Getting The Professional Contractor to Bid Your Job

Like you, the professional contractor values his time and gets frustrated if he thinks a prospective client is not serious about the job or is merely price-shopping. Here are three ways to get a professional to take your project seriously and provide a qualified bid.

1. Tell the contractor you are only getting three bids. Even if he feels he can demonstrate good value in his bid, he knows you will be confused by ten different stories from ten different contractors.

2. Tell the contractor you are looking for the best value - not the lowest bid. A contractor who thinks you are only concerned about price might not inform you about better solutions.

3. If you were referred to a contractor or you saw his work and liked it, let him know. A professional contractor is interested in doing quality work. He knows it will result in referral work and secure his long-term success as a remodeling professional.