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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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Log an opportunity and work the pipeline
From "heard about a job" to a pursuit moving through Qualify, Budget, Bidding, and Bid Submitted — where work enters STrOp and how the board tracks it to award.
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The negotiated job — when the GC calls and there's no bid
How work enters the pipeline when a GC hands you the next job outright — log it, put it in Qualify, and run the same board with a different way in.
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See STrOp in action
Single-pipeline operations for California specialty contractors — bid through warranty.
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