Proposal fro Network installation

I would caution you against using some other individual's or company's template to prepare a proposal by you or your company. Your proposal should reflect you, not anyone else.

Now in terms of some basic elements any proposal should have, here is my short list.

Proposal should have an executive summary written to a business audience. This should outline the current situation briefly but with sufficient detail to indicate a true understanding of need or objectives. It should provide a high level explanation of the solution being proposed, and may include a total cost and time frame.

The proposal should have a technical explanation of the proposed solution. The intent is to have each technical requirement defined and addressed.

The proposal should respond in the required format if it is in response to a request for proposal.

A detailed parts list, project outline, and timeline sufficient to build from should only be provided if the proposal is paid for as a seperate billable item.

Now if I were selling equipment, I would vary that a bit and provide a parts list and pricing since my objective is to sell items. Design, installation, maintenance, and management are all add ons to the key objective.

If I were selling a solution, I would vary by focusing on how the solution meets the business objectives and saves time and money. A detailed design the customer could build from would be provided to emphasize why he should instead buy the solution from me.