How do you review a doors & hardware bid package?
By Harsha Reddy · Founder, FastBid24 · Published August 18, 2026
A dependable review of a doors and hardware bid package follows one sequence: structure every opening from the schedule, itemize every hardware set from its schedule or spec section, map each opening to its set, apply the conditional language per opening, and convert everything the documents can't decide into drafted questions.
The output isn't just quantities — it's quantities plus the flags and RFIs that make those quantities defensible on bid day.
The checkpoints that matter
- Every schedule row structured — marks, sizes, materials, ratings, remarks resolved to their note text
- Every hardware set itemized, with conditional rules kept as rules rather than averaged away
- Every opening mapped; unmapped openings and unused sets surfaced explicitly
- Existing-to-remain openings isolated as field-verification scope, never assumed reusable
- Remark-driven exceptions (under-height doors, finish-side notes) applied per opening
- Every undecidable condition drafted as an RFI with the affected openings attached
What good output looks like
One real anonymized package produced 40 structured openings, 9 itemized sets, 155 mapped lines, 16 openings held in review, and 5 drafted RFIs — delivered as a workbook where every number traces to its source row. That shape — counts plus questions plus traceability — is the standard worth holding any review to.
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