How EHCI certification helped me land a $180k commercial contract

Wanted to share a win. We bid on a high-end restaurant patio project — 3,500 sq ft of Ipe decking plus Cumaru privacy screens. Five contractors bid.

The GC told me after we got the job that our EHCI credentials were a deciding factor. Two other bidders were cheaper but couldn't demonstrate the same level of verified expertise.

The client (a national restaurant group) specifically wanted documentation that the installer was certified. Having that Certificate ID they could verify online sealed the deal.

Certification pays for itself. Period.