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tags:
  - occupational/takeoff
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title: PDI Breakdowns
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# PDI Breakdowns

## Location

### Bid Item: Site

* `Bid Item` = "1 - Site"
* `Area` = "2 - Site"
* `Phase` = "Site"

### Bid Item: Garage

* `Bid Item` = "2 - Garage"
* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Garage"
* `Phase` = "Garage"

#### Area: Stairwells Garage

* `Area` = "S - Stairwells Garage"

### Bid Item: Building

* `Bid Item` = "3 - Building"

#### Owner

##### Area: Building

* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Building"

###### Phase: Back of House (BOH)

* `Phase` = "Building - Back of House (BOH)"

Catch all for spaces not

* all bathrooms
* owner offices

###### Phase: Corridor

* `Phase` = "Building - Corridor"

###### Phase: Units

* `Area` = "Typical - Unit A"
* `Phase` = "UNIT - ..."

##### Area: Interior Amenity

* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Interior Amenity Building"
* `Phase` = "Interior Amenity"

High-finish, customer-facing spaces

> [!important] "Amenity"
> The most prominent examples of this `Area`
> are lobbies and guest/resident amenities,
> lead me to believe that

Typical examples include:

* lobbies
* fitness centers

Also includes

* finished restaurants
* meeting rooms
* event spaces

##### Area: Kitchen

* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Kitchen Building"
* `Phase` = "Kitchen"

Commercial kitchen spaces
defined by provisions for high-load equipment,
(ranges, ovens, walk-in fridges and freezers, etc.)
in significant quantity.

Does not include small "catering kitchens"
which only include 20A provisions
(microwaves, commercial refrigerators, etc.).

##### Area: Ballrooms

* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Ballrooms Building"
* `Phase` = "Ballrooms"

##### Area: Exterior Amenity

* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Exterior Amenity Building"
* `Phase` = "Exterior Amenity"

##### Area: Porte Cochere

> [!info] Also Known As
> * Drive-Up Area
> * Motor Court

##### Area: Stairwells Building

* `Area` = "S - Stairwells Building"
* `Phase` = "Building - Back of House (BOH)"

#### Tenant

Residents of leased units may accurately be called tenants,
but the unqualified "tenant" almost always refers to _commercial_ tenants.

These spaces seem to be, by definition, [[construction-methods#Core and Shell|shell construction]].

##### Area: Retail

* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Retail Building"
* `Phase` = "Retail"

Core and shell for mercantile occupancies.
Does not include finished restaurants

##### Area: Office Space

* `Area` = "XX - Level XX Retail Building"
* `Phase` = "Office Space"

> [!quote] [[joel-jansen]] to William Bonn 2025-12-05 (pp.)
> PDI Accubid `Phase` "Office Space"
> is normally used for core & shell retail office space.

Interpreted as tenant coworking space, a la
[Coworking & Office Space in St. Pete | Rising Tide](https://risingtidecowork.com/)
