What Bidro knows, how fresh it is, and what it can't do.
Every number on this page is measured from Bidro's own records right now. Public data varies city by city, and we'd rather you see the gaps here than find them on a call.
Contractors ranked by their permits, 2025-10 to 2026-09. Rebuilt daily from each city's file; last 2026-10-17 20:52 UTC.
Commercial projects over $50,000 in 10 Texas counties, newest 2026-10-16. 56% read for contacts so far; 100% of those have an owner or architect phone.
Electrical contractors with a business phone, used to add phones where a city names a contractor but prints none. Refreshed 2026-10-16 23:16 UTC.
City permit files · last 30 days
| Market | Records | Name a contractor | Dialable phone |
|---|---|---|---|
Austin, TX
BookCall sheetExplorerGrades
Names the contractor with a phone and trade on almost every permit. Full Book, call sheet and explorer. |
4,400 31,956 held |
90% | 90% |
San Antonio, TX
BookExplorerGrades
Names the trade contractor on mechanical, electrical and plumbing permits, but publishes no phones; Bidro adds the business phone from the contractor's Texas electrical license where the name matches exactly. Building permits name a permit expediter, not the builder. |
6,186 14,981 held |
51% | 11% |
Fort Worth, TX
Explorer (registry)
Applications only, with no contractor and often no issue date. |
4,838 12,395 held |
0% | 0% |
Houston, TX
Explorer (registry)
The city's weekly report has six columns: no contractor, no phone. Houston contacts come from the state project registry (commercial projects over $50,000) instead. |
0 1,007 held |
0% | 0% |
Los Angeles, CA
Explorer
No contractor field at all. |
4,575 12,416 held |
0% | 0% |
Boston, MA
Explorer
Applicant name only, no phone. |
3,100 7,330 held |
0% | 0% |
Chicago, IL
Explorer
A contact name of unknown role, no phone, and no house number in the address. |
2,946 17,920 held |
100% | 0% |
San Francisco, CA
Explorer
Scope and valuation only; no contact. |
1,497 3,285 held |
0% | 0% |
Nashville, TN
Explorer
Unissued applications; the named contact is the applicant, not a contractor, and there's no phone. |
812 1,862 held |
0% | 0% |
Seattle, WA
Explorer
Address, scope and status only; no contractor. |
451 1,700 held |
0% | 0% |
Refresh jobs
| Job | Last run (UTC) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| City permits, hourly | 2026-10-18 12:42 | ● ok |
| 45-day catch-up, daily | 2026-10-17 23:21 | ● ok |
| Contractor book, daily | 2026-10-17 20:53 | ● ok |
| State project registry, daily | 2026-10-17 14:15 | ● ok |
| Daily email digest | 2026-10-18 12:12 | ● ok |
| Reminders | 2026-10-18 13:26 | ● ok |
| Public bids (RFPs) | 2026-10-18 09:03 | ● failed |
A job that fails shows red here and on every subscriber's Today page, instead of going quiet.
Sources: City of Austin open data (3syk-w9eu), City of San Antonio open data (issued permits), Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Architectural Barriers project registrations; All Licenses, 7358-krk7), and the other cities' published permit files. A permit or registration is a filing, not a bid invitation.