I review contractor bids and vendor contracts for a living. Send me yours before you commit, and I'll show you the missing scope, the padded line items, and the terms that will cost you later — in plain English, within 3 business days.
Typical review fee: $250. Typical issue found: thousands.
Same skill set, two audiences: homeowners facing a big renovation quote, and small businesses quietly overpaying their service vendors year after year.
You got two or three quotes and they're $20,000 apart. I'll tell you why — and which one to trust.
Cleaning, HVAC, landscaping, waste, security — if you haven't re-bid a contract in 3+ years, you're almost certainly overpaying.
Built for people who are busy. The whole process can happen over email.
Upload your bids, estimates, or vendor contract through the intake form. PDFs, photos of paper quotes, forwarded emails — all fine.
TIME REQUIRED FROM YOU: ~10 MINLine-item analysis, market-rate checks, scope-gap hunting, and contract-term review — the same process I use managing millions in facilities work.
TURNAROUND: 3 BUSINESS DAYSA plain-English written report: what's fair, what's padded, what's missing, and the exact questions and asks to bring back to the other side.
DELIVERED: PDF + OPTIONAL 20-MIN CALLPermits, disposal, patching, or finish work quietly excluded — resurfacing later as change orders at premium pricing.
Individual items priced 40–80% over market range, hidden inside an otherwise reasonable-looking total.
Oversized deposits, payment schedules ahead of work completed, no cure windows, auto-renewing vendor contracts with built-in escalators.
Vague or missing workmanship warranties — and no defined process for what happens when something fails.
I manage facilities, capital projects, and vendor contracts across a multi-site portfolio for a living. Reviewing bids, catching scope gaps, negotiating terms, and holding contractors to their contracts is my actual day job — not a side interest.
OwnerSide exists because homeowners and small business owners face the same contractors and vendors I do, without the market knowledge or contract experience to push back. A few hundred dollars of independent review routinely finds thousands in padding, missing scope, or bad terms.
I don't take referral fees from contractors, I don't sell you anything else, and I work for exactly one party in the deal: you.
No. I review documents — bids, estimates, and contracts — not physical property. Nothing here replaces a licensed home inspector, engineer, or attorney; it fills the gap none of them cover: whether the price and terms in front of you are fair.
Good contractors don't mind informed clients — their bids survive scrutiny. The report gives you questions and asks, phrased professionally. Most contractors respond to a sharp client by tightening the number, not walking away.
Then you spend $250 to sign a five-figure contract with confidence instead of a knot in your stomach. That happens, and it's a good outcome. It's also rare for a bid to come back with zero notes.
Instead of the flat fee, you pay 25% of verified first-year savings after the re-bid — meaning if I don't save you money, you don't pay. Most clients with contracts older than 3 years see meaningful reductions, which is why I'm comfortable offering it.
Neither, and this service is neither construction work nor legal advice. I'm an independent reviewer offering professional opinion on pricing, scope, and commercial terms. For legal questions on a contract, I'll tell you plainly when it's worth an hour of an attorney's time.
Standard turnaround is 3 business days from receiving complete documents. If you're up against a signing deadline, ask about rush turnaround when you submit.
Fill this out and I'll reply within one business day with confirmation and a secure way to share your documents. No commitment until you've seen exactly what you'll get.