For general contractors

Invite AluVex Experts to bid your glazing scope. We price storefront, curtain wall, glass, entrance and window work for general contractors across the Chicago area, and work to your schedule from bid review to the punch list.

Scopes we price

Each scope links to what it covers. Most commercial jobs combine two or three of them.

  • SF

    Storefront systems

    Usually specified under Section 08 41 13, Aluminum-Framed Entrances and Storefronts.

  • DR

    Entrance doors and frames

    Usually specified under Section 08 41 13, Aluminum-Framed Entrances and Storefronts.

  • CW

    Curtain wall

    Usually specified under Section 08 44 13, Glazed Aluminum Curtain Walls.

  • GL

    Commercial glass

    Usually specified under Section 08 80 00, Glazing.

  • WN

    Windows

    Usually specified under Section 08 51 13, Aluminum Windows.

What to send with a bid invite

  • The drawings and specs for the glazing scope: elevations, details, and the door and hardware schedules.
  • The bid date, the bid form, and who the bid goes to.
  • The project address and the schedule, including when the openings will be ready.
  • Addenda as they are issued.
  • Your prequalification form, if you use one.

Send it to saad@aluvexexperts.com, or through the quote form with a link to the plans and the bid date.

How a job runs with us

The same order on every job, coordinated with your schedule.

  1. Step 1: Review and price

    We read the drawings and specs, or look at the opening, and price the scope in writing.

  2. Step 2: Field measure

    Openings are measured on site before anything is ordered, because buildings are rarely exactly as drawn.

  3. Step 3: Shop drawings

    On new work, elevations and details go to the general contractor and architect for approval.

  4. Step 4: Material and fabrication

    Framing is cut and assembled to the approved drawings. Glass is ordered to size.

  5. Step 5: Install

    Frames go in plumb, level and square. Then the glass and the doors.

  6. Step 6: Seal and adjust

    Perimeter sealant goes on, and doors and hardware are adjusted until they close and latch right.

  7. Step 7: Punch list

    We walk the work with you and close out every item on the list.

Where we work

AluVex Experts is based in Hickory Hills, Illinois, and works across the Chicago area. For a job farther out, call (331) 285-4974 and ask.

Have a job out to bid?

Send the invite with the drawings and the bid date, and we will review the glazing scope.

On a phone? Text a photo of the opening to (331) 285-4974.

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