A useful AMC comparison shows the offered price and the scope differences separately. Do not create an apparently precise adjusted total by guessing what an omitted service might cost. Ask the supplier to price or clarify the difference first.
Preserve each offer as submitted
Record the supplier's quoted amount, validity, equipment-schedule revision and stated exclusions. Keep tax treatment, currency and payment assumptions visible as quoted without inventing a tax calculation.
Then create a separate comparison column for confirmed differences. Do not overwrite the original offer.
Use scope questions before arithmetic
- Does each offer cover the same equipment?
- Are the same attendance assumptions being used?
- Are known repairs separate from planned maintenance?
- Is specialist attendance included or excluded?
- Has the bidder acknowledged the latest clarification register?
For example, one offer may include a return visit while another prices it separately. That is a scope difference to clarify; it is not evidence that either price is unreasonable.
Leave unresolved differences unresolved
Mark an unpriced item as awaiting clarification, not as zero. Where a bidder declines to price an item, explain the limit on comparison instead of manufacturing a complete total.
Use the completed sheet to support a decision alongside service scope, evidence and the proposed working arrangements. Lowest price is one commercial fact, not a complete assessment of suitability. This worksheet is a procurement aid rather than financial, legal or technical certification of a contract.
Service and quotation enquiry
For the wider scope, read Fire AMC tender equipment-schedule guide. Contact QSERV with the premises location, available equipment records and the question you need resolved. Confirm capabilities, exclusions and attendance in the written proposal.
