The Verification Process

$99 one-time fee. $79 is refunded if your application is denied. Annual renewal required at the same rate — badges expire after 12 months because COIs expire, bonding changes, and references go stale.

• W9 with valid EIN (sole proprietors: SSN)
• Certificate of Insurance (COI) — must be current
• Bonding certificate
• Executed sub agreement — signed, dated, with dollar amount from any project

• EIN validity
• COI expiration date
• Bonding certificate present and not expired
• Project history — timeframe, cost, scope plausibility
• Sweet spot alignment with submitted projects
• Executed agreement — signatures present, dollar amount present, date present
• Public web scan: lawsuits, judgments, liens, BBB, OSHA, state license boards
• GC/Owner company name on projects — does the company exist?
• Supply house detection — materials vs. labor primary business

We send a 3-question survey to your provided references. A minimum of 2 of 3 must respond without a red flag. The 3 questions: Did they complete the work? Would you hire them again? Any unresolved disputes? If a reference doesn't respond after two attempts, their application is flagged for human review.

• Clear — Badge issued automatically. You appear in GC searches.
• Under Review — Ambiguous results flagged for a human reviewer. Decision within 24–48 hours.
• Denied — $79 refunded. Email with reason sent. You may reapply after 90 days.

• Issue grades, scores, rankings, or ratings of any kind
• Authenticate contract values — we review for consistency, not accuracy
• Run a comprehensive legal background check
• Verify union affiliation
• Guarantee any contractor's quality of work