Pricing Transparency
Every quote on BidBro is written by the contractor who will do the work. BidBro’s job is to put those quotes in one format, side by side, next to the permit history, trade-licence records and imported reviews it holds for each contractor. Here is what goes in — and what does not.
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| Stage | What happens | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Brief intake | The homeowner describes the scope, location and timing and uploads photos. | Every contractor prices the same description, so quotes are comparable. |
| 2. Contractor pricing | Contractors in the trade and area price the brief — by hand or from an edited AI draft. | The number is the contractor’s, before any site visit. |
| 3. Side-by-side presentation | BidBro shows each quote in the same structure beside that contractor’s records on file. | Apples-to-apples pricing with the permit, licence and review context to judge it. |
| 4. Site visit and final bid | The homeowner shortlists, schedules walkthroughs, and the chosen contractor confirms a final price. | A contingent quote is a starting point; the final contract is agreed off-platform. |
BidBro does not run a pricing engine. It holds no market-rate dataset of its own and does not benchmark, normalize or re-price a contractor’s quote. The comparison you see is between the contractors’ own numbers.
What BidBro does hold — permit history, trade-licence records and imported reviews — is shown on each contractor’s profile with its source and count, so you can weigh a quote against the record behind it.
BidBro does not calculate the price itself. A homeowner publishes one structured project brief; contractors who take it on submit their own contingent quotes — line items, quantities, unit costs, markup and a contingency percentage — and BidBro presents those quotes side by side in the same format so they can be compared like with like.
Whatever it holds on file for that contractor: building-permit history from municipal permit records (typical scope and valuations), state trade-licence records, and imported customer reviews. Not every contractor has all three; the profile says which are on file and how many.
Contractors can use an optional AI drafting assistant that produces a first-pass line-item estimate from the brief, using regional market rates for the trade and the contractor’s own labor rate if supplied. The contractor reviews, edits and owns the number before it is submitted; the homeowner never receives an unreviewed AI figure.
A contingent quote is a contractor-submitted bid based on the structured project brief, before any in-person walkthrough. It typically itemizes labor and subcontractor hours, material and equipment budgets, permitting allowances, general conditions and overhead, and the contractor’s recommended contingency percentage. Contingent quotes let homeowners compare apples-to-apples pricing before scheduling site visits.
No. BidBro runs no pricing engine of its own and does not adjust, normalize or re-price what a contractor submits. The comparison a homeowner sees is between the contractors’ own numbers, read beside each contractor’s permit history, licence records and imported reviews.
Most homeowners receive their first contingent quotes within 24–72 hours of publishing a project brief. Timing depends on how many contractors in the trade and area pick up the brief.
Publish your project brief and receive contingent contractor quotes—typically within 24–72 hours.
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