Trade services
Trade services on Bidmark
Every trade below runs on the same sealed-bid mechanic — license-verified, insurance-current contractors competing for the scope you post. Pick a trade to see the credential gate, the typical scope envelope, and the post-a-job intake tied to that category.
The seven service trades
Pick a trade. Read the scope.
Each trade below routes to its own landing page with the credential gate, the typical work that fits the sealed envelope, and a one-click post-a-job intake.
Lawn care
Lawn care on Bidmark covers weekly, biweekly, and one-shot maintenance — mowing, edging, fertilization, leaf cleanup, and seasonal yard resets. Head-to-head sealed bidding means your block gets priced by every licensed crew in your ZIP, not whichever lands first.
Painting
Interior rooms, full exteriors, cabinets, trim, decks, and small commercial repaints. Painting bids swing hard on three line-items — prep, paint system, and a weather contingency — so a sealed window stops painters from price-shopping each other mid-quote and lets you read the spread instead of a quote-sheet puzzle. Every envelope that lands has a state residential contractor’s license on file, GL ≥ $1M, WC for the crew, and a paint-system warranty on body and trim.
Plumbing
Service calls (leak detection, water-heater swaps, fixture replacements), water-heater changes (tank, tankless, hybrid heat-pump), sewer-line replacements, gas-line work, remodel rough-ins, and backflow preventer testing. Sealed bidding forces every C-19 plumbing contractor in your ZIP to bid the same scope at the same time, so the envelope you open is the cheapest compliant path — not the only number the dispatcher quoted you.
Electrical
Electrical on Bidmark covers panel upgrades and service-side changes (100→200 amp, fuse-to-breaker, sub-panel adds), dedicated circuits for new appliance loads, Level-2 EV charger installs, full home rewires on older wiring, and small commercial build-outs. Every envelope is bid blind by every licensed electrician in your ZIP — master and journeyman alike, with the license number attached to the ranked-bid card — so the price you read is the price the crews wrote without racing each other to the bottom. Where the scope crosses the service drop, the credentialed bidders also coordinate the utility on the meter base swap and the load calculation, so the homeowner isn’t brokering between three schedules on top of the bid.
Hauling
Single-load junk removal, estate cleanouts, construction debris, yard-waste hauling, and dump-trailer cleanouts. Hauling bids swing on three numbers the hauling operator controls — roll-off count, debris class, and DOT carrier authority — so a sealed window keeps the queue from racing each other to the bottom on a per-ton basis and lets you read the spread instead. Every envelope that lands has a state business/transport license on file, DOT carrier authority verified at submission, GL ≥ $500K, and WC for the crew.
Restoration
Restoration on Bidmark covers water-damage mitigation, fire-and-soot cleanup, storm-damage rebuild, and mold remediation — the four sub-niches where post-loss single-vendor pressure and last-minute scope creep do the most damage. A sealed window forces every licensed contractor in your ZIP to bid the same scope at the same time, so the envelope you open is the cheapest compliant path back to a habitable home — not the only number the adjuster quoted you.
Land clearing
Lot clearing, brush mowing, tree removal, grading prep, and right-of-way work. Heavy-equipment land-clearing contractors are vetted for both the operator license and the insurance certificate their scope requires.
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