Real-Life Communication -- Solution
Here is how your cover letter could look:
Charles Sutter
Sutter Construction Company
143 Main St.
Sutters Home, NY 10010
Attn: Marsha Hall
Re: Construction Bid for Holly Branch Library
Dear Marsha Hall:
Enclosed please find my bid for total construction costs on the Holly Branch Library as outlined in your invitation to bid made on April 1.
You will find I estimate the total cost for construction on the library to be $750,000. The bid contains details of how that cost is to be broken down. As per our telephone conversations over the past few months, I have included all of the information you have requested.
If you have any questions concerning this bid or any of the information contained therein, please feel free to contact me. I would be happy to discuss the matter with you further.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to working with you in the near future.
Sincerely,
Charles Sutter
Being able to communicate is a large part of doing any job well. You will come in contact with a number of people on a day-to-day basis, whether in person or through other means.
"I have to understand what is required on any project," says Art Lamson. He is an estimator.
"I will respond to a request for a quotation and send out a request or information using a design drawing and a narrative scope. I do all of this through e-mail, fax, telephone, letter or face to face. And I use fax a lot because it is convenient. But if I'm not clear in my communications, then I lose customers."