--- name: intake-gate-questions description: The 6 mandatory Rocky-input questions at Phase 1 intake. Block all worker prompts until all 6 are answered. authored_by: claude-code-orchestrator created: 2026-05-08 --- # Intake Gate — 6 Mandatory Questions Run via skill `lfo-intake-gate` at Phase 1, BEFORE any worker prompt is drafted. Use `AskUserQuestion` (multi-question batch) where possible. All 6 must be answered before Phase 2 opens. Each answer is captured in the orchestrator session log under `intake_envelope` and becomes a frontmatter block prepended to every worker prompt for the rest of the session. --- ## Q-1 — Initial scope confirmation **Question:** "Confirm scope for this bid. The 4 LFCS standard items are formwork S+I+strip, steel fix only, concrete place+finish only, curing supply+place. Which apply to THIS bid? Any bid-specific scope additions or carve-outs (e.g. Rate-Only items, OPTION items, Provisional Sums)?" **Default options:** - All 4 standard items - All 4 + bid-specific carve-outs (free-text) - Subset (which) + bid-specific (free-text) **Captured as:** ```yaml scope: formwork: yes|no|rate-only steel_fix: yes|no|rate-only concrete_pf: yes|no|rate-only curing: yes|no|rate-only bid_specific: - "" ``` **Gap-watch on this answer:** if Rocky's scope omits an item the drawings clearly show, fire G2-scope-omitted-vs-drawings rule, ask once. --- ## Q-2 — Site exposure category **Question:** "Site exposure category for this bid?" **Options (single-select):** - `immersed` — slab below MHW, in tidal zone or permanent water - `tidal` — slab in MSL/ISLW band or splash zone - `coastal-air` — slab above MHW but in airborne salt aerosol environment (e.g. seawall above tide line, beachfront) - `inland` — no marine exposure **Why this matters:** drives saltwater consumables uplift (+5% materials for tidal/immersed), tidal-window scheduling (Q-D1), productivity adjustments. **Coastal-air does NOT trigger saltwater uplift even when drawings spec marine cement / stainless reo** (durability margin against airborne salt, not immersion). **Captured as:** ```yaml site_exposure: immersed|tidal|coastal-air|inland ``` **Gap-watch on this answer:** if Rocky says `coastal-air` AND drawings spec stainless 316 reo + marine cement Type LH/SR + sulphate-resistant footings → log the design-spec / site-classification distinction in session log (do NOT reclassify; Rocky's call stands). This prevents 2630-style auto-tidal classification. --- ## Q-3 — Labour rate **Question:** "Labour rate for this bid? Default is $95/hr blended (8hr × $85 + 2hr × $105 + 1hr × $120 ÷ 10 hrs nominal). Override?" **Options:** - Default $95/hr — confirm - Override — supply blended rate + build-up **Override drivers** (offer as suggestion if Rocky overrides): - Programme intensity (low OT exposure → lower) - Crew composition (more leading-hand → higher) - LAFHA already separate, NOT in blend **Captured as:** ```yaml labour: blended_rate_aud_per_hr: 95.00 buildup_text: "8hr × $85 + 2hr × $105 + 1hr × $120 ÷ 10hr" override: false ``` --- ## Q-4 — Margin + contingency **Question:** "Margin + contingency for this bid? Default: labour direct × 1.10 cont × 1.15 margin = 1.265 loaded; materials direct × 1.15 margin × 1.10 cont = 1.265 loaded. Override?" **Options:** - Default — confirm - Override (per category) — supply percentages + ordering **Per-job override drivers:** - Design maturity: full IFC = 10% cont default. 90% Design might be 7-8%. 60% Concept might be 12-15%. - Pricing posture: defensible-for-variations vs aggressive-to-win. **Captured as:** ```yaml margin_contingency: labour: contingency_pct: 10 margin_pct: 15 sequence: cont-then-margin loaded_multiplier: 1.265 materials: margin_pct: 15 contingency_pct: 10 sequence: margin-then-cont loaded_multiplier: 1.265 override: false posture: defensible-for-variations ``` --- ## Q-5 — Adverse weather posture **Question:** "Adverse weather posture? Default is exclude as variation at day-labour rates. Include in prelims at 1 day/fortnight (~5%)?" **Options:** - Default exclude — confirm - Include (specify days/fortnight + cost basis) **Cost-basis formula** if include: `days × crew × hours × blended_rate`. **Captured as:** ```yaml adverse_weather: posture: exclude|include days_per_fortnight: 0|1 prelim_allowance_aud: 0.00 ``` --- ## Q-6 — LAFHA in or out **Question:** "LAFHA in or out for this bid? Sydney crew on remote regional site = IN; Sydney site or local crew = OUT." **Options:** - Out - In — supply rate per Rate Card V1.7 **Captured as:** ```yaml lafha: in_or_out: in|out rate_aud_per_day: 0.00 notes: "" ``` --- ## Intake envelope (post-Q1..Q6) The orchestrator combines all 6 answers into a single envelope block prepended to every worker prompt: ```markdown job_no: 2631 session_id: intake_locked_at: 2026-05-08T14:30:00+10:00 scope: formwork: yes steel_fix: yes concrete_pf: yes curing: yes bid_specific: [] site_exposure: coastal-air labour: blended_rate_aud_per_hr: 95.00 buildup_text: "8hr × $85 + 2hr × $105 + 1hr × $120 ÷ 10hr" margin_contingency: labour: { contingency_pct: 10, margin_pct: 15, sequence: cont-then-margin, loaded_multiplier: 1.265 } materials: { margin_pct: 15, contingency_pct: 10, sequence: margin-then-cont, loaded_multiplier: 1.265 } posture: defensible-for-variations adverse_weather: posture: include days_per_fortnight: 1 prelim_allowance_aud: 15200.00 lafha: in_or_out: in rate_aud_per_day: 165.00 notes: "Sydney crew on Wollongong site" ``` The worker reads this envelope and treats every field as locked. Worker-side `lfcs-pre-grill` skips Q-A0/Q-A4–Q-A7 (already locked); proceeds to Q-A1/A2/A3 supply, Q-B/C/D/E/F/G as normal. If Rocky changes any locked value mid-session: orchestrator detects the conflict (§7 trigger 2 — two locked decisions contradict), surfaces, asks which stands. New envelope replaces old; session log records the change with backlink.