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[quote=Anonymous]You are probably telegraphing that you are casting a wide net for this job and contractors are justly skeptical that they will not win the bid so why put in the time. You might try to narrow the field a bit first and tell the contractors specifically why you have asked them to bid (recommended by a neighbor, admired their work, whatever). And ask them directly if they do small jobs. We have a summer house in a market where contractors are in very high demand and you basically need a connection to get anyone to return calls. On our last project ($350k) we basically had to select the contractor based on quality and a personal recommendation and then get the price. We did get 3 bids, but they were all ballpark ranges until we committed to one.[/quote]
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