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Building Quote Template: Detached Garage

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

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About this example

This example is the fixed-price quote a small builder in Phoenix, Arizona, gives a homeowner for a 24 by 30 foot detached garage with a workshop: a concrete slab, timber-framed walls, a tiled roof that matches the house, render, an insulated garage door, a sub-board 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 fixed price. The price runs through six trade groups, from the foundations to permits and site work, with quantities and unit rates, 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 guarantee. The quote ends with a nine-week programme, three payments tied to inspections, the terms, the builder's licence and an acceptance block.

Who it is for

Builders and contractors who give homeowners a fixed price for garages, extensions, sheds and other small building 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 fixed price
  • Prices by trade with quantities, unit rates and tax
  • What the price includes and excludes, and the guarantee
  • A nine-week programme and payments tied to inspections
  • Terms, licence 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 building work is taxed where you are before you send it

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