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Practical knowledge for specialty contractors

Compliance, change management, project controls, and the data discipline that compounds across bids. Written for California specialty subs — owners, PMs, estimators, and the field.

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Bill the month — a pay app that doesn't bounce

Open the period, let the G703 build from the SOV, enter percent complete, submit to open the receivable, generate the §8132 conditional waiver, and send one package whose math ties to the SOV.

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California lien deadlines — preliminary notice, stop notice, mechanic's lien

The three deadlines that protect your right to get paid on a private California project. Miss one, lose the remedy.

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Pay app submission checklist

What goes in a monthly pay application, what the GC's reviewer looks for, and what STrOp assembles automatically.

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Retainage release — when, how much, and what to chase

Standard 5–10% withholding through the project, partial release at substantial completion, final release after closeout. The clocks and triggers contractors miss.

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See STrOp in action

Single-pipeline operations for California specialty contractors — bid through warranty.

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