Smart Movers Club

Trades

We work in one industry: construction.

Smart Movers Club runs the bid department for general contractors and specialty subcontractors — every trade, every CSI division, across commercial, private, public and infrastructure work.

General ContractorsSubcontractorsElectrical ContractorsMechanical / HVAC ContractorsPlumbing ContractorsConcrete ContractorsSitework & ExcavationRoofing ContractorsDrywall & FramingPainting & FinishesFlooring ContractorsLandscapingJanitorial & FacilitiesSecurity & Fire SafetyRestoration & Remediation

How big the space is

There is $2.2 trillion of construction put in place every year.

Most contractors compete for the slice they already know about. The money that goes uncontested is in public lettings, institutional programs and industrial packages that never reach your inbox.

$2.2 trillion
Total U.S. construction put in place

Seasonally adjusted annual rate across private and public construction.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Value of Construction Put in Place

$740 billion
Private nonresidential

Commercial, manufacturing, data center, healthcare, office and lodging work.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, VIP (private nonresidential)

$550 billion
Public construction

State, local and federal work — the segment that publishes bids openly.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, VIP (public)

$155 billion
Highway, street and infrastructure

Largest single public category, still carrying IIJA-funded programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, VIP (highway and street)

$230 billion
Manufacturing plant construction

Chip fabs, battery plants and pharma — the fastest-grown category since 2021.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, VIP (manufacturing)

8.3 million
Construction employment

Payroll workers across residential and nonresidential contractors.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CES

Market map

Click a pulse. Learn where the work actually is.

Every marker is a market we source and bid in. Gold pulses show the highest density of commercial, private, public and infrastructure activity.

Alabama — Core SMC territory. Industrial and federal aerospace work.AlaskaArizona — Semiconductor construction driving record nonresidential spend.Colorado — Federal, water and institutional construction.Florida — Core SMC territory. Fastest-growing commercial market in the southeast.Georgia — Core SMC territory. Manufacturing and logistics boom.IndianaKansasMaineMassachusetts — Core SMC territory. Life sciences and public construction.MinnesotaNew Jersey — Core SMC territory. Deepest owner and GC relationships.North Carolina — One of the fastest-growing commercial markets in the country.North DakotaOklahomaPennsylvania — Core SMC territory. Strong institutional and industrial mix.South DakotaTexas — Largest total construction market in the country.WyomingConnecticutMissouriWest VirginiaIllinois — Heavy public infrastructure and institutional spend.New MexicoArkansasCalifornia — Biggest public and institutional pipeline on the west coast.DelawareDistrict of Columbia — Core SMC territory. Federal contracting hub.HawaiiIowaKentuckyMaryland — Core SMC territory. Federal-adjacent work at scale.MichiganMississippiMontanaNew HampshireNew York — Densest institutional and transit spend per square mile.Ohio — Industrial reshoring and heavy public infrastructure.OregonTennessee — Logistics, healthcare and automotive build-out.UtahVirginia — Core SMC territory. Data center capital of the world.Washington — Transit, aerospace and public capital programs.WisconsinNebraskaSouth Carolina — Port-driven industrial and manufacturing work.IdahoNevadaVermontLouisianaRhode IslandTexas — click for market dataCalifornia — click for market dataFlorida — click for market dataNew York — click for market dataNew Jersey — click for market dataPennsylvania — click for market dataMaryland — click for market dataWashington, DC — click for market dataVirginia — click for market dataGeorgia — click for market dataAlabama — click for market dataMassachusetts — click for market dataArizona — click for market dataNorth Carolina — click for market dataOhio — click for market dataWashington — click for market dataTennessee — click for market dataSouth Carolina — click for market dataColorado — click for market dataIllinois — click for market data
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Core territory — deepest owner, GC and agency relationships

New Jersey

Core SMC territory. Deepest owner and GC relationships.

Annual construction value
~$40B
Strongest segments
Schools, municipal, logistics
Public bidding
NJSDA, NJ DOT, county and municipal

Public bid notices are published constantly and most subs never see them in time. This is where our sourcing started.

Trades we bid for

All 24 CSI divisions.

Pick your trade to see how we source, qualify, estimate and submit bids in your division.

Div 01

General Requirements

Div 02

Existing Conditions

Div 03

Concrete

Div 04

Masonry

Div 05

Metals

Div 06

Wood, Plastics & Composites

Div 07

Thermal & Moisture Protection

Div 08

Openings

Div 09

Finishes

Div 10

Specialties

Div 11

Equipment

Div 12

Furnishings

Div 13

Special Construction

Div 14

Conveying Equipment

Div 21

Fire Suppression

Div 22

Plumbing

Div 23

HVAC

Div 26

Electrical

Div 27

Communications

Div 28

Electronic Safety & Security

Div 31

Earthwork

Div 32

Exterior Improvements

Div 33

Utilities

Div 34

Transportation

Exclusive radius

One contractor per trade, per territory.

Every contractor we work with owns a defined radius. Inside that radius, every bid our team sources is exclusively yours. We do not shop the same project to another client in your territory, and we cap how many contractors we take on per trade and per market.

  • One contractor per trade, per radius.
  • All sourced bids in your radius route to you first.
  • Territories are held for as long as you are a client.

Territories are first come, first served.

We work in all 50 states, with the deepest owner, GC and agency relationships in New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Massachusetts. Once a radius is claimed in your trade, we close it.

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