Summit Builders
The Challenge
Summit Builders is a mid-size general contractor specializing in commercial renovations across Colorado's Front Range. During a $2.1M office renovation project, the company's general contractor license expired without anyone noticing. A city inspector flagged the lapse during a routine site visit, triggering an immediate stop-work order. The project was halted for 9 days while Summit scrambled to reinstate the license, costing $38,000 in crew downtime and a $5,000 state fine. The client threatened to terminate the contract.
The Solution
Summit's operations manager implemented PermitSentry across all active projects. The platform now tracks 22 company-level licenses (contractor license, surety bonds, insurance certificates, OSHA certifications) alongside project-specific building permits for each active job site. Automated reminders go to both the operations manager and project leads. The team certification tracker monitors OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour cards for all 45 employees.
Results
22
Licenses Tracked
Company-wide
6
Active Projects
With separate permit tracking
$12,000
Fines Avoided
In estimated penalties
0
Stop-Work Orders
Since implementation
“That stop-work order nearly cost us our biggest client. Now every license and permit across all six active projects is in one dashboard. My project managers get alerts 90 days out. We will never be caught off guard again.”
James Whitfield
Operations Manager, Summit Builders
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