Do I still do my own estimating?

Yes. We screen the invites and set your numbers; you price.

What trades do you work with?

We work with commercial painting and coatings, electrical, low voltage / AV / security, drywall and framing, concrete and flatwork, flooring, mechanical and plumbing, and sitework and grading contractors.

What counts as a qualified bid invite?

An invitation to bid on a commercial project in your trade and service area, from a GC, owner, or developer you have never submitted a bid to, with plans and specs available to price. Invites you received from that company in the past but didn't respond to don't disqualify it.

When does the 90-day clock start?

At go-live, 1–2 weeks after setup.

Is my pricing kept confidential?

Yes. Your pricing, payroll, insurance, overhead and job-cost information are kept confidential and used only to run your Bid Engine service.

What happens if I don't get 20 invites in 90 days?

We keep working at no additional charge until you do.

The process

A clear 90-day system, starting with a careful setup.

You keep estimating. We build the pipeline, screen what comes in, and give you cost numbers you can defend.

Setup (1–2 weeks)

Build the foundation before the clock starts.

We put together your capability profile, register you with GCs, owners and developers in your market, and collect the cost data that actually drives your bids: payroll, insurance and overhead.

Your 90-day guarantee clock starts at go-live — not the day you sign.

During setup

Capability profile built around your real trade, capacity and service area
Bid-list registrations with GCs, owners and developers in your market
Payroll, insurance and overhead collected to rebuild your baseline costs

The live system

What happens after go-live

Setup

1–2 weeks

Go-liveclock starts

Days 1–30

day 30

Days 31–60

day 60

Days 61–90

day 90

Setup runs first, then the system goes live. Your 90 days start at that marker — not the day you sign.

Days 1–30

Invites start flowing.

Every invite is screened within one business day with a one-page go/no-go summary covering scope traps, insurance and bonding requirements, and due dates. Your rebuilt cost numbers are delivered.

Invites reaching you each week

Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4

Illustrative — the pace follows your trade and market.

Days 31–60

Dial in.

We track costs on every job you win, compare them with the assumptions behind your bid, and keep expanding your bid lists.

What the bid assumed vs what the job cost

Labor

bid

actual

Insurance

bid

actual

Overhead

bid

actual

Illustrative — that gap is what we close on the next bid.

Days 61–90

Review the pattern.

We review your bid/no-bid pattern, check margins against real job costs, and tally qualified invites against the 20-invite target.

Tally against your target

20 qualified invites by day 90. If the dots aren't full, we keep working at no additional charge.

Read the full guarantee terms

What lands in your inbox

One page, sent the same business day.

This is the whole point of the screening step. You should be able to read it at the kitchen table, make a call, and get back to running jobs.

What's in scope and what's quietly excluded
Insurance, bonding and any paperwork the invite requires
The due date, and how much time you actually have
Our read: bid it, or pass and save the afternoon

Bid Engine screening summaryOne page · sent within one business day

Project: [name, city, scope of work]
Invited by: [GC, owner or developer]
Bid due: [date and time]
Insurance & bonding: [what they require vs what you carry]
Watch-outs: [scope traps, exclusions, long-lead items]
Our read: [why it's worth your time, or why it isn't]

Recommendation

GONO-GO

Example format. Every invite you receive is screened the same way.

Step by step

The path of a single invite

Every qualified invite runs the same short route, start to finish. Here's what happens at each stop.

1
The invite arrives
A name you've never bid to.
Plans and specs for a commercial project in your trade and service area, from a GC, owner or developer you have not submitted a bid to before.
2
Within one business day
We read the package first.
Scope traps, insurance and bonding requirements, exclusions and the due date get pulled out — so you're not spending two hours to find out it isn't a fit.
3
Same business day
A one-page go/no-go reaches you.
Enough to decide and move on: what's in scope, what it takes to bid, and our honest read on whether it's worth your afternoon.
4
Your call
You price it, or you pass.
Your numbers, your margin, your crew. We don't price the job for you and nothing goes out without you.
5
Logged
The result gets counted.
Invite, bid, win or pass — every one is tracked, so your bid lists and your cost assumptions both get sharper as the quarter goes on.

Your part

What we need from you

W-9

Certificate of insurance

Capability information

Current payroll numbers

Insurance and overhead numbers

One point of contact

Straight answers

Frequently asked questions

Click below, fill out the short form, and book a call. We’ll show you everything from A to Z on how it works, and whether it makes sense for your business.

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A clear 90-day system, starting with a careful setup.

Build the foundation before the clock starts.

What happens after go-live

Invites start flowing.

Dial in.

Review the pattern.

One page, sent the same business day.

The path of a single invite

A name you've never bid to.

We read the package first.

A one-page go/no-go reaches you.

You price it, or you pass.

The result gets counted.

What we need from you

Frequently asked questions

Do I still do my own estimating?

What trades do you work with?

What counts as a qualified bid invite?

When does the 90-day clock start?

Is my pricing kept confidential?

What happens if I don't get 20 invites in 90 days?

Click below, fill out the short form, and book a call. We’ll show you everything from A to Z on how it works, and whether it makes sense for your business.