Alternate bid

A separately priced addition, deduction, or substitution to the base scope offered during bidding.

Why it matters

Confirm which alternates were accepted and carried into the executed contract, budget, and drawings. An unaccepted alternate is not part of the funded scope merely because it appears in a bid.

In practice

A project example

A roof upgrade is priced separately, but the signed contract retains the base roof assembly.

General educational guidance from KOW Building Consultants. Examples are illustrative, not project records. The applicable contract, standard, program, and jurisdiction control the requirements for a specific assignment.