Getting quotes
Audience: Property owners · 5 min
Prerequisites
- Your calculator breakdown with tier and region set
Steps
- Shortlist three contractors from the profiles suggested with your estimate.
- Send all three the identical scope plus your product selections.
- Set a single bid deadline and a site-visit window.
- Level the bids: same lines, allowances flagged, exclusions listed.
- Check license, insurance, and two recent references before signing.
Red flags
- A total with no line items
- Allowances over 30 percent of the total
- Pressure to sign before selections are made
- No change-order process in writing