Sent the bid. Now what?
What to say on day 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 so your bid doesn’t die in an inbox.
Residential and commercial wording. Copy and send.
Your follow-up plan
“Hi Dana, Mike from Smith Built. Your proposal for Cedar Ridge is in your email. The allowances are on page 1, that’s where most questions come from. Want me to walk you through it this week?”
“Hey Dana, it’s Mike. Any line on the bid you want me to walk through? Happy to swing by the site Saturday morning.”
“Dana: two things move the number most, the slab and the finish allowances. If either one gives you pause, I can show you where we’d trim without cutting corners. 15 minutes on the phone this week?”
“Hi Dana, Mike again. I’m setting the spring 2027 schedule this month. Want me to hold a start date for you, or let it go?”
“Dana, I’m going to close the file on Cedar Ridge so I stop bugging you. If anything changes, reply here and I’ll pick it right back up. Good luck with the build either way.”
How to use it
5 touches. Then stop.
Most bids don’t die from a no. They die from silence. This keeps you in front of them without begging.
Send the bid. Set 5 reminders on your phone.
2 min
On each day, copy the script and swap the names.
Each day
They reply? Stop the plan. Pick up the phone.
Reply = stop
No reply by day 30? Close the file. Move on.
Day 30
Commercial wording swaps “house” for “project,” writes to the owner’s rep or GC, and asks about scope and schedule instead of allowances.
