We match your project to pros who can bid on it. Those pros fall into three groups, and what we know about each one is different. This page explains exactly what we checked, what a check does and does not prove, and where our screening stops.
Contracted pros with active accounts. Before an account is switched on, someone on our team opens the state business registry record where our automated check reaches and reads the certificate of insurance line by line, taking the carrier, the coverage amount, and the expiration date straight off the certificate. Your request goes to this group first.
Every contractor in our directory goes through an automated screening pass. Three things happen:
What a registry match proves, and what it does not. A registry match proves the business exists, is registered with the state, and shows the standing we found on the date we checked. It does not prove trade licensure, insurance coverage today, or quality of work. It is a floor, not a recommendation.
If not enough partners in your area match your project, your request may also go to a national fulfillment network so your project still gets bids. We do not screen these networks or the pros they send you. Our screening covers the pros we list, and nothing else. If someone contacts you this way, ask for their state registration number and a current certificate of insurance, and look them up in your state's official records before you sign anything.
Every listing shows the checks we have results for, with the date of the last check where we have one. A credential we have not confirmed carries no badge at all, so nothing is quietly implied. Most directories will not tell you what they did not check. This one does.