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Construction & Trades
GCs, electrical, framing. Project backlog, bonding capacity, lien risk.
60 day typical timeline3-5x EBITDA
Document categories
The diligence checklist is organized into these top-level categories. Each one has its own subchecklist auto-generated when you launch a deal.
Financial Statements
Tax Returns
Legal & Corporate
Licensing & Bonding
Permits
Safety & OSHA
Equipment & Vehicles
HR & Payroll
Insurance
Contracts & Backlog
Subcontractor Agreements
Banking
Industry-specific documents
These are the documents that matter most for construction & trades — things you'd miss with a generic checklist.
- 📄State contractor licenses for all jurisdictions
- 📄Bonding capacity letter and surety relationship
- 📄Work-in-progress (WIP) schedule with completion percentages
- 📄OSHA 300 logs (3 years) and EMR rating
- 📄Completed contracts history with retainage status
- 📄Active backlog with margin analysis
- 📄Mechanic's lien history and bond claims
- 📄Certified payroll records for prevailing wage jobs
- 📄Subcontractor agreements and insurance certificates
- 📄Equipment schedule with liens and titles
Common red-flag patterns
The AI scans uploaded documents for these patterns and surfaces them with source citations so you can investigate quickly.
- Experience modification rate (EMR) above 1.0
- Bonding capacity below active backlog value
- Prevailing wage or Davis-Bacon violations
- Active mechanic's liens or bond claims
- Customer concentration on single general contractor
- OSHA willful or repeat violations
- Unfavorable retainage or change-order practices
Key metrics tracked
Pulled from financial statements and operational data, these metrics anchor the diligence narrative.
Backlog
WIP Gross Margin %
EMR
Cost-to-Complete Accuracy
Bid-to-Win Ratio
Labor Burden %
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