“Ebnili b'Thiqa” — build it for me, with trust

Build back home, without getting ruined.

Living abroad and dreaming of building in Tunisia? PontBat secures your money in escrow, puts your project out to tender among verified professionals and inspects your site milestone by milestone — you approve everything from your phone.

No upfront payments. Your money is only released upon verified progress.

Villa Yasmine — El MouroujMilestone 3/8 under review
Structural work progress45%
Paid into escrowTND 180,000
Released on verified milestonesTND 117,000
Protected balanceTND 63,000
0dinars paid upfront to contractors
100%of professionals verified (licence, social security, insurance)
8inspected milestones on a typical project
3languages and currencies from day one
The problem

Today, building from abroad is Russian roulette

Three scenarios, three failures — because no mechanism protects your money or the quality of the work.

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“I trust my family”

Money mismanaged, expenses without invoices, works without control. In the end: savings lost… and a broken family.

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“I trust a developer”

Advances paid without guarantees, specifications ignored, endless delays. From 2,000 km away, you see nothing and control nothing.

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“I manage it myself, remotely”

Sacrificed holidays, costly trips back, vacations turned into a building site. Time and money lost, disappointing result.

The solution

One platform, two peaceful ways to build

Stay in control… or hand it all over to us. Either way, your money sits in escrow and your site is inspected.

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Secure matchmaking

Publish your project, receive several standardised, comparable quotes, and choose among verified professionals rated by real clients. Payment goes through escrow — never hand to hand.

Publish my project

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The diaspora signature offer

Full project management

Entrust us with your budget and your land: specifications drafted together, tendering, bank guarantee required from the contractor, purchases at network prices, every milestone inspected — and a weekly photo report, wherever you are.

Discover full management

Your money, under lock

PontBat escrow: nothing is paid until everything is verified

You never pay the contractor directly. Your funds are ring-fenced in a dedicated escrow account, and every payment must clear four locks:

  • 1Physical milestone reached — time-stamped, geolocated photos taken through the app
  • 2Compliance inspection — visit by a PontBat expert or a partner architect
  • 3Your approval — one tap in the app, wherever you are in the world
  • 4Invoices reconciled — every dinar linked to its invoice and its milestone

And the contractor posts a bank performance bond before starting. A 5–10% retention is only released at final acceptance.

Escrow statementEvery dinar traced
Milestone 1 — Foundations✓ paid
Milestone 2 — Ground floor walls✓ paid
Milestone 3 — First-floor slabunder review
Milestone 4 — Rooflocked
The ecosystem

Everything you need to build, in one place

Six integrated services — every actor is verified, every transaction protected.

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Find a pro

Verified companies, craftsmen and design offices, rated by real clients, competing for your project.

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Full management

A PontBat project manager runs everything: design, tendering, site works, acceptance. You approve, they execute.

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Materials

Cement, steel, tiles, sanitaryware… ordered from the supplier network at negotiated prices, delivered on site.

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Equipment rental

Mini-excavators, scaffolding, mixers, lifts — booked online from partner rental companies.

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Furniture

Furnish your delivered home in the same app: kitchens, bathrooms, furniture — payment guaranteed on delivery.

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Architects & 3D

Plans, 3D modelling, interior architects — and independent milestone compliance inspections.

The trust showcase

Verified profile-CVs, not anonymous ads

Every professional shows who they are and what they have actually built. Every supplier runs their store under the platform's protection.

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The professional's profile-CV

  • Specialities by trade: kitchen, bathroom, structural work, electricity…
  • Experience, team, service area and a photo portfolio of completed works
  • “Built via PontBat” badge: tamper-proof evidence from site tracking
  • Reviews and ratings from real clients only — Bronze, Silver, Gold tiers
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The supplier's store

  • Product catalogue with prices, stock and delivery lead times
  • Delivery to the site or to your door
  • Guaranteed payment: the supplier is paid upon confirmed delivery — zero scams, both ways
  • Network discounts negotiated thanks to the platform's volumes
The journey

From idea to keys, in 8 controlled steps

Step 1

Scoping & land verification

Scoping call, budget, and legal verification of the land (title deed, permit) — the checkpoint that prevents 80% of disasters.

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Specifications drafted together

Material grades, areas, deadlines — signed electronically.

Step 3

Design & 3D

Design offices submit plans and 3D models. You choose.

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Tendering

Standardised quotes, comparable line by line. Selected with you.

Step 5

Contract & bond

Three-party contract, contractor's bank bond, milestones and delay penalties.

Step 6

Inspected site works

Escrow, network purchases, weekly photo + expense reports. Every change order goes through the app.

Step 7

Acceptance

Joint inspection, defect resolution, release of the retention.

Step 8

Your keys — and beyond

Full file handed over (plans, warranties, invoices). Furniture via the marketplace, and rental management tomorrow.

Your home back home deserves better than a gamble

Describe your project in 5 minutes — a PontBat expert calls you back with a first estimate.