Cost Drivers
Identify labour, materials, equipment and other requirements that may be understated or overlooked.
↗ PRE-BID PROJECT INTELLIGENCE
Know what you're
really bidding on.
Before you commit to a project, Zevran Solutions reviews the tender for cost drivers, scope gaps, contract exposure and risks that can turn a profitable job into a losing one.
01Submit a project
02We analyze it
03Receive your findings
PROJECT ANALYSIS● REVIEW
Commercial Mechanical
Package — Tender #24-081
Package — Tender #24-081
CONTRACT VALUE$1,840,000
EST. MARGIN14.8%
RISK EXPOSUREMODERATE
Schedule exposurePotential labour compression in final phase
HIGHScope ambiguityMechanical exclusions require clarification
MEDPayment termsReview holdback and progress billing language
MEDZEVRAN SOLUTIONS CONFIDENTIAL
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
The details that can
change the bid.
A tender can look attractive at first glance. We dig into the documents to identify the conditions, assumptions and obligations that can materially affect the economics of the project.
Scope Gaps
Surface ambiguous responsibilities, exclusions, missing details and areas that may create disputes.
↗Contract Exposure
Flag terms around liability, warranties, retainage, payment, indemnity and change orders.
↗Schedule Risk
Review milestones, sequencing, deadlines and other conditions that can create costly compression.
↗Margin Pressure
Connect identified risks to the project's economics and highlight where the expected margin may be vulnerable.
↗Bid Questions
Turn findings into practical questions and actions to resolve before the bid is submitted.
↗ SIMPLE BY DESIGN
You send the project.
We do the digging.
01
Submit your tender
Tell us who you are and upload the project documents you're considering.
02
We review the details
Zevran examines the documents for financial, scope, contract and schedule risk.
03
Receive your analysis
You receive a structured set of findings, risk areas and questions to consider before bidding.
SAMPLE OUTPUT
What the finished
analysis can look like.
ZEVRAN SOLUTIONS
Project Bid Analysis
Illustrative example · Commercial mechanical tender
MODERATE RISK
CONTRACT VALUE$1,840,000
EST. DIRECT COST$1,567,700
EST. GROSS PROFIT$272,300
EST. MARGIN14.8%
KEY FINDINGS
01
Schedule compression
HIGHSpecified completion window may require additional labour or overtime during the final installation phase.
02
Unclear scope boundary
MEDResponsibility for a listed coordination item is not clearly allocated in the supplied documents.
03
Payment exposure
MEDReview progress billing and holdback language before finalizing cash-flow assumptions.
BEFORE YOU BID
- Confirm responsibility for coordination item.
- Clarify schedule assumptions with the GC.
- Confirm billing milestones and holdback.
- Validate labour allowance against schedule.
Illustrative figures only. Actual analysis depends on the project documents and contractor assumptions.
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