For Indiana professional buyers

Turn two to four roofing bids
into a concise approval memo.

This local worksheet helps a property manager, rental investor, or community-association manager summarize the written record for one eligible Indiana residential asphalt-shingle project. The owner or association makes every recommendation and decision.

Use it after comparison and before contract review.

Carry forward the original quoted totals, the status of important written questions, exact source references, and the next action requested. Missing support remains visible. The template does not normalize prices, calculate savings, score bids, choose a contractor, or turn the preparer's recommendation into a BidHound recommendation.

  1. Compare the written scope without uploading bids.
  2. Keep original totals separate from any later bid-leveling work.
  3. Trace warranty findings to the written documents.
  4. Record contractor checks separately from the bid comparison.
  5. Review the final written agreement after a decision.

Local approval memo

Organize the written record before asking for a decision.

Use anonymous labels only. Do not enter owner, association, resident, director, contractor, or property names; addresses; contact details; signatures; account or claim numbers; dispute narratives; or confidential information.

BidHound does not upload, submit, or save these entries. They remain in this page's temporary memory and clear when you reset or reload. Printing, print-to-PDF, browser restoration, device backup, or another application may retain a copy under your settings.

How many written bids are in this memo?
Private label

Bid A

Scope and quantities

Confirm the written work, quantities, alternates, exclusions, and project basis.

Allowances and unknown costs

Confirm allowances, unit prices, concealed-condition rules, and approval triggers.

Schedule and resident impact

Confirm start and duration terms, access, notices, staging, and weather assumptions.

Payment and change orders

Confirm deposits, milestones, final-payment conditions, and written change approval.

Warranty follow-up

Confirm the controlling workmanship and product documents, conditions, and source locations.

Contractor evidence

Record whether the separate license, entity, insurance, reference, and complaint checks are complete or unresolved.

Private label

Bid B

Scope and quantities

Confirm the written work, quantities, alternates, exclusions, and project basis.

Allowances and unknown costs

Confirm allowances, unit prices, concealed-condition rules, and approval triggers.

Schedule and resident impact

Confirm start and duration terms, access, notices, staging, and weather assumptions.

Payment and change orders

Confirm deposits, milestones, final-payment conditions, and written change approval.

Warranty follow-up

Confirm the controlling workmanship and product documents, conditions, and source locations.

Contractor evidence

Record whether the separate license, entity, insurance, reference, and complaint checks are complete or unresolved.

Decision request

Record the action requested by the preparer.

Printable review

Roofing bid approval memo

Audience
Not recorded
Private project label
Not recorded
Decision requested
Not recorded
Written recordBid ABid B
Quoted totalNot reviewedSource not recordedNot reviewedSource not recorded
Scope and quantitiesNot reviewedSource not recordedNot reviewedSource not recorded
Allowances and unknown costsNot reviewedSource not recordedNot reviewedSource not recorded
Schedule and resident impactNot reviewedSource not recordedNot reviewedSource not recorded
Payment and change ordersNot reviewedSource not recordedNot reviewedSource not recorded
Warranty follow-upNot reviewedSource not recordedNot reviewedSource not recorded
Contractor evidenceNot reviewedSource not recordedNot reviewedSource not recorded

Preparer's recommendation or conditions

Not recorded.

Reviewer decision or outcome

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

Items still open

Keep missing written support visible.

  1. Memo audienceChoose who will review this memo.
  2. Private project labelAdd a non-identifying project label.
  3. Bid A quoted totalChoose whether the quoted total is documented or not recorded.
  4. Bid A · Scope and quantitiesReview state has not been chosen.
  5. Bid A · Allowances and unknown costsReview state has not been chosen.
  6. Bid A · Schedule and resident impactReview state has not been chosen.
  7. Bid A · Payment and change ordersReview state has not been chosen.
  8. Bid A · Warranty follow-upReview state has not been chosen.
  9. Bid A · Contractor evidenceReview state has not been chosen.
  10. Bid B quoted totalChoose whether the quoted total is documented or not recorded.
  11. Bid B · Scope and quantitiesReview state has not been chosen.
  12. Bid B · Allowances and unknown costsReview state has not been chosen.
  13. Bid B · Schedule and resident impactReview state has not been chosen.
  14. Bid B · Payment and change ordersReview state has not been chosen.
  15. Bid B · Warranty follow-upReview state has not been chosen.
  16. Bid B · Contractor evidenceReview state has not been chosen.
  17. Decision requestedChoose the next action this memo asks the reviewer to take.

Each copy includes only the private bid label and fixed questions. It excludes the project label, totals, sources, recommendation, decision, and every other bid. Review before sharing; nothing sends automatically.

Consumer sources

Keep the decision traceable to written records.

The Federal Trade Commission recommends comparing written estimates, reading contract terms, putting spoken promises in writing, and keeping relevant records. The Indiana Attorney General's contractor guide recommends retaining the contract, change orders, warranties, and correspondence.

Official links and source wording checked September 26, 2026.

Inquiry only · No files or payment

Have an Indiana project question?

Read the fictional sample first. The prepared email asks for your city and state, residential asphalt-roof confirmation, bid count, role, main question, what decision the sample helps with, and what you would choose at $97. Completing the prompts may avoid a follow-up.

If you manage properties or association projects, also include approximately how many eligible roofing projects you compared in the past 90 days and when you may next need a comparison.

Do not send bids, attachments, street addresses, client names or payment information.

If the button does not open your email app, write support@trybidhound.com with the subject “Roof comparison inquiry”. Include the same project details above and no attachments or sensitive information.

No order, reservation, payment, document submission, delivery promise or subscription.

Scope and limits

This template organizes user-entered written information for two to four bids for one eligible Indiana residential asphalt-shingle project. It is a planning worksheet, not official minutes, a resolution, a procurement record, or proof of valid owner or board action.

It does not determine fair price, budget adequacy, savings, adjusted totals, roof condition, urgency, remaining life, required work, scope correctness, contractor qualifications, insurance, licensing, warranty coverage, claim eligibility, governing-document compliance, notice, quorum, voting eligibility, approval thresholds, conflicts, recusals, procurement rules, contract authority, enforceability, or record-retention duties.

Governing documents, association policies, applicable law, and qualified advisers determine the required process. Commercial roofing, low-slope systems, public procurement, insurance adjusting, engineering, reserve studies, legal advice, and accounting are outside BidHound's present scope.