How to write a proposal that answers the request's items
The proposal that gets chosen is the clearest one: it answers each item the requester selected with included or excluded, and states the price basis, duration and exclusions. This guide shows how to build it step by step without promises you cannot prove.
Who this guide is for
Service providers submitting proposals on requests on Thibrh.
Read the request before you price
Open the request and read its specialty, property type, size, answers and additional details. Identify the items the requester selected, since your proposal will answer each one. If the request is not enough to price honestly, ask for clarification rather than assuming; if you do assume, state your assumption in the proposal. Make sure the request's specialty falls within what you actually deliver and within your licence if it requires one.
Answer item by item
For each item choose “Included” or “Excluded” and state the duration. If you offer an alternative or part of an item, explain it in the description. Write the method in the scope in specific language: what you will do, how and when, not generalities. State materials and parts: inside the price or separate, the number and frequency of visits, what needs additional approval, and what you expressly exclude. “None” under exclusions is not enough if something really is excluded.
Price and validity
State the price basis: a fixed amount with its cycle, or a percentage of a clear base. Say whether tax is included or added, whether the price is final or an estimate after inspection, and the proposal's validity and start date. Remember that what you write is a quote and not an invoice, and that invoices for your work are issued by you. The price is yours, and Thibrh takes nothing from it on this path.
What not to write
Do not promise a search result, ranking or client numbers you cannot prove. Do not describe your organisation as approved, certified or officially licensed merely because of an internal review or a subscription; the validity and scope of your licence are your responsibility. Do not name individuals or give addresses or tenant details. Review your proposal as the client would: do they know exactly what they will get, what they will pay and when?
Key points
- Read the request's items and answer each as included or excluded with duration.
- State price basis, tax, price status and validity.
- State materials, visits and exclusions expressly.
- A quote is not an invoice.
- No promised outcomes and no unproven approval claims.