Anatomy of a scope
A scope of work is a trade-by-trade breakdown of everything a job entails, built from your drawings and specifications and editable down to the line and the quantity. This page names the parts so the rest of the section makes sense.
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What a scope is for
A scope is meant to be used as a bid form. It spells out the responsibilities, assumptions and conditions a specialty contractor must account for, so the quotes you get back are comparable and complete. Struction writes one scope per trade it finds in the documents; you review, sharpen and send them.
The parts
| Part | What it is |
|---|---|
| Section | A category that organizes items for the specialty contractor: Inclusions, Exclusions, Coordination, Compliance. Each shows its item count, a System Generated tag until you edit it, and Shown to bidder. |
| Item | A single responsibility of the contractor (or, in Exclusions, a non-responsibility) needed for a complete scope. |
| Sources | Chips on the item for the drawing pages and spec sections that back it: sheet chips carry a page icon (A32-00), spec-section chips are tinted (04.22.00). The + under an item adds another. |
| Verified | Each item starts Unverified, because Struction's AI wrote it. Click the pill to mark it ✓ Verified once you've checked it against its sources. Verifying items before you send a scope to subs is strongly encouraged. |
| Bidder confirms | Shown on each item: the bidder is asked to confirm it in their response. |
| CSI code | Shown at the top of the scope (04 00 00). Scope names are CSI-based by default. |
| Stage | Where the scope is in your process, beside the CSI code: Drafted, In review, Ready to bid, Solicited, Receiving, Leveled or Carried. Click it to change it. |
| Version | The version button above the sections (v1.1) opens Version History. See Versioning. |
Tabs
A scope opens in the detail panel with five tabs: Scope & Bid Form, Quantities, Bidders, Schedule and Leveling. Scope & Bid Form holds the sections, then the bid form: Base bid, Alternates, Supplemental pricing and a link to the Project bid form shared by every bid package. Preview bidder document shows what a bidder will see.
In the Scopes of work panel
Each row shows the scope's name, its CSI code, its open-issue count, its stage, and how many of its items are verified. That ratio is the quickest read on where to spend review time.
Good to know — Work that doesn't belong clearly to one trade isn't forced into the wrong scope. It becomes a scope gap, on the Scope Gaps card beside the project card, for you to assign.
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