Project Passport
Project Passport turns a few questions into one clean, printable project brief. Then every plumber you call prices the same job.
- Answer the questions
- Build the brief
- Hand it to every bidder
- Service
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- The problem
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- How urgent
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- The home
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- Approach
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- Past repairs
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- Timing
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Scope — please price all of this in writing
Every written bid should state
- Exact work included — and anything left out
- Materials with brand and model numbers, or the allowance amount
- Who pulls the permit, if one is needed
- Start window and how many days the work takes
- Payment schedule, deposit amount, and change-order process
- Labor warranty and manufacturer warranty, as two things
- Cleanup, haul-away, and any wall or floor repair
California basics (for both of us)
For a home-improvement contract, California caps the down payment at the lesser of $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract price, under Business and Professions Code section 7159. License records are public and free at cslb.ca.gov.
· every bidder
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Why one brief
Bids you can’t compare cost more than bids you can. CSLB recommends getting at least 3 written bids based on identical plans and scope. When the scope drifts from call to call, the cheapest bid is usually the one that priced the least work. The difference shows up later as change orders. That is how a budget can “spiral out of control.” One written brief holds the scope still.