Level the Vendor Bids
Lesson 4 of 6 · Property management & rentals
1 · Learn the move · Comparison matrix
A comparison matrix forces competing bids into one table with identical columns, so you compare like against like instead of reading three different sales pitches. Anything a bid doesn't state becomes UNKNOWN, a blank is not a zero. End with the honest trade-off, not a winner the numbers don't support.
Level these 3 roof bids into one matrix, scope, price, timeline, warranty, license/insurance. UNKNOWN where a bid is silent.
2 · Your turn. You write the prompt
You have three bids to re-roof a fourplex. Summit Roofing: full tear-off and replace, 20 squares, $12,400, 3 weeks, 10-year workmanship warranty, licensed and insured. Apex Exteriors: full tear-off and replace, 20 squares, $9,800, timeline not stated, 5-year warranty, licensed (insurance not stated). Crown Roofing: "replace roof," $11,200, 2 weeks, warranty not stated, licensed and insured. Write a prompt that levels these onto one comparison matrix.
Remember: the AI sees only your prompt, not this page. If the situation isn't in your prompt, it doesn't exist.
Optional. These shape the output when you run your prompt below, not your score.