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+id: 2026-03-19T09:00:43-04:00
+aliases: []
+title: 2026-03-19 09:00:43
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/permanent
+  - status/draft
+  - type/periodic/timestamped
+dg-publish: true
+date-created: 2026-03-19T09:00:43-04:00
+daily: "[[2026-03-19]]"
+weekly: "[[2026-W12]]"
+monthly: "[[2026-03]]"
+quarterly: "[[2026-Q1]]"
+yearly: "[[2026]]"
+---
+# 2026-03-19 09:00:43
+
+## Pre-Takeoff Email Template Meeting
+
+### Scratch
+
+Meeting lead by Josh Ford
+to discuss acceptable use of [[conest-pre-takeoff-email-template]]
+
+***
+
+Reiterated intent to replace OneNote,
+however stated that OneNote might (even should)
+be used to track 
+
+Template should be pasted into the email body,
+not sent as attachment. 
+To be revisited in audit meeting [[2026-W13|next week]].
+
+Intent is too provide information to the bid team
+potentially to be qualified in future bids.
+
+***
+
+> [!example] [[sunset-amphitheater]]
+> Cummins generator was spec'd, quoted,
+> but not used in estimate because it was not cheapest.
+
+Josh, Corwin, Procurement
+to provide a list of "typical PDI manufactures"
+for Wire, Generator, Switchgear
+rather than include entire list from specs.
+
+> Wire:
+> * Encore
+> * Okonite
+> * Southwire
+
+***
+
+[[conest-pre-takeoff-email-template#Project Drawing/Detail Callouts]]
+
+High-cost impact items
+not mentioned in proposal
+not shown in Bid Sheet.
+
+* dimming in units
+* balcony pedestals
+
+***
+
+[[conest-pre-takeoff-email-template#Lighting Control]]
+
+Intent is to provoke conversation ahead of takeoff
+to prevent rework
+
+not necessary to list all areas
+if not applicable to project
+(code minimum)
+
+***
+
+[[conest-pre-takeoff-email-template#Tasks/Quotes Needed for WBS]]
+
+> BPM has both
+> tasks within bid round and
+> tasks outside of bid round.
+
+to be revisited in dedicated meeting
+
+***
+
+cc: Josh Ford, Corwin Fluitt, Jessalyn
+
+***
+
+Response from Bid is necessary within three days.
+
+"See proposal" is unacceptable response.
+Escalate issue.
+
+***
+
+> 1. ConEst deviates from specs based on direction from Bid.
+> 2. Awarded contract does not include respect for the direction
+> 3. Ops, not aware of direction, believes ConEst takeoff was in error.
+
+Intent is to improve transparency,
+an area the OneNote is poor in.
+
+***
+
+Only when we're touching a job for the first time,
+not revisions.
+
+***
+
+Other media were considered,
+but email text was determined to be optimal
+to prevent lost attachments and broken links.
+
+***
+
+Consistency in formatting is prioritized
+ConEst resources to be allocated by availability, not region.
+
+***
+
+Direction from Aaron to improve turnaround
+while maintaining standards
+including presentability of information;
+raise issues with missing BPM tasks ASAP
+rather than being the "task police",
+hounding Bid at the very end.
+
+> [!quote] [[2026-02-27_13-58-30]]
+> > [!quote] Peer @ 15:36
+> > > They (whoever _They_ is) want Bid to handle more volume,
+> > > which requires that Bid spend less time on a single estimate,
+> > > which requires ConEst to pick up slack to maintain the same rigor.
+> > 
+> > Where does this come from?
+> 
+> > [!quote] Me @ 15:53
+> > More baseless speculation.
+
+***
+
+"Why is Bid not providing this to us?"
+
+ConEst has more time to review.
+
+Intent is to have conversations before contract
+
+There will be bad estimates, bad proposals,
+but ConEst's role is to prevent PDI _from making bad deals_
+
+> [!quote] Joel Jansen, pp.
+> Similar could be said by Ops about ConEst.
+> ~~They have more time than us~~
+
+### Meetings to Follow
+
+* ConEst Audit Scorecard --- [[2026-03-25]]
+* BPM --- TBD
+* ConEst Town Hall --- TBD