Risk scored before the invitation goes out
Prequalification that lives in a filing cabinet protects nobody — it's checked after the sub is already on the job. BuilderStack scores every trade partner up front: financial strength, safety record (EMR, OSHA history), bonding capacity, and current workload, rolled into one risk profile your estimators see when they build the bid list.
Scores update as documents arrive and expire, so the bid list reflects today's risk — not last year's relationship.
- Configurable scoring across financials, safety, and backlog
- EMR and OSHA record tracking per partner
- Bonding capacity and single-project limits
- Risk flags surfaced on the bid invitation list
Compliance that keeps itself current
Certificates of insurance, W-9s, licenses, and safety documentation expire on their own schedule — usually discovered at the worst moment. BuilderStack tracks every document's expiry, requests renewals automatically, and blocks the compliance lapse from reaching a subcontract or pay application.
Subs maintain their own profile in a shared portal: they upload once, every GC they work with sees current documents, and your precon team stops being a paperwork courier.
- Automatic expiry alerts and renewal requests
- Sub-managed document portal — upload once
- Compliance gates on award and first pay app
- Full audit trail of who approved what, when
Frequently Asked Questions
What is subcontractor prequalification software?
Prequalification software collects and scores the data a GC needs before awarding work to a trade partner — financials, safety record, bonding capacity, insurance, licensing, and references. BuilderStack prequalification standardizes the form, scores the risk, tracks document expiry, and feeds the results directly into bid management.
How does prequalification connect to bid management?
Directly — they share one trade partner directory. When you build a bid invitation list, each partner's current prequal status and risk score is right there, so estimators can balance coverage with risk instead of discovering problems after the low bid lands.
What documents does it track?
Certificates of insurance (GL, auto, workers comp, umbrella), W-9s, trade licenses, bonding letters, safety programs, and any custom document your risk policy requires — each with expiry tracking and automated renewal requests.
Can subcontractors update their own information?
Yes. Trade partners maintain a shared profile — documents, contacts, service areas, and trade codes — so renewals come from the source instead of through your inbox.
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