1. Slick’s Widgets

2. Rubric Deliverables Name/Slogan/Logo – Rough – Today
List of Deliverables – Today
Final Name/Slogan/Logo - ??
Network Topology - ??
Bill of Materials - ??
Purpose - ??
Scope - ??
Objective - ??
Budget Summary - ??
Draft Final Submission - ??
Final Submission - ??

3. How To Write a Bid Proposal

4. The Steps to Success
Break down the job into what types of work it will require. Examine the working conditions or space. Analyze the difficulty of the work.

5. The Steps to Success
Ask the potential client about all aspects of the job. Find out the details about expectations and what the final product should reflect.

6. The Steps to Success
Calculate the costs for any supplies or expenses you expect to incur.Supplies include any materials needed to do the job.

7. The Steps to Success
Review all information you have noted throughout the previous steps. If you notice that you have missed anything, add it now. Check to make sure you are making a profit from the job.

8. The Steps to Success
Write your bid proposal. All cost information should be in line-item form so that your client knows exactly what the bid includes. Specify any limitations, exclusions or stipulations for the bid.

9. The Steps to Success
Print your bid proposal on company stationary with your logo. Your bid should look professional and be accurate. Proofread it several times before printing the final copies.

10. Parts of the Proposal Title Page Preface Table of Contents Purpose
List Your Company Name and Logo
Preface
Write an overview of your proposal
At least one paragraph
Table of Contents
List all headings used and pages where they are located
Purpose
One paragraph (or more) showing the purpose of your proposal

11. Parts of the Proposal Scope Objective Literature Search Results
One paragraph (or more) showing the scope of the project.
Objective
One paragraph (or more) showing the objective of the project.
Literature Search Results
Listing of websites/books used to research proposal
Short synopsis of each article (Two or three sentences)
Project Deliverables
Bulleted listing of project timeline

12. Parts of the Proposal Schedule and Budget Summary
Table of all items to be installed with price of each item
Total price for the complete job
Remember your time expended must be counted and entered as part of the bid – pay yourself and your team, but remember it must be reasonable

13. Hawk’s Connections
Just call…we will drop in and fix it

14. PREFACE – “Who are we”
Experience
Past Accomplishments
Certifications
Previous Customers

15. Purpose – “Provide connectivity to business”
Benefit 1 –
Benefit 2 –
Benefit 3 –
Recap

16. Scope – “Connect all computer assets in 50K sq ft facility”
How 1 –
How 2 –
How 3 –
Recap

17. Objective – “Provide network for business”
How –
Why –
Benefit –
Recap