Bid consulting · Landscape & snow

Bids that still workin February.

Fieldwise builds, reviews and defends commercial landscape and snow-removal bids — for the property managers awarding them and the contractors submitting them. Same work, priced accurately, described precisely.

Serving property managers & contractors across Southern NH

Snow bid cycle · Sep–Oct
Per-acre & per-visit pricingProduction ratesSnow trigger languageScope & exclusionsRenewal escalators
Who it's for

Same bid. Two very different reads.

The same contract looks different from each side of the table. I work both sides, so I know exactly what the other side is reading.

For property managers

You're comparing proposals that don't describe the same work.

Three contractors, three formats, three versions of what 'full service' means. I level the proposals against one scope so you're comparing real numbers, not marketing copy.

  • Line-by-line bid leveling across contractors
  • A written snow plan and RFP spec so every bidder prices the same scope
  • Budget ranges built from production rates, not last year's number
  • Scope gaps flagged before you sign, not after the first storm
For contractors

You're pricing blind and finding out in April.

The number that wins the contract isn't always the number that survives the season. I pressure-test the bid before it goes out.

  • Takeoff and production-rate review before you commit a price
  • Pricing that holds up in a heavy snow year
  • Renewal and escalation language so year two doesn't lose money
  • A walk-away number, so you know when to pass on a job
Services

Four ways to get a bid right.

Start with one bid, or keep a reviewer on call through the season. Every job's quoted after I see the scope, so you know the number before any work starts.

01

Done-for-you bid packages

Send the site list and the spec. You get back a complete, submittable package — quantities, assumptions and a proposal document you can put your name on.

  • Plan-based or walk-through takeoff
  • Per-visit, seasonal and per-acre pricing build-ups
  • Submission-ready proposal and scope of work
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02Most requested

Bid review & findings

Bring the bid you're about to send, or the ones you've received. I read it against the site and the spec, then write up what I find.

  • Line-by-line markup of the bid
  • Risk and gap register with dollar impact
  • Findings call plus a written summary
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03

Seasonal retainer

I'm on call through the bid calendar — landscape packages in late winter and spring, snow contracts in late summer and fall.

  • Reserved review slots each season
  • Snow trigger and per-event structure reviews
  • Renewal and re-bid strategy
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04

Snow plans & RFP packages

Before you ask for bids, I write the scope every contractor will price. That means a snow plan with trigger depths, service windows, priority areas, and exclusions, plus the RFP that goes with it. Every bidder answers the same questions, so you can compare the proposals apples-to-apples.

  • Written snow plan and scope of work
  • RFP or bid request package
  • Bid comparison sheet to level the proposals
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What I look at

Where bids leak money.

Most losing bids aren't wrong about the work. They're vague about it — and the vagueness is where the margin goes.

A bid isn't a price. It's a set of promises about work nobody has done yet.
01

Quantity takeoffs

Turf, bed, island and sidewalk areas measured from plans or walked on site. Snow: acreage, stacking space and haul distance.

02

Production rates

Hours per acre, per visit, per event — built from your equipment and crew, not a vendor's brochure.

03

Pricing model

Seasonal, per-visit, per-event and per-push compared against the risk each one puts on your books.

04

Trigger language

Snow call thresholds, accumulation triggers, treatment windows, and what happens in a bad week.

05

Exclusions & add-ons

Salt, hauling, ice management, spring cleanup — everything a client assumes is already included.

06

Renewal terms

Escalators, fuel adjustment, term length and the escape clauses on both sides of the contract.

About

Someone who's actually done the work

I’m Casey — I started Fieldwise after 10 years on the other side of the bid table.

I’ve spent 10+ years in commercial landscaping and snow — running plow routes, running crews, and pricing contracts from the inside on properties from single lots to multi-site portfolios. That experience taught me how bids are built on the contractor’s side, and where the details slip past anyone who hasn’t done the work.

I find those gaps before you’re the one eating the cost.

What that looks like

01

Read bids against the site

The spec on paper and the property on the ground are rarely the same job. I review the bid, the scope and the pricing against what the site actually demands.

02

Build submittable packages

Quantities, assumptions, pricing build-ups and a proposal document you can put your name on — for landscape season or snow contracts.

03

Write snow plans & RFPs

Trigger depths, service windows, priority areas and exclusions — one scope every bidder prices, so proposals can be compared fairly.

Based in Southern NH — working the landscape bid cycle in late winter and spring, and the snow bid cycle in late summer and fall.

Process

How a review runs.

Four steps, nothing to fill out first — from the file you already have to a number you can defend.

01

Send the package

Upload the bid, spec, site list or plans. One file is enough to start — tell me the due date with it.

02

I read the scope

Quantities, production rates, site conditions, exclusions, and the labor, equipment, and material costs that built the number.

03

Findings, in writing

A call to walk through what I found, followed by written findings you can act on or forward.

04

You submit sharper

Revised numbers and language, ready to send. If there's time, a debrief on what won or lost it.

Turnaround is set by the bid due date. Tell me when it's due and I'll say straight away whether it fits.

Request a review

Send the bid. I'll tell you what's exposed.

Property managers and contractors both start here. The file you already have is enough — I'll ask for the rest.

  1. 01

    Send one file

    A bid, a spec, a site list or plans — enough to read the work.

  2. 02

    A reply within three days

    With the gaps I need filled and the quote for the review.

  3. 03

    Nothing charged before you agree

    You'll have the number before any work starts.

Optional

I'm a

If you have one

PDF, Word, Excel or a photo of the plans. Used only for your review. Not shared with other clients or contractors.

Files are used for this review only

Questions

Before you send anything.