Documents arriving piecemeal
Nobody knew what was missing.
Subcontractor onboarding for general contractors who chase certificates every week
Subcontractor onboarding automation that collects the paperwork and watches every expiry date
A subcontractor's insurance certificate and license carry expiry dates, and whether a given document is valid for your project is a judgment a person must make. BoldBellows records the subcontractor, the project and the documents the contract requires before anyone is cleared to start, requests each missing item, files what arrives with its expiry date and sends every document to a named person for review, then builds the route around your own onboarding checklist: when a subcontractor is awarded work, the route sends a request listing the documents for that trade, collects the files and the signed agreement through a secure form, records each expiry date, nudges the subcontractor about anything missing and sends each file to your compliance contact for review. Only when that person marks the file cleared does the project team see the subcontractor as approved to start. Renewal reminders go out ahead of every expiry, and an expired item flags the file again.
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From $2,120, paid once. Document requests.
Four things this Contractor subcontractor onboarding build must keep doing
- Checklist by trade what each needs
- Expiry dates tracked reminders ahead of time
- Reviewed by a person validity is theirs to judge
- Cleared before start status shown to the team
- Transferable build Everything is documented so your team can run it without us
- A clear starting line a single payment from $2,120 begins the work, with extras added only if you want them
01 · the expired-certificate problem
A certificate on file is not the same as a certificate that is current
Each subcontractor sends their paperwork differently: a photo of a certificate, a scanned license, a signed agreement attached to an email. The project coordinator checks what has arrived against a list in their head, chases what is missing and files the rest in a folder. Months later an insurance certificate expires, nobody is reminded and the crew is on site with paperwork that is out of date, which becomes a conversation nobody wants.
Expiry dates in a spreadsheet
Nobody looked until it mattered.
Different requirements per trade
The checklist lived in a head.
- Each event is treated as brand new
- The subcontractor started Monday and the certificate expired in March
- Each coordinator uses a slightly different checklist
- The subcontractor, the project and the document type is stored before anything is written
- Every file shows what is received, what is missing and when each item expires
- A subcontractor appears as cleared only after a person says so
02 · how it works
How an award becomes a file a person can clear and the team can trust
Each event passes the same gates: rule, key, lookup, write, proof.
- 01
Catch the event
The Construction notification is received, confirmed as genuine and matched against the list of changes that should act.
- 02
Request, collect, record
The route sends the checklist, collects the documents and records each expiry date.
- 03
Review, clear, renew
A person reviews and clears the file, and renewal reminders keep it current.
The Contractor behaviors we designed around
Insurance and licenses expire
A subcontractor's insurance certificate and license carry expiry dates, so the route tracks them and asks for renewals, while deciding whether a document is valid stays a human step.
Clearing is a human step
The route tracks and reminds, but a named person decides whether each document is valid and marks the file cleared.
When a write is doubtful
The route finds the record in the subcontractor file by the subcontractor, the project and the document type, compares it with the intention and only then decides.
03 · what ships in the build
Inside the onboarding route: the parts that request, track and renew
Connect covers admission and the key, Resolve covers construction and matching, and Safeguard covers comparison and ownership.
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Change classifier
Sorts each Construction job update into act, ignore or review, with the reason saved.
ConnectStable identity ledger
Notes the Contractor key beside the subcontractor onboarding result it led to, so a duplicate event is answered from the note and not by new work.
ConnectTyped field translator
Converts Construction values into the exact types the subcontractor file expects, so nothing arrives as the wrong kind of data.
ConnectTrade checklist
Lists the documents each type of subcontractor must provide.
ResolveSecure upload form
Collects files and the signed agreement.
ResolveExpiry tracker
Records each date and sends renewal reminders.
ResolveClearance status
Shows which subcontractors are cleared, pending or expired.
SafeguardRenewal reminders
Asks for updated documents ahead of every expiry.
SafeguardException ageing
Tracks how long each unresolved case has been open and raises the oldest first.
Safeguard04 · who it's for
Suited to busy roofing contractors, and to those who bring subcontractors on board with every required document collected, tracked to its expiry date and reviewed by a person before work starts
Onboarding links the contractor who needs the paperwork, the subcontractor who sends it and the person who judges it.
Project coordinator
"Stop chasing documents one by one."
The route requests and tracks them.
Compliance contact
"Review files in one place."
Each arrives complete with its dates.
Superintendent
"Know who may start."
The status shows cleared or pending.
Subcontractor
"Know what to send."
My checklist is clear and I upload once.
Owner
"Reduce paperwork risk."
Expiries trigger reminders in time.
Accountant
"Pay only cleared vendors."
Clearance status is visible before payment.
Pricing depends on subcontractor documents, expiry dates and approvals
Cost your onboarding route, one trade checklist at a time
Start from $2,120 for Contractor subcontractor onboarding and build the quote one decision at a time.
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- One setup fee
- Range shown first
- PDF handover included
05 · compare your options
Not a folder of scanned certificates and a spreadsheet of expiry dates nobody has opened, not a basic zap, but a subcontractor onboarding route with a checklist per trade, expiry tracking and a person who clears each file
Each can store a certificate. Only one requests by trade, tracks every expiry and shows a file cleared by a person.
| How onboarding begins | Scanned certificates | Spreadsheet expiry lists | Our onboarding route |
|---|---|---|---|
| What starts the work | Someone remembers | All events of the chosen type | The job update you defined, nothing else |
| How identity is decided | Looked up in a spreadsheet | A convenient field, unchecked | Subcontractor, project and document type |
| What reaches the subcontractor file | Only what was noticed | Plain values with no types | A complete file, recorded expiry dates and a person's clearance |
| After an uncertain result | Check each tool in turn | Halts and waits | Verifies the result, then fixes or escalates |
A stale event shows up last
Time is checked before anything is written: the stale event is logged with its reason and the current subcontractor record stays as it is.
A certificate is uploaded with the wrong company name
The route files it as received but not matched, asks the reviewer to compare it with the award and keeps the subcontractor as pending. Matching on the subcontractor, the project and the document type, the route sorts the situation into absent, present and correct, present but different, or ambiguous. If the subcontractor record exists and matches, nothing more is written.
The subcontractor, the project and the document type is the one thing that cannot change after launch, so it is settled on day one.
Pricing
Build your Contractor to Subcontractor Onboarding price
Pick a package, answer three short questions about how Contractor data should reach Subcontractor Onboarding, and your price and turnaround move as you choose.
06 · process & getting started
Six steps from scattered paperwork to subcontractor files that stay current
Brief, access, design, test, launch and review: six steps, each with a deliverable.
- Step 01
Read how onboarding runs today
We look at recent subcontractor files and note which documents are asked for, how they arrive and what gets missed.
- Step 02
Approve access
We ask for the least that works: a restricted Contractor login, restricted rights elsewhere, and agreement on how records match.
- Step 03
Agree the onboarding rules
Checklists per trade, who reviews, reminder timing and what keeps a subcontractor from starting are written out and approved first.
- Step 04
Run the hard cases first
Repeats, stale events and permission changes are tested before the easy cases, in a copy of the subcontractor file.
- Step 05
Launch with notes
With Subcontractor Onboarding in place, after sign-off the route runs live from the agreed starting point, with plain-language notes for your team.
- Step 06
Check the live results
The first runs are compared record by record with the source so you can see the route doing its job.
07 · turnaround
Turnaround you can plan around
Delivery is timed from the moment Contractor access is ready, so granting it early shortens the wait.
Connect
6 to 10 business days
Resolve
10 to 16 business days
Safeguard
16 to 24 business days
08 · before we start
Your checklist before we start
An administrator's approval to connect Contractor
Your onboarding checklist for each trade, the agreement form you use and the name of the person who reviews and clears files
A Construction user or token limited to the objects in scope
Two real cases: one job update that should act and one that should not
Your preferred naming for statuses, tags or labels in the subcontractor file
Contact details for whoever manages the subcontractor file access
09 · security and ownership
The subcontractor record gets only what it needs, and nothing inside the subcontractor file is altered
Reading is limited to the Contractor data on your approved list, and writing is limited to the targets you name for subcontractor onboarding.
Supported connections, nothing more
Access runs through the approved connection points on both sides, so an update to Construction or the subcontractor file does not undo the build.
Scoped, revocable access
In the Subcontractor Onboarding service, you can rotate or remove every credential without asking us.
Private details stay private
Internal notes, payment information and anything outside the map remain in Construction and never appear in the subcontractor file.
Doubt goes to a lookup
When a write might have landed, the answer comes from the subcontractor file, matched on the subcontractor, the project and the document type, not from a second attempt.
Minimal logging
No Construction & Contractor message bodies, contact lists or payloads are stored in our logs.
Full handover
Ownership passes to you with the written runbook, in the Subcontractor Onboarding service.
10 · verified reviews
What BoldBellows clients say
Verified reviews from business owners who use BoldBellows automations every day, from marketing and sales to support and operations.
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Running a digital agency with many clients was overwhelming. BoldBellows built one automation dashboard that tracks tasks, sends updates and creates client reports automatically.
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AI Customer Journey Automation
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11 · questions
Subcontractor onboarding automation: what coordinators and owners ask
Practical answers on scope, price, access and what happens later, for this Subcontractor Onboarding service.
Does Contractor subcontractor onboarding need more than a trigger and an action?
Subcontractors with complete, current paperwork before they start is well within a zap's reach. It does not request a document, track an expiry or clear a subcontractor. The build is the part that handles what a simple zap cannot.
Does it check that a certificate is valid?
No, it records the dates and a named person decides whether the document is valid.
Can subcontractors sign agreements online?
Yes, through an e-signature step, and your counsel decides whether it suits your contracts.
What if a document expires?
The file is flagged again and the subcontractor is asked for a renewal.
Can checklists differ by trade?
Yes, each trade gets its own list of documents.
Who sees the files?
Only the people you name, with the subcontractor seeing their own checklist.
Will it stop a subcontractor from starting?
It shows the file as not cleared, and your team decides whether work may start.
Does the quote include a field list for Contractor subcontractor onboarding?
Every package includes a signed field map for Contractor subcontractor onboarding, so no field is moved that you have not seen. This page also answers searches for custom subcontractor onboarding automation.
Can I define what counts as urgent for subcontractor onboarding?
Yes. Describe how subcontractor onboarding should decide and we encode it; the opening price is $2,120.
Who is responsible if Contractor changes a rule?
For Subcontractor Onboarding, we design for change by making failure visible.
Know every subcontractor's paperwork is current
Give your projects subcontractor files that are complete and cleared by a person
Share the trigger and the finish line for Contractor subcontractor onboarding and we will price it in writing, from $2,120.
We price those individually.