Curious to the guys spending 2ish hours what total project size/cost would be?

I am typically investing about 8 hours putting together ballpark scope, proposal & some supporting documentation for 150-250k projects.

Additionally, a few hours will be spent in meetings going over paperwork, getting to know each other, building some trust, etc. So really a 10-12 hour investment.

It hurts when we don't win the job (very rare), but I do feel it's a good investment of our time.

When we get commitment from owner of GC we begin detailed design, drawings, etc.

Seem out of whack to anyone?