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title: "Bid | Drywall Glossary"
url: https://tapeandfloat.com/glossary/bid.html
language: en
author: James Grokman, CEO, TapeAndFloat
updated: 2026-10-28
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# Bid

**A bid is a firm price you submit for a job on a set of plans, usually to a GC who is comparing several subs.**

## Why it matters on a drywall job

- Bids are usually compared line by line, so missing scope or unclear exclusions can make yours look higher or lower than it is.
- A bid you don't follow up on is easy for a busy GC to lose track of.

## Related guides and tools

- [How to bid drywall](https://tapeandfloat.com/guides/how-to-bid-drywall.html)
- [Drywall bid sheet template](https://tapeandfloat.com/templates/drywall-bid-sheet-template.html)
- [Bid follow-up email scripts (blog)](https://tapeandfloat.com/blog/drywall-bid-follow-up-email-scripts.html)
- [All glossary terms](https://tapeandfloat.com/glossary/)

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