Guides for Canadian construction and trades teams
Practical, plain-language guides on the parts of a job that go wrong most often: RFP addenda, scope of work, bid comparison and subcontractor paperwork. Each one explains the problem first and then shows how ScopeMark handles it.
General guidance, not legal advice. Check your own contracts, province and insurer for what applies to you.
Practical guides
How to track subcontractor insurance, WSIB and CNESST documents
What to ask for in Ontario, Quebec and elsewhere, how to keep expiry dates from slipping, and the difference between a checked document and an approved one.
How to level subcontractor bids like for like
Why the lowest bid is not always the lowest price, a worked example, and how ScopeMark lays bids side by side without picking a winner for you.
How to write a scope of work for a trade job
The five parts every scope needs, a worked example for a storefront sign job and how ScopeMark drafts one from a few questions.
How to handle RFP addenda without missing a change
Why addenda cause expensive mistakes, a checklist for handling them, and how ScopeMark patches an RFP analysis, the estimate and the bid checklist without deleting anything.
How to track RFIs on a construction bid
What goes in an RFI log, how to write a question that gets a useful answer, and how to act on the answers so the estimate stays current.
How ScopeMark works
From RFP to project
How an RFP is analysed, questioned, priced, subbed out and turned into a project.
How to sub out a project
Scope, invite-only roster, bid leveling, milestone proof and invoices.
What is ScopeMark?
Who it is for, what it does and what it does not do.
Looking at other tools?
See how ScopeMark compares with Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud and ConstructConnect, or read the frequently asked questions.