Printable contractor worksheet
Commercial kitchen hood bid checklist
Use this checklist before signing a restaurant hood proposal. It separates the stainless hood package from fan and curb work, welded duct, roof or wall penetrations, makeup air, fire suppression, permits, electrical interlocks, balancing, and inspection support so a low bid does not hide missing trade scope.
Contractor bid review
Commercial hood bid checklist
Mark each line that appears in the installer proposal, then use the warnings to find scope that may be priced by another trade.
Scope coverage: 1/9 checked
Switch the hood type to hide items that do not apply to the quote.
Missing critical bid lines
- The bid may price the hood but leave out the fan, curb, electrical disconnect, or balancing work.
- A missing duct line can turn a low hood quote into a much larger project after plan review.
- The quote may exclude roof or wall opening work, which is often handled by a separate trade.
- A hood bid without makeup air can be incomplete for larger exhaust loads or tight buildings.
- Your quote may not include the wet-chemical fire suppression scope needed for grease equipment.
- Permit drawings or engineering may be outside the installer quote and billed separately.
- The mechanical quote may exclude licensed electrical or gas interlock work.
| In | Quote line | Estimate link |
|---|---|---|
Quote names Type I or Type II, hood length, baffle filters, lights, controls, and listed accessories. View Hood package | Hood package | |
Look for the roof or wall fan, curb, disconnect, installation labor, and any balancing scope. Ask: The bid may price the hood but leave out the fan, curb, electrical disconnect, or balancing work. View Exhaust fan and curb | Exhaust fan and curb | |
Grease systems should identify welded duct routing, cleanout access, shaft assumptions, and fire-rated work. Ask: A missing duct line can turn a low hood quote into a much larger project after plan review. View Welded ductwork | Welded ductwork | |
Confirm who owns cutting, curbs, flashing, waterproofing, firestopping, patching, and landlord approvals. Ask: The quote may exclude roof or wall opening work, which is often handled by a separate trade. View Welded ductwork | Welded ductwork | |
Review whether the bid includes tempered air, interlocks, controls, startup, and balancing. Ask: A hood bid without makeup air can be incomplete for larger exhaust loads or tight buildings. View Makeup air | Makeup air | |
Check for nozzles, cylinder, pull station, appliance layout, fuel shutoff, inspection, and tagging. Ask: Your quote may not include the wet-chemical fire suppression scope needed for grease equipment. View Fire suppression | Fire suppression | |
Identify who prepares mechanical, fire, electrical, structural, and landlord drawing packages. Ask: Permit drawings or engineering may be outside the installer quote and billed separately. View Permits, design, and inspection | Permits, design, and inspection | |
Look for fan power, makeup-air power, lights, controls, fire-system interlocks, and final tie-ins. Ask: The mechanical quote may exclude licensed electrical or gas interlock work. View Electrical and mechanical labor | Electrical and mechanical labor | |
Confirm startup, air balancing, fire-system test, final inspection support, and closeout paperwork. Ask: A low quote may stop at installation and leave startup, balancing, or inspection support unpriced. View Electrical and mechanical labor | Electrical and mechanical labor |
Print noteUse the printed copy during contractor calls and write model numbers, allowances, exclusions, and AHJ review questions next to each unchecked item.
Missing-item guidance
Hood-only quote
Ask whether the fan, curb, welded duct, penetrations, shutdown controls, startup, and balance are by others.
No suppression line
For Type I grease equipment, get the wet-chemical system, appliance layout, fuel shutoff, test, and tag priced separately.
Makeup air excluded
Confirm whether a mechanical designer has accepted the existing HVAC capacity before treating this as a real savings.
Permit allowance vague
Separate permit fees from drawings, engineering comments, landlord review, final inspection support, and closeout paperwork.
Reference estimate lines for bid review
Hood package
Grease-rated hood shell, baffles, lights, controls, and typical install hardware.
$16,500 - $29,750
Welded ductwork
Welded grease duct or code-appropriate exhaust duct with access panels where required.
$9,700 - $25,600
Exhaust fan and curb
Upblast exhaust fan, roof curb, disconnect, and typical setting labor.
$2,000 - $6,500
Makeup air
Makeup-air unit, tempering allowance, controls, and trade coordination.
$4,000 - $14,000
Fire suppression
Wet-chemical suppression system, nozzles, cylinder, pull station, and inspection allowance.
$2,500 - $8,500
Electrical and mechanical labor
Electrical hookup, controls, gas interlock coordination, balancing, and mechanical labor.
$3,250 - $12,950
Permits, design, and inspection
Engineer coordination, stamped drawings, structural review, or complex AHJ comments.
$3,000 - $6,000
Planning contingency
18% planning contingency for new build conditions.
$7,350 - $18,600