For homeowners
Stop shopping contractors. Make them compete for your pool.
PoolBid is free. You never have to disclose your maximum budget. We vet the field, write the RFP, and run the auction so you are not doing the legwork.
The usual way is broken
Five calls. Five scopes. And countless headaches and wasted time.
You repeat yourself
Every contractor asks the same questions. You become the project manager before anyone has even bid.
The quotes are not comparable
One includes the deck. One leaves out permitting. One is cheaper because the spa is missing. You cannot pick a winner from that.
You cannot tell who is qualified
A website and a truck are not a license check. You should not have to become a Florida DBPR researcher to hire a pool builder.
List the Pool and let the Contractors earn the work
Same questions local pool companies ask for a quote — once. Then they bid.
What PoolBid does for you
Benefits, in plain language
01
You keep the savings from the auction
Qualified contractors bid the same job. When you start the reverse auction, they may only lower their number. That competition is the cost-savings engine — not a coupon, and not a race that ignores quality. You still award. Lowest bid does not win by default.
02
We already vetted the field
PoolBid screens license, insurance, service area, and capacity. You see recommended contractors who actually build residential pools in your county — the best prospects, not a purchased lead list. A typed license number never auto-verifies anyone.
03
We take care of the legwork
One wizard. One RFP. Matching, invitations, bid collection, side-by-side comparison, and the live auction desk. Your street, phone, and email stay hidden until you award or authorize a contractor. Losing bidders never get them. You decide. We run the process.
04
The comparison is honest
Sort by price, score, rating, fastest start, or longest warranty. Score weights are published: 50% price, 20% rating, 10% experience, 10% warranty, 10% schedule. “Why this score?” explains every point.
What we will not do
- — Sell your address to a list of contractors
- — Let vendors see your phone, email, or street because they bid
- — Let a bidder take you off-platform after quoting. You are a PoolBid client for that project.
- — Force you to show your budget
- — Crown the cheapest bid automatically
- — Pretend PoolBid is the builder. We are the marketplace.
- — Design your pool. We show pictures so you can name the look. The company you award still customizes it.
The gap most homeowners hit
Build the preferences. Let them handle the design.
Pool companies help you customize. PoolBid will not take that job. What we will do is a seven-picture look session — tap the yards that feel right — and turn that into preference language every bidder sees. Materials stay a cheat sheet, not a textbook.
Illustrated · Homeowner · Palm Beach Gardens
“I listed the yard once. Three companies bid the same pool. I could actually compare the numbers.”
— Elena V.