rated one, the answer is grounded in how those products perform in a Minnesota winter.
- Any relationship with a manufacturer or a contractor is disclosed to the board before we write the scope.
How it fits the reserve study
- The study says what is due and roughly what it costs. The scope turns that into a job every bidder prices the same way.
- When the scope is done it goes straight into Bid Processing, with the board's bidder list.
Put us on your next agenda for fifteen minutes.
Send us the two or three things keeping the board up at night. We read them before the meeting and present what fits. The review is free.