3 Easy Steps to Get a Construction Estimate or a Fixed-Price Construction Bid
If you are a homeowner or designer, you can get a contractor bid in three easy steps using New Avenue's system.
Keep in mind, a good bid for a remodel or new build can easily take 30-40 hours of work. While it's easy for you to ask for one, you are asking for a lot from the contractor, so it may take some time before your bid is delivered.
Here are the steps:
1) Load your plans, pictures and notes to the timeline and click "make visible to bidders."
2) Send an email to bids@newavenuehomes.com or click the link on your project to "ask New Avenue for help" and just tell us your construction documents are done and ready for a bid.
3) We have contractors in almost every major city. Our local contractor will call you, come meet you at your home, and then enter their bid in our clear format on your project page.
To add your own contractor, sign into your New Avenue project page, click on the Proposals & Bids tab, and then select the blue button for + "Invite my own pros." Then enter your contractor's email. They will get an invitation to see the information you loaded. (They don't see anything else.)
Once you've received your bids, it's time to review them. Each estimate or bid will be posted in New Avenue's standard format. The team who is on the project page gets an email. This is usually the designer and the homeowners. Designers and owners can sign in and can see the bids or download them.
Here's what a bid looks like. Don't be intimidated by all those rows. Even a $2,000,000 home only uses about 1/3 of them. You will most likely have about 40 line items in your bid, and the rest will be left blank. We show you all of these lines because we believe in absolute transparency and ultra-clear communication. It's really useful to see what you are not getting. You don't want to be surprised that landscaping, a driveway or a deck isn't included.
It's simple, and we like it that way. That's why we provide everything you need to complete your construction or remodel project from start to finish.
