Construction bid document review

Addendum checklists before bid day.

Upload an addendum PDF or compare old vs revised bid documents. AddendaLens drafts required actions, changes to review, risk flags, affected sheets/specs, and source snippets.

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Drafts a first pass for estimator review. Not official bid review.

Fictional review index

Fairview Service Center

ADD. 03

Bid date

Aug 14 · 2:00 PM

Changed

Bid form

Attachment A

Replace

Sheet / spec

E-201 · 26 09 23

Review

Source check

5 page references

Open

Electrical trade focus · check issued PDF before bid updates

Product preview

A bid memo built for checking.

The output stays close to the source: practical actions up front, affected documents grouped, and page snippets easy to inspect.

  • bid dates
  • acknowledgments
  • revised sheets
  • spec sections
  • RFIs
  • source snippets
  • change memo
  • required before bid
  • affected trades
  • bid form

Example memo preview

Bid review memo

Bid risk: High
Project
Fairview Service Center
Trade
Electrical
Addendum
No. 03
Sources
5 page refs

Required before bid

  1. 1

    Update bid calendar

    Bid opening moved to August 14 at 2:00 PM.

  2. 2

    Replace old bid form

    Use Attachment A and acknowledge Addendum No. 03.

  3. 3

    Check revised lighting scope

    Review E-201 fixture tags and Section 26 09 23.

Source snippet

PAGE 3
“Drawing E-201 Lighting Plan has been reissued to revise fixture tags L2 and EM1 in the community room.”

Reason: revised electrical sheet

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How it works

A short path from issued PDF to bid review.

  1. 01

    Upload or compare PDFs

    Start with one addendum, or pair an old bid document with its revised issue.

  2. 02

    Review the drafted checklist

    Read required actions, bid risks, scope changes, and affected document references.

  3. 03

    Check source snippets

    Verify each important finding against the issued PDF before updating the bid.

Two review modes

Use the review that matches the documents.

Single document

Addendum checklist

Upload one addendum PDF and select a trade. Review bid-date changes, acknowledgment requirements, affected sheets/specs, risks, actions, and cited snippets.

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Old vs revised

Compare documents

Compare extracted text from old and revised bid documents. Review grouped changes with old/new page references in a document change memo.

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Early beta

Test with documents you can safely share.

AddendaLens is best tested with public, old, redacted, or non-sensitive addenda. The goal is blunt estimator feedback on what helps and what still needs checking by hand.

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Not official bid review.

Always verify against issued bid documents.