The best way to compare contractor quotes in Québec

Short answer

Make every contractor price the same job, compare the offers side by side, and check each contractor's RBQ licence before you hire. On Bidit you answer the request form's questions once (trade, type of work, property, scope, materials, permits, start date, budget); every business that makes an offer prices those same answers, privately, and you see all the offers on one page before you choose one, or none.

Quotes are only comparable when they price the same job. Most gaps between quotes come from different assumptions about scope, materials, permits and timing, so settle those in the request instead of in each phone call.

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What changes the price

The request form asks these questions; businesses see your answers when they price the job.

Trade needed: The trade decides which businesses are asked. For a job that needs several trades, the form suggests a general contractor, who coordinates the rest.
What are you doing?: Repair, renovation, new build, addition, installation, maintenance or emergency: it changes permits and timelines.
How will materials be handled?: Whether the business supplies the materials or installs yours. Two quotes that differ on this are not pricing the same job.
Permits status: Asked for renovations, new builds and additions: whether you already have the permits or the contractor should handle them.
When should work start?: When the work must start.
Budget range (CAD): A range, or "Not sure — guide me". It tells businesses the size of job you have in mind.

Your name, email, phone number and address are not shown to businesses before you choose an offer. The job site question asks only for a neighbourhood or city; only the business you choose receives your contact details.

What to check before you hire

In Québec, most construction work requires a licence from the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ). Before you hire, look the business up in the RBQ licence holder directory and check that its licence is active and covers the work. RBQ licence holder directory.

Every offer carries one of three labels: "Licence verified" (Bidit has verified it), "Licence not yet verified by Bidit" or "No licence number provided". A business can make an offer before Bidit has verified it, so read the label before you choose.

Ask each business what its offer includes and excludes (materials, permits, cleanup, disposal) and how long it is valid.
Get the agreed scope, price and schedule in writing from the business you choose before work starts.

How Bidit works for this job

Describe what you need once. It's free.
Bidit sends your request to businesses registered for the category and your area, and may invite other local businesses. A request sent by an AI assistant goes out only after you confirm it by email.
Businesses send private offers until the deadline. Your contact details are removed from what they see.
You compare the offers and choose one on the Bidit website, or none.

For a Québec job in a trade Bidit maps to RBQ sub-categories (general contracting, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, electrical, roofing, insulation, masonry and foundations), Bidit looks for candidates among active RBQ licence holders with a matching sub-category, in your municipality first, then in your region. Businesses already registered on Bidit for your area are notified too, and Bidit may invite other local businesses, so check every licence yourself.

All offers appear on one page with their amount and licence label. Before you choose, businesses appear as "Bid #1", "Bid #2" and so on: their names are shown when you choose an offer. An offer also shows the business's rating on Bidit when it has reviews, or "New on Bidit". A business sees only its own amount, never what the others offered.

In the Contractors category, Bidit may mark one offer as "Recommended match". You are free to choose any offer, or none. In regulated professions such as law or insurance, Bidit never recommends an offer and lists them from lowest to highest price.

Fees: free for customers. Only the business whose offer you choose pays Bidit a platform fee, set by the published fee schedule; businesses that are not chosen pay nothing. See the fee schedule. Why Bidit

Bidit is a matching tool operated by Manera Technologies Inc. It does not perform the services and never holds customer money: you pay the business you choose directly. Bidit cannot promise that offers will arrive or how many, and does not guarantee a lower price.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bidit a quote comparison site?

Bidit is a matching tool: you post one request, businesses send private offers to it, and you compare them on one page and choose one, or none. Bidit does not perform the work and never holds your money: you pay the business you choose directly.

Do contractors see each other's prices?

No. A business sees only the amount of its own offer, although it may see that other offers exist.

Does Bidit choose the contractor for me?

No. You choose. In the Contractors category Bidit may mark one offer as a recommended match, but the decision is yours, and you can choose none.

Is it free for me?

Yes, for you: customers never pay Bidit. Only the business whose offer you choose pays Bidit a platform fee, set by the published fee schedule; businesses that are not chosen pay nothing.

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