We bought a 710' 3 room cabin on a small lake in WA last year. It is our full-time residence but until then, had been used only as a summer cabin.

We subscribe to the "Not So Big House" philosophy and will use sustainable products where feasible. So that we could minimize our impact on the land and allow for higher level workmanship and finishes, we are adding a total of 656'. All told it will be a 2br/2ba 1364 sq ft nantucket style shingle cottage.

We just signed the contract with our architect for the next level of construction drawings which are scheduled to be submitted to the county late July. We hope to break ground in the fall. We are unable to be the GC's because of our demanding work schedules but my father in-law, who has built his own home, is willing to take on that task for us. Since we don't have access to subs , we are considering using U-Build-it. They've provided us with an estimated cost to build our project and it is within our scope, but we would also like to send out for some competitive bids to various subs that we might like to contract with directly. I'm concerned about doing this because I don't want to pay "retail" and want "contractor pricing" Does anyone have a sample template of a bid request document that could be used to send to the various subs? I'd like to use something like that along with a statement of our project. Thanks for your help.