The Usual Alternative

Why call Safer Greenbelt? Why not save the money and just call in contractors who'll give you free estimates? They'll listen to what you want, or tell you what upgrades you need.

Peace of Mind is the main reason.
Safer Greenbelt offers a change from the usual way of doing things.

The usual approaches involve sneaky assumptions:

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it"

This assumes that if a system doesn't seem broken, it's safe.
More accurate: if a system functions, it's not totally dead.

"We know what we need"

More accurate: you know what you're dissatisfied with and what you want to have. That's important. However . . .
 You may not have the expertise to specify the work knowledgably.

"We'll just pick the best bid."

More accurate: you can gather recommendations from neighbors, family, perhaps businesses you trust and online sources, and and compare bids, looking for price, availability, flexibility, personal characteristics, and maybe level of detail. However . . .
 You may not understand significant technical differences between bids, nor their implications.

Unless you have unusual expertise,

• You can't identify most safety issues.
• You can't identify the best way to deal with the unsafe parts of your system.
• You can't judge which optional features are worth specifying.
• You can't judge whether completed work meets safety standards.
• You don't know which jobs legally require inspection.
   If you've lived here a while, you know the county budget doesn't allow PG to hire qualified electrical inspectors and send them out to check each job fully.

Safer Greenbelt won't bid on your work, but is there to advise you before you look for bidders or before you sign a contract. You can be certain you are not dealing with a salesperson—however well-intentioned.