If you are going to have a new pool installed, yes- price matters, but getting the right contractor will get you a better pool. Go with a contracter who specializes in the type of pool you are getting. When I worked for a company that specialized in 'shotcrete' pools, we also did a number of liner pools -our attitude was ' 'you're paying 1/2 for a pool, you get 1/2-a** job" I'm not proud of the 1/2 a**ed work I did on those pools, but that was how we handled the 'discount' pools. I'm saying this to let anyone who is buying a pool know to go with a company that specializes in whichever type pool they are buying, if you don't, you may get an inferior product.