Question 1

A project is one scope of work

Accepted Answer

Each project covers a single scope of work — for example a roof replacement, a parking-lot resurface, or a full rebuild covering every trade (electrical, HVAC, drywall, and so on). Every bid you add should be for that same scope, so they compare fairly. If you're bidding out a different scope, start a separate project. BidsScores reviews each bid as a whole against the project's scope — it does not grade it trade-by-trade — and flags a scope mismatch if a bid covers a different or partial scope.

Question 2

How many bids? One is fine — there's no limit

Accepted Answer

You can upload a single bid for a full review, or several to compare — there's no cap on the number of bids in a project. Collecting bids over a few days? Start with what you have, then add more bids to the same project later and re-score. A comparison and head-to-head recommendation appear as soon as there's more than one bid.

Question 3

The two project types

Accepted Answer

Insurance restoration — a carrier settled a claim and you're bidding the repair; the anchor is the carrier's settlement and the report highlights your out-of-pocket exposure. Capital improvement — planned spend against an approved budget; the anchor is your budget and the report highlights budget variance. The anchor number is optional and can be added later.

Question 4

How scoring works

Accepted Answer

The lowest sticker price usually isn't the best value — a cheap bid is often cheap because it leaves work out. BidsScores figures out what each bid would truly cost once any missing scope is priced in, then recommends the best value that clears hard quality thresholds. If no bid clears them, we recommend nothing and flag the project for a re-bid. A contractor's own track record is a light factor (about 10%).

Question 5

Your report

Accepted Answer

You get a scorecard ranking every bid by true cost, one recommended contractor with a plain-English rationale, risk flags, and a Print / Save-as-PDF button. You can override the recommendation with a reason, draft clarification emails to contractors, upload a reply to re-evaluate, or add another bid.

Question 6

Add your scope of work (optional, but powerful)

Accepted Answer

On a new project you can attach the document that defines what the job SHOULD include — a carrier/insurance scope, an engineer's or consultant's report, drawings or plans, inspection photos, or just typed notes. BidsScores reads it, writes its own plain-English interpretation of the required scope, and measures every bid against it. On the report you'll see “Our read of the scope of work,” and for each bid a plain-English verdict: what's the deal with this bid, which required items it omits, and which items it lists but leaves open or unpriced (allowances, “TBD,” “$0,” “by owner”). It's optional, but it lets the system catch work that every bid left out — something comparing the bids only to each other can't do.

Question 7

Your dashboard & account

Accepted Answer

When you're signed in, BidsScores opens to your dashboard — every project you've run, each showing its status, the recommended contractor, and true cost, with a click through to the full report. A sidebar takes you to a new project, your contractor history, and Settings. In Settings you can add your company name and logo (your logo then appears on your dashboard and on the board-ready reports you forward to ownership), set your email preferences, and change your password. Because we know you, the email step is skipped when you start a new project.

Question 8

Accounts & access

Accepted Answer

Free report — start a project, add your email, and get your report; no card required. Beta testers sign in with an email and an access code. Paid accounts sign in with an email and password (set right after subscribing).

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