Hi Curate: We did get other bids and Emerald City was in the middle range for pavers. We talked with other companies about pavers and also poured concrete options. We liked the choice of pavers presented by Emerald City and especially appreciated how critical drainage factors with the job were explained to us. For the fence, other bids were pretty much in the same price range however I was in a hurry to get the fence done and other companies were booked out into the summer. Emerald City had a surprise earlier May opening, due to another job cancellation and we were so happy with their paving job that we jumped at it. We ended up very happy with the fence, too!