Straight Up Local

A static SvelteKit front-end for the marketplace — browse by category, see how matching works, and post a request in plain language. The screens below are from the in-development preview build.

Bid-marketplace homepage — post a request or become a provider, framed for the South Okanagan. Three-step model: post a request, qualified locals bid, the matched provider is linked for a small fee. Browse by category — trades, handyman, technology, hazmat, personal, and professional services, all vetted local.

• Plain-language request intake — AI structures a request into a matchable job
• Two-sided marketplace: clients post, qualified local providers bid to get matched
• Bonded bids — providers stake real value on their quotes
• PII-protected Q&A — contact details stay hidden until both sides agree
• Project management for both clients and providers
• Square payments and Web Push notifications built in
• Scoped to the South Okanagan — Penticton, Kelowna, Oliver, Osoyoos, and surroundings

Static SvelteKit SPA served by Nginx, talking to a Node + TypeScript API with structured request logging and encrypted SQLite (SQLCipher) state. Built on shared platform packages for auth, bookings, payments, and notifications, so the marketplace reuses the same infrastructure that runs the rest of the stack.