Preconstruction Outreach
This status means a sub confirmed interest but hasn’t committed to submitting a bid.
What is Interested
This law governs prevailing wage requirements on public projects.
What is the Davis-Bacon Act?
This type of document, often triggered by design conflicts or missing details, can lead to changes in scope, schedule, or cost if not resolved promptly.
What is a Request for Information (RFI)
Tough Leaf primarily supports clients in this industry.
What is construction?
This trade is often required to coordinate closely with firestopping, framing, and MEP to maintain wall ratings.
What is drywall / framing?
A subcontractor that performs the wrong scope, wrong location, or lacks experience falls into this status.
What is Not Qualified
This type of wage must be met or exceeded on public works projects.
What is Prevailing Wages
This system describes building trades more specifically than NAICS and is often used by estimators.
What are CSI codes
This is the main goal of Tough Leaf’s work for clients.
What is helping clients get better bids and win more projects?
This is the dark magic required to match emails, phone numbers, and NAICS codes across three separate lists.
What is Excel
This platform is commonly used by general contractors to manage bid documents and subcontractor invitations. (Hint: Integration Partner)
What is BuildingConnected
This Tough Leaf module supports certified payroll and compliance tracking for construction projects.
What is ClearComply
A method used to cut openings into concrete slabs during rehabilitation of underground utilities.
What is concrete cutting and coring?
This Tough Leaf measurement tracks the quality of outreach, not just the quantity.
What are “Touchpoints”
This is the person to call if something in the product breaks and it needs to be fixed immediately
Who is Jason Garcia
In high-volume outreach, this contact method has the highest conversion from “Unresponsive” to “Interested.”
What is Live Phone Calls
This office is responsible for enforcing labor standards and prevailing wages on federally funded construction.
What is the U.S. Department of Labor (WHD)
This type of company installs systems to slow the spread of fire , not to deliver water.
What is fire-stopping?
Consistent use of logos, tone, visuals, and messaging across email, phone, and events creates this effect in marketing.
What is brand consistency
If a certified payroll report is submitted with a signature that looks like someone sneezed while holding a pen, should you approve it?
What is not without divine intervention or a notary stamp
This phase occurs before construction and includes estimating, outreach, and bid coordination.
What is pre-construction
For NYCDDC projects, this additional document must be submitted with the certified payroll report, confirming it is accurate under penalty of law.
What is the Copeland Act
These panels are installed in theaters to improve sound quality and reduce echo.
What are acoustical wall fabric panels
This is what it’s called when CS finds a company that matches the scope perfectly, answers the phone, AND is certified.
What is a Unicorn
This tool revealed that a GC who thought they spent $350M with certified firms had actually spent $1.4B
What is ClearSpend?