This second guy "feels" right, you know what I mean? What you might do is ask him for references and then actually call the numbers he gives you and ask the pool owners about their experience working with him. Of course, he'll only give you happy customers but still . . .

I'm hoping you'll post about your experience of this entire process, beginning to end, so we can learn what all is involved with liner replacement. It'll happen to us eventually. Our pool bottom has really suffered over time, the sand has moved or something because I can feel and see the struts that run between the two long sides. That can't be good for the liner

I was wondering about the water that's in your pool now. Will that just be pumped out into the yard? Or can it be sucked into a tanker and re-used?

AnnaK