A full, illustrated walkthrough of the whole platform — creating an account, navigating the menus, posting work, bidding, getting verified, buying and selling on the Marketplace, messaging, referrals and more. Use the menu on the left to jump to any part.
Canada’s pay-per-bid contractor marketplace — plus a buy/sell marketplace for the trades.
QuoteHive connects two kinds of people. Clients (homeowners, businesses, and government/institutions) post construction and trade work for free. Verified contractors spend a small amount of credit to bid on it. Every job has a deadline, and once bidding closes the results are transparent to everyone who took part — you always see where you ranked.
On top of that sits the Marketplace: buy, sell, auction, or request quotes on tools, materials, trucks, surplus and services — with a one-tap bridge to get anything delivered or installed by those same verified contractors.
Two account types, chosen at signup — pick the one that matches what you’re here to do.
You post work and hire. Choose one of three types:
You bid on work. You provide company, trade, city and province — that’s how new matching jobs reach you. You get 12 free starter credits and can browse right away; verification unlocks bidding.
Posting is always free, for any client and any budget.
The amber button in the header (or from your dashboard).
Title, category (≈50 trades), province & city, budget band, and a clear description. Specific scope gets accurate prices.
Photos, specs or drawings (up to 5). Jobs with good documents get noticeably better quotes.
Optional conditions bidders must meet (NDA, site walkthrough…), and a 7/14/21/30-day window. Budgets of $100K+ run as formal tenders.
Every matching verified contractor is notified. Compare quotes, ratings and info packages from My Jobs, then hire — which unlocks contact details and opens a private message thread.
Bidding is a three-step funnel — each step is enforced, and bidding is open to every verified contractor until the deadline.
The gate before bidding — so clients can trust every bidder is a real, insured business.
Confirm your email, then upload your documents on the verification page: government ID, proof of address, liability insurance, WSIB/workers’ comp, and your trade licence. An admin reviews them (usually within one business day) and validates you. Dated credentials (insurance, WSIB, licence) are tracked — we remind you at 60/30/7 days before expiry, and pause bidding if one lapses until you re-upload.
Clients never pay. Contractors buy credits and spend them only when they compete.
Buy, sell, auction, or get it quoted — five ways to list.
Your first bids are free; after that, bidding costs a few cents from a small prepaid balance.
Everyone gets a batch of free bids to start. When those run out, each auction bid costs a flat fee (25¢) from your Marketplace balance — top it up any time (from the Marketplace menu or your account menu). Buying, selling, offers and messaging stay free.
Private, purpose-built threads — never a spam free-for-all.
Invite people, get free bidding credits.
Every account has a personal referral link (on your Account page). When someone signs up through it and verifies their email, you earn credits automatically — no limit on how many people you can refer.
Strong protection on the actions that matter.
Native Android apps talk to the exact same account as the website.
QuoteHive (client), QuoteHive Pro (contractor) and QuoteHive Marketplace are in private beta, distributed directly by us — iPhone versions are in development. Same login, same rules, same data as the web.
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