Module 04 - Pricing Benchmark

Quote lines that don't look like anything MEP has paid before get flagged for a second look.

Active as vendor quotes return through Thursday afternoon. The tool flags; the estimator decides.

Artifact ready Thu noon → Lights up as each vendor quote lands. Updates the review list line by line.

What it reads

MEP's BOM and quote line items. For items with enough historical data, shows the past range and flags lines outside it. Items below the 5-tender threshold show their source quotes side-by-side instead.

On screen

A quote-review list with three labels.

In-range, review, or no-history. Bands appear once an item has shown up in 5+ past tenders. Below that, the page just shows the source quotes side-by-side.

Item This quote Past range Flag

Exhaust fan, roof Very common - band available vendor line, within past range

band in-range

VAV box with reheat Common - band available vendor line, sits above past range

outside review

Water closet, wall-hung Very common - band available vendor line, low end of past range

band in-range

Balancing report Very common - band available vendor line, sits below past range

outside review

Specialty exhaust hood Below threshold - no band yet vendor line source quotes side-by-side below threshold

Snow-melt manifold No history in MEP archive vendor line no comparison available no-history

What stays manual

Whether the line is wrong - or the historical range is wrong.

A flag means look - it might be the vendor, it might be the benchmark that's stale.