From the first call to the warranty visit.
Ridgepole follows a job the way it actually runs: lead, estimate, proposal, signed contract, budget, daily logs, extras, progress claims, holdback, deficiencies and warranty. Each page says what it does, which plan it is on, and what is Canadian about it.
Win the work
Leads, estimates, takeoff on your own plans, and proposals the client signs on their phone.
- Lead pipelineEvery enquiry on one board, from first call to signed contract, with follow-up reminders.
- EstimatingSections, assemblies and your own cost catalog, with markup and margin side by side.
- Growth and upTakeoffMeasure on your PDF drawings and the quantities flow straight into the estimate.
- Proposals and e-signatureThe client signs on their phone, and the job is set up with its budget before you get back to the truck.
Run the job
Daily logs that work with no signal, the schedule, sub-trades, time, documents, permits and deficiencies.
- Daily logsThe day on site, written from a phone, with or without signal.
- ScheduleMilestones and tasks on every job, and every job on one screen.
- Sub-tradesContracts, certificates, payments, holdback and waivers for every sub-trade.
- Growth and upTime trackingHours typed in or clocked, approved by you, and posted to the job as labour cost.
- DocumentsDrawings, permits and contracts in folders on the job, with every version kept.
- Growth and upPermits and inspectionsEvery permit with its expiry date, every inspection with its result.
- Deficiencies and warrantyThe deficiency list at the end of the job, and warranty claims after it.
- EnterpriseCustom formsYour own safety and quality checklists, filled in on site and signed on the phone.
- ReportsMargin, cost, labour, payables, sales tax and payroll hours, each with a CSV.
Keep the money straight
Change orders, progress claims with holdback, purchasing, job costing, and the reports you file from.
- Change ordersLog the go-ahead, price the extra, send it for a signature. The contract sum moves when the client signs.
- Progress billingProgress claims by percent complete, with stored materials, holdback and both taxes worked out per line.
- HoldbackHoldback withheld on every claim at your province's figure, a release date you confirm, and tracked on your sub-trades too.
- Online paymentsClients pay by card or Canadian pre-authorized debit from the invoice link, into your own Stripe account.
- Job costingEstimated, spent, committed and what is left, on every budget line, while the job is still running.
- Growth and upPurchasingPurchase orders, deliveries checked on site, and supplier bills matched to the order before anyone pays them.
Keep the client in the loop
A portal with no password, selections in writing, messages kept with the job, and online payment.
See it on your next job.
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