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2026-05-29

Your tile-size, tile-material, and pattern multipliers now affect proposal prices

The multipliers you set during the pricing interview have been sitting in your settings unused — they're now wired into proposal pricing. Tile-install lines get adjusted automatically based on what the synthesis says about the project's tile size, material, and pattern.

Your tile-size, tile-material, and pattern multipliers now affect proposal prices

When you went through the pricing interview, BidCraft asked about your multipliers for tile size, material, and pattern — "how much more do you charge for large-format porcelain vs standard?", "what's your premium for herringbone vs running bond?", etc.

Those numbers have been sitting in your Pricing Strategy settings, doing nothing. As of today, they're active on every proposal.

What changes

When BidCraft generates a proposal and the synthesis tells it you're working with a specific tile (large format, natural stone, mosaic) or pattern (herringbone, basketweave, mixed), the AI applies your saved multipliers to the relevant line's price. The adjustment shows up in the line's material notes so you can see the math:

Large-format tile (1.25×) in herringbone pattern (1.30×) — $21.70/sqft adjusted from $14 baseline.

Compounding rule

When multiple multipliers apply to the same line, BidCraft uses an additive rule rather than multiplicative:

base × (1 + (sizeMul − 1) + (materialMul − 1) + (patternMul − 1))

Why additive: compounding three 1.25× multipliers multiplicatively gets you to ~1.95×, which is rarely what you actually charge. Additive keeps the adjustment directional but bounded.

Threshold pricing rules read more carefully too

A related tweak: if you've written threshold-style rules in your General Pricing Rules ("tile floors under 1000sqft = $4.50/sqft, over = $3.50/sqft"), BidCraft now applies them more reliably. Cross the threshold and you get the tier on the other side, not whichever tier was nearest the AI's benchmark.

Want to check or adjust the numbers?

Pricing Strategy → tile-size, tile-material, and pattern tables are inline-editable. Updates apply to the next proposal you generate.

If you find the multipliers feel off after they go live — too aggressive, not aggressive enough — tweak the numbers and let Biddy know via the feedback button. The same calibration loop that's been improving service pricing now feeds back on multiplier accuracy too.