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Recommendation report
July 5, 2026
- Project
- Roof Replacement — Storm Damage
- Property
- Oakwood Apartments · 240 units · Dallas, TX
- Type
- Capital improvement
- Approved budget
- $150,000
Recommended contractor
ABC Restoration
Complete scope, under budget, lowest change-order risk.
95
/ 100 · Tier A
True cost
$142,680
Vs. budget
$7,320 under
Est. savings
$18,420
Change-order risk
Low
Bottom line. ABC Restoration covers the full project scope, comes in $7,320 under the approved budget, and carries the lowest change-order risk of the three bids. It saves $18,420 versus the next complete bid. The lowest sticker price ($128,900 from BuildRight Solutions) is not recommended — once its $62,420 of omitted scope is priced in, it becomes the most expensive option.
1Scorecard
Every bid, ranked by value — not sticker price.
| Contractor | Tier | Score | Headline bid | True cost | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC RestorationPick Complete scope, under budget, lowest change-order risk. | A | 95 | $142,680 | $142,680 | 100% |
ProBuild Services Complete scope but priced above peers; carries a decking allowance. | B | 76 | $158,900 | $161,100 | 97% |
BuildRight Solutions Lowest sticker price — omits $62,420 of required scope. | C | 62 | $128,900 | $191,320 | 71% |
True cost = the bid plus the consensus value of any scope it leaves out, so a bid can never look cheap simply by doing less.
2Why ABC Restoration scores 95
How the composite breaks down across the factors that matter.
Budget fit
Weight 25%
Under the approved budget by $7,320.
Scope completeness
Weight 25%
Covers 100% of the synthesized master scope built from all three bids.
Change-order risk
Weight 20%
Firm unit pricing throughout; no open allowances or TBD items.
Price reasonableness
Weight 15%
Within 5% of the peer median on a normalized (true-cost) basis.
Exclusions
Weight 10%
Includes permits, tear-off, and disposal; minor warranty carve-out.
Vendor quality
Weight 5%
10-yr workmanship / 30-yr material warranty; licensed, bonded, insured.
3The evidence behind the score
Six checks stand behind every recommendation.
Scope comparison
All three bids reconciled against one master scope. ABC 100%, ProBuild 97%, BuildRight 71% coverage.
Missing line items
BuildRight omits tear-off & disposal, ridge-vent replacement, and code ice-and-water shield.
Hidden exclusions
ProBuild excludes permit fees; BuildRight excludes disposal and code upgrades.
Price outliers
BuildRight's sticker is 19% below the peer median — a red flag, not a bargain.
Contractor readiness
ABC: license, GL + workers-comp insurance, and bonding verified.
Change-order risk
ProBuild carries an open decking allowance; ABC uses firm unit pricing throughout.
4Flags to know about
Risks surfaced across the bids, ranked by severity.
Critical · BuildRight Solutions
Omits tear-off & disposal, ridge-vent replacement, and code-required ice-and-water shield — $62,420 of scope the other bids include.
Caution · ProBuild Services
Carries a $6,000 allowance for decking replacement instead of firm pricing — a likely change order.
Info · ABC Restoration
Warranty excludes damage from future named storms (standard carve-out).
5Explain it like I'm the owner
The recommendation in plain English — no construction terms.
“We collected three bids for the roof. ABC Restoration is the one to hire. It does the complete job — tear-off, disposal, code upgrades, and all — for $142,680, which is $7,320 under the budget we approved. The cheapest quote looked $128,900, but it leaves out $62,420 of required work we'd have to pay for later — so it's actually the most expensive. Hiring ABC Restoration saves us about $18,420 and carries the lowest risk of surprise change orders.”
Prepared for ownership by J. Aponte, Regional Property Manager · Generated with BidsScores on July 5, 2026.
Sample report · illustrative data.
Deterministic factors (budget fit, price reasonableness, true-cost math) are computed and reproducible; narrative factors are AI-reviewed against the bid documents. Recommendations clear hard thresholds — if no bid qualifies, BidsScores recommends re-bidding rather than forcing a pick.