Committed cost lands on your budget
The subcontract's value and variations project the committed cost, by cost code, straight onto your budget.
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Subcontracts that put committed cost straight on your budget
Build the subcontract on a cost-coded schedule of values, send it for signing, and its committed cost lands straight on your budget. Every variation updates the commitment as the job changes.
Acme ConcretingExecuted
$589,900.00· Committed
| # | Description | Cost code | Cost type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reinforcement and formwork | 03-100Concrete | Material | $0.00 |
| 2 | Retention | 03-100Concrete | Retention | $0.00 |
| 3 | Concrete supply and place | 03-100Concrete | Subcontract | $589,900.00 |
| Schedule of values total committed to 03-100 Concrete | $589,900.00 | |||
Finance
Contract value$589,900.00
Committed cost$589,900.00
Retention held (5%)$29,495.00
Signature
Promoted from awarded quoteConcrete Supply & Place RFQ · terms frozen
Sent for signatureTony Russo · tony@acmeconcreting.com.au
Fully executedSigned copy attached · no longer being negotiated
The Acme Concreting subcontract, promoted straight from the awarded RFQ quote — the $589,900 commitment lands on 03-100 Concrete the moment it executes, with 5% retention ($29,495.00) held against each claim.
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From awarded trade to committed cost
A cost-coded schedule of values
The subcontract is built on a schedule of values, with every line coded the same way as your budget.
Sign the contract in BuildPass
Send template-generated contracts for e-signature through a public portal, or upload a contract signed outside BuildPass.
How it works
The whole subcontract, in one place
Turn a won quote into a subcontract, code its schedule of values, sign it, and keep the commitment live as the job changes.
From an awarded quote
Concrete Supply & Place RFQ · Acme Concreting
Start from scratch
build the schedule of values by hand
Create from a quote or scratch
Turn an awarded quote into a subcontract in a click, or start from a blank slate, since award is never a precondition.
| Line · cost code | Amount |
|---|---|
| 03-100Reinforcement and formworkMaterial | $0 |
| 03-100RetentionRetention | $0 |
| 03-100Concrete supply and placeSubcontract | $589,900 |
| Total | $589,900 |
Cost-coded schedule of values
Every line item is coded to a cost code, so the commitment is broken down the same way as your budget.
Contract value$589,900.00
Retention5%
Held against each claim$29,495.00
Set retention terms
Hold retention as a precise percentage against the contract, with no rounding drift.
Sent for signature
Tony Russo · tony@acmeconcreting.com.au
Public signer portal
the counterparty signs — no login
Send for signing
Send for e-signature through a public subcontractor portal, or upload a copy signed elsewhere.
CO-01 · Slab thickening — GF
Additive · fully executed
Committed cost moves+$12,400.00
Raise and execute variations
Capture sub-side changes as subcontract variations; executing one moves the committed cost.
| Cost code | Committed |
|---|---|
| 03-100ConcreteAcme Concreting | $589,900 |
Committed to 03-100 the moment it executes
Track committed cost on the budget
Contract value and variations project committed cost, by cost code, straight onto your budget, with no manual re-keying.
Connected to the whole job
Subcontracts, connected to the whole job
A subcontract can be created straight from a winning quote, carrying the agreed price forward with no re-keying. Its cost-coded schedule of values matches your budget, so the committed cost lands on the budget and becomes the baseline you track payment against.
Awarded RFQ
Acme Concreting
Concrete Supply & Place · low quote
promotes
Subcontract
$589,900
executed · retention 5%
commits
Budget · committed
$589,900
on 03-100 Concrete
Payment · retention held
$29,495.00
withheld against each claim
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Frequently asked questions
No. You can create a subcontract from any quote or from scratch, with or without an award.
Because the SOV is the spine of the subcontract and the commitment. Coding each line to a cost code means the committed cost projects onto your budget in the same structure you already plan and track in.
No. Signing runs through a public portal where the sub reviews and signs without an account. You can also upload a contract signed outside BuildPass.
A subcontract variation is a change to the committed cost on a signed subcontract. Executing it moves the committed cost, so your budget updates immediately.
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