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Concrete project brief and written-scope comparison workbook
A concrete proposal is easier to compare when every provider receives the same project areas, intended use, observed conditions, access constraints and priorities. This helpful preparation resource from PickYourPro.ai gives you writing space for those facts while leaving measurement, investigation, design, specifications, construction methods and local requirements to qualified professionals and authorities.
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This is a preparation and proposal-comparison worksheet, not a design, measurement, soil or structural assessment, drainage evaluation, mix or reinforcement specification, construction method, demolition or excavation instruction, safety plan, code or permit guide, utility or property-line determination, contract advice, or legal advice. A qualified provider and other appropriate professionals must assess conditions and propose the work.
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How to use this resource
Describe the areas and conditions you can observe without diagnosing a cause, measuring for construction or directing work. Ask each provider to assess the site and put removal, preparation, forming, concrete and reinforcement specifications, joints, finish, protection, cleanup, contingencies and handoff instructions in writing. Give providers the same brief and separate confirmed scope from assumptions, allowances and exclusions.
Open the PDF in a form-capable viewer, save a copy, then fill it in. Reopen your saved copy to check your answers. You can also print the blank pages and write by hand. Your answers are not submitted to PickYourPro.ai.
MAP PREPARATION AND POUR SCOPE
Ask the provider to assess the site and propose every technical specification.
DEFINE PROTECTION AND HANDOFF
Put site protection, provider instructions, records and closeout in the written scope.
QUESTIONS FOR A CONCRETE PROVIDER
Use the same questions for each provider and record assumptions, exclusions and ownership.
COMPARE WRITTEN CONCRETE SCOPES
Use A and B in every box. Clarify differences before choosing.
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Concrete preparation checklist
- List the project areas and intended use without designing or measuring the work.
- Record only existing surfaces and conditions you can safely observe; leave cause and suitability to professionals.
- Describe access, staging, parking, occupancy and adjacent features that may affect the proposal.
- Ask each provider to separate removal and haul-away from investigation and preparation.
- Request provider-proposed concrete, reinforcement, forming, joint and finish specifications in writing.
- Clarify samples, tie-ins, interfaces, site protection, cleanup and any work by others.
- Ask how weather, site findings and other contingencies will be documented and authorized.
- Compare the same scope, assumptions, exclusions, schedule, handoff instructions, warranty and written terms.
Questions to ask a concrete provider
- What site review, measurement and investigation will you perform before finalizing the scope?
- What removal, excavation, haul-away, base preparation, forming and work by others are included or excluded?
- What concrete, thickness, reinforcement, joint, edge and finish specifications will your provider-led design or proposal document?
- How will elevations, tie-ins, drainage interfaces and adjacent surfaces be assessed and coordinated?
- How will access, staging, weather, hidden site conditions, protection, cleanup and scope changes be handled?
- What schedule assumptions, inspection or testing records, curing and access instructions, warranty documents and follow-up are included?
Write down the answers and any exclusions. If two proposals describe different work, clarify the difference before comparing their totals. Leave unanswered points blank until the professional confirms them.
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Optional next step: Create an account on PickYourPro.ai and start a Concrete request. Share the project areas, intended use, safely observed conditions, access constraints, priorities and timing so participating pros can compete with proposals. Compare provider-led assessment, removal, preparation, specifications, finish, protection, contingencies, cleanup, handoff, written terms and fit.
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Official references and scope
These are original planning prompts, with AI assistance, prepared by PickYourPro.ai. Official links checked October 12, 2026. This pack has not been independently reviewed by a licensed specialist.
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