A new way to find local freelance and contract jobs in architecture and engineering as well as other fields is on the horizon thanks to http://houston.edelgate.com. More than just a directory of local services, eDelegate is a web-based marketplace that allows businesses and individuals to find, evaluate, manage and pay local service providers online.

“eDelegate, which is set to launch late-Summer 2006, will make locally-owned businesses more accessible,” says eDelegate founder Joseph Lancaster. Anyone can eDelegate projects to service providers in nearly 140 professional categories using free online postings.

Freelance and contract professionals registered with eDelegate can then bid on projects and be hired locally. Consumers choose the best professional for their project based on service providers’ profiles listing their reviews, ratings, service regions, and more.

Houston architecture and engineering professionals can now search those needing their services in Houston on projects ranging from general architecture to industrial design and CAD expertise. As well as allow professionals to search and fulfill a need for electrical, civil, and structural engineering. Professionals in fields other than architecture and engineering will find categories fitting their expertise also to post and search for jobs.

Houston architecture and engineering professionals also have the ability to showcase their talents using the profile feature on http://houston.edelgate.com.