Compare contractor bids
Rung 2 of 10 · Comparison matrix
1 · Learn the move · Comparison matrix
Two or three contractor bids never line up: one includes cabinets, one leaves them as an allowance, one is silent. A comparison matrix pins every bid to the same rows — scope, price, timeline, allowances, license/insurance, exclusions — so gaps show as UNKNOWN instead of hiding. The AI organizes the bids you paste; it doesn't judge who's cheaper on invented math.
Put these three bids in one matrix, UNKNOWN for gaps, then list the trade-offs.
2 · Your turn — you write the prompt
Your seller got three kitchen-remodel bids. Bid A: $48,000, 6 weeks, cabinets included, licensed. Bid B: $41,000, 8 weeks, cabinets as a $9,000 allowance, insurance not mentioned. Bid C: $52,000, timeline not stated, "turnkey," license number given. Write a prompt that levels them onto one matrix and surfaces what to clarify.
Remember: the AI sees only your prompt — not this page. If the situation isn't in your prompt, it doesn't exist.
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