We pick the jobs
$10M+ projects in your metro that fit your trade and size, found in state filings, council agendas, rezonings and early permits.
For commercial trade contractors
Get in the room before the bid list is set.
We find $10M+ projects in public records months before they hit a bid board, figure out who's deciding, and book you in front of the GC. You show up to the meetings.
✓ First intro free✓ $0 until your first meeting✓ Every project sourced
Pursuit board
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Houston · ElectricalYour territory · licensed to one shop
Meeting booked
THIS QUARTERDONE FOR YOU
Projects that fit14
Decision-makers9
Intros sent5
Meetings booked2
PURSUIT · NOT ON A BID BOARD YETEARLY
Medical office building5 stories · 140,000 sq ft · state filing
$48M
✓Filed
✓Design
✓GC picked
You meet
the GC
the GC
Bid list
set
set
Start Q2 2027Bids due in ~8 months
✓Meeting bookedGC preconstruction director · Thu 10:00Tue
▤Prequal packet filedGC vendor portalMon
+New project found$31M school addition · state filingMon
Illustrative example with sample data. Not a live client.
350+ projectsUpcoming $10M+ jobs tracked in Texas
Months earlyFound before the bid invite goes out
ExclusiveOne shop per trade per metro
$0 to startNothing charged until your first meeting
How it works
We do the legwork. You take the meetings.
Most shops hear about a big job when the invite goes out, along with eight competitors. We get you there first.
We find who's deciding
The owner, developer, architect, the GC, and the actual preconstruction contacts on each job.
We book the meeting
We write and send the intros, book the meetings, brief you before each one, and file the prequal paperwork.
Your part: a 30-minute kickoff, the meetings, and 30 minutes a month.
Real projects, right now
Not a demo. Here's what's coming up.
Every project below is registered with the State of Texas with a future start date. Names are held back; they're in your list.
– upcoming $10M+ projects in Houston
ProjectTypeCityValueFiled start
Source: state construction registrations (TDLR). Values are the owner's filed estimate. Updated .
Get the full Houston list →
Why early wins
By the time the invite goes out, the list is already set.
GCs build bid lists from subs they already know. The shops that met them months earlier get the call. Everyone else gets a price war.
✓Projects found 6–12 months before a typical bid invite
✓Intros to GC precon teams and owners, written and sent for you
✓A one-page brief before every meeting
✓Prequal packets filed so you're ready when the list is built
The First Meeting Program
Start with proof, not a contract.
See it work before you pay anything.
STEP 1Your first intro is freePick a project from your metro's list. We set up the intro with the GC.
STEP 2$0 until your first meetingCard on file, nothing charged. No meeting in 30 days, you owe nothing.
STEP 3Choose how to payPer meeting, or license your metro so no one else in your trade gets these intros.
Founding clients
The first 3 licensed shops get $5,000/month for the first 6 months, then $7,500 locked for 2 years. In exchange: a case study with your results and two reference calls.
Pay per meeting
$1,500 per meeting
No retainer. You pay when we book a qualifying GC or owner meeting on a $10M+ job.
✓Projects, contacts and intros done for you
✓Meeting brief before every meeting
✓Stop any time
Territory License Exclusive
$7,500 / month
Your trade and metro locked to you. Competitors can't buy these intros.
✓Up to 6 active pursuits at a time
✓Prequal setup and a monthly competitor report
✓Weekly alerts when your projects move
✓On 3 bid lists in 6 months, or up to 3 more months free
Is it worth it?
One job pays for months of this.
Pick your trade and a typical job size. Put in your own margin.
$25M
11%
8%
Trade shares are rough typical figures for commercial buildings and vary by job. Adjust them to match yours.
Your package
$4.4M
Profit on one win
$352K
One win covers
47 months
of the Territory License at $7,500/month. Or 234 meetings at $1,500.
Territory map
One shop per trade per metro.
When a territory is licensed, it's off the table for everyone else in that trade. Check yours.
Houston
Don't see your metro? We cover more of the US. Ask in the form and we'll check.
For general contractors
Packages running thin on bidders?
Tell us the project and the trades. We'll send three to five qualified subs who want to bid it: licensed, sized right, prequal docs ready. Free, no contract.
Free bid coverage
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✓Subs matched by trade, metro and job size
✓Only subs who said yes to your project
✓No fee to the GC, ever
Questions
Straight answers.
Is this a bid board or a lead list?
No. We don't hand you a list to work. We do the pursuit: pick the jobs, find the people, book the meetings, file the paperwork.
Do you do takeoffs or estimating?
No. Your estimators price the job; that's your edge. We get you in early, so they have months to learn the scope instead of the usual few weeks, and we prep you for the budget-pricing requests GCs make during preconstruction.
Where do the projects come from?
Public records only: state construction filings, city council and county agendas, incentive deals, rezonings, early permits and owner procurements. A person checks every project, every fact has a source, and estimates are labeled.
Which trades and metros?
Electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, concrete, steel, glass, roofing, drywall, site work and GCs, in major US metros. Our deepest coverage today is Texas.
What counts as a meeting?
A scheduled call or sit-down with a GC's preconstruction team or an owner's decision-maker about a specific $10M+ project that fits your trade.
What if you don't book a meeting?
Then you don't pay. Nothing is charged until your first meeting is booked, and if there's no meeting in 30 days, you owe nothing.
Who's behind this?
Devon Booker, based in San Antonio. An IT background (help desk to IT director, cybersecurity degree) is how the research system behind Backroom Bids was built.
One contractor per trade per metro
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See the $10M+ projects coming up in your metro and pick one.