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One printable page that turns a price into a proposal: the scope, what is included and what is not, the price, the schedule, the payment schedule, and signatures. Free, no watermark, no email gate.
One page. Prints on letter paper. Online, it opens with a sample bid filled in - change anything, then send it.
The full template - what you download is exactly this page.
It opens with a sample bid filled in - change anything, add your customer, then send it or download it as a PDF. Or describe the job and AI writes it, the way our free estimate generator does.
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An estimate says what the job costs. A bid proposal says what the customer gets for the money: the scope, what is not included, when the work happens, how the payments are split, and what you stand behind afterward. On bigger jobs - remodels, additions, roofs, light commercial work - the customer usually has two or three proposals on the table, and the clearest one tends to win, not always the cheapest.
This template is one page on purpose. Long proposals get skimmed; a page that answers the questions every customer asks gets read and signed.
The online version above starts from a hall bathroom remodel: demolition, a tiled tub surround and floor, a new vanity and toilet, a vanity light and exhaust fan, paint, and the permit. On the paper template the same job is a short scope list, a not-included list (no layout changes, no plumbing moved, no work outside the bathroom), and this price:
| Item | Qty | Price | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demolition and haul-off | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| Tile tub surround and floor (cement board, waterproofing, tile) | 1 | $4,200 | $4,200 |
| Vanity, top and faucet - supply and install | 1 | $1,450 | $1,450 |
| Toilet - supply and install | 1 | $350 | $350 |
| Vanity light - replace | 1 | $200 | $200 |
| Exhaust fan - replace and vent outside | 1 | $450 | $450 |
| Paint walls and ceiling | 1 | $475 | $475 |
| Building permit and inspections | 1 | $300 | $300 |
| Total | $8,625 | ||
Example numbers for a small hall bathroom, not a price guide. The plumbing, electrical, and paint lines use the middle of our trade price lists; the rest are typical mid-range figures.
A roofing proposal is the same page with roofing details in each section. In the scope: the squares and pitch, tear-off by layer, underlayment, flashing, ventilation, and cleanup with a magnet sweep. In the price: the shingle line with good, better, and best options, and decking priced per sheet as found. In the warranty: your workmanship years and the manufacturer warranty kept separate, because homeowners confuse the two. On insurance jobs, write the scope to match the adjuster's and put anything extra on its own line, so the homeowner knows what insurance covers and what they pay. The roofing square calculator turns length, width, and pitch into squares, and for a straight per-square quote the roofing estimate template is simpler.
For a small job with one trade, the contractor estimate template is enough. For a remodel or a build where the price needs to be broken out by phase, work it up on the construction estimate template, then send the total in this proposal. For the difference between an estimate, a quote, and a bid, see how to write an estimate.
A paper proposal gets signed when the customer gets around to printing it. FastEstimateMaker sends the same proposal as a page your customer opens on their phone - the scope, the price, and your terms - and they sign it there. Title it Bid or Proposal if you like. Optional upgrades can sit on the page for the customer to add, the deposit can be collected when they sign, and any change after signing goes out as a change order they sign the same way.
An estimate is your best price for the work. A quote is a price you will hold. A bid is the price you submit to win a job, often against other contractors, and a proposal wraps that price in the scope, exclusions, schedule, and terms. This template is a bid proposal: the price and everything around it.
A signed proposal with a clear scope, price, and terms works as a basic agreement in most states, but larger jobs deserve a full contract with change-order, warranty, and dispute terms. Rules vary by state, so have your contract reviewed locally. This template is a form, not legal advice.
Yes, below the base price, each with its own amount. Options let the customer move up without you cutting your base price, and they make your bid easier to compare against a single number from someone else.
15 to 30 days is common. Material prices move, and a valid-until date gives you a clean reason to re-price an old bid instead of honoring last season's number.
For small commercial and tenant work, yes. Formal commercial and public bids often require the owner's own forms, a bid bond, or AIA documents - use those when the bid package asks for them.
Speak the scope or snap the job - FastEstimateMaker builds the proposal with your line items and terms, sends it as a page your customer signs on their phone, and collects the deposit at signing.
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