Scope desk
HarborPath Sourcing Scope Review for Residential Quotations
HarborPath Sourcing reads the residential brief before factories are asked to price it. The work is to make use, loads, jurisdiction, quantity, destination and exclusions visible. Independent sourcing service. Not fleetwood homes, and the desk does not claim authorized dealer status.
Send Project Requirements- Use and occupancy
- Footprint and section count
- Wind, snow, seismic
- Code jurisdiction
- Quantity
- Destination ZIP
Shell package against a completed building scope
A low unit figure and a delivered total are not the same purchase. Mark every line included, excluded, optional or still open. The buyer and the licensed designer keep the code decision.
| Line | Shell or kit | Turnkey scope |
|---|---|---|
| Primary frame | Often included as cold-formed steel or a light wood/steel mix the factory names | Included, with the grade written on the submittal |
| Floor system | Joists may be included; design live load must still be stated in psf | Floor, finish and the live load should be one package |
| Envelope | Panels or sheathing may stop at a weather barrier | Insulation R-value, windows and the exterior finish need a list |
| Foundation interface | Anchor layout is a drawing; the foundation is usually buyer work | Still confirm who designs piers, slab or crawl space |
| Set and utilities | Crane, mate-line and utility stubs stay outside the kit | Ask which of those trades the quotation actually carries |
| Documents | A plan set may be generic until the site loads are applied | Ask for calculations sealed for the jurisdiction, if the project needs them |
Standards such as IRC, IBC, HUD Code, ASCE 7 and AWS D1.1 are documents to request for the quoted system. Listing them here does not mean this desk or an unnamed factory holds the approval.
Questions that change the comparison
Which costs must stay on separate lines?
Freight to the destination ZIP, escorts for a wide load, the crane, sales tax, foundation work and utility connections. A factory ex-works number cannot be set beside a figure that includes those items.
What if the floor plan is still moving?
Freeze the footprint, eave or module height, and wet-wall locations before you ask for a number. A later bedroom move is a revision, not a change to the opening sheet.
Who checks the code path?
The authority having jurisdiction and the project designer. HarborPath Sourcing can list the missing load or the missing code edition. It does not issue a permit or a label.
Can two brands be called equivalent?
Not from a shared room count. Equivalence needs the same loads, the same insulation, the same included trades and a written deviation list the buyer accepts.
Send the scope with the exclusions still visible
The form collects the residential requirement. Optional budget and supplier preference are buyer notes, not a rating and not a price already in hand.