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Construction Quote Template: Detached Garage

A 6-page construction quote for a detached garage and workshop: firm price by trade with tax, scope, exclusions, warranty, schedule, payments and terms.

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About this example

This example is the firm quote a small builder in Phoenix, Arizona, gives a homeowner for a 24 by 30 foot detached garage with a workshop: a concrete slab, framed walls, a tile roof that matches the house, stucco, an insulated garage door, a subpanel with 240-volt tool circuits and a circuit ready for an EV charger.

A quote, unlike an estimate, is a promise of a price, so this one is short and exact. The first page is a letter with the job in one sentence and a summary of the size, the time on site and the firm price. The price runs through six trade groups, from the foundation to permits and site, with quantities and unit prices, and Arizona's prime contracting tax charged on 65% of the price, as the law requires. A scope page lists what is included and what is not, explains what happens if the crew hits rock, and sets out the warranty. The quote ends with a nine-week schedule, three payments tied to inspections, the terms, the builder's license and an acceptance block.

Who it is for

Builders and contractors who give homeowners a firm, fixed price for garages, additions, sheds and other small construction jobs.

Inside and how to use it

What this example contains, and how to make it yours

What's inside

  • A letter and a one-line summary with the firm price
  • Prices by trade with quantities, unit prices and tax
  • What the price includes and excludes, and the warranty
  • A nine-week schedule and payments tied to inspections
  • Terms, license details and an acceptance block

How to adapt it

  • Say plainly that the price is fixed and what can change it
  • Tie each payment to an inspection the client can check
  • Name the hidden conditions you will price if you find them
  • Check how construction is taxed in your state before you send it

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