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Subcontractor management
Subcontractor management is the work a main contractor does to select, contract, coordinate and pay the specialist firms delivering packages on its projects. Done well, it protects the margin on every package; done loosely, it is where project budgets quietly leak.
This hub is written for main contractors and the commercial teams behind them. It collects every Archdesk guide on choosing and contracting subcontractors, the comparisons of bidding and tender tools, and the product pages where Archdesk runs the process end to end, from bid leveling through work reports and payment.
If you are a subcontractor yourself, there is a separate page built for your side of the package, linked below.
Archdesk for managing subcontractors
The three product pages this cluster supports. Everything below them is the reading that backs the decision.
The core product page
Subcontractor management software
Track every subcontractor package from award to final account, with commitments, variations and payments in one place.
See the product
Subcontractor bidding
Issue bid packages, collect subcontractor quotes and compare them side by side before you award.
See the productSubcontractor work reports
Approve subcontractor work reports against the package, so payment matches the work actually done.
See the productFor subcontractors
Working as a subcontractor rather than managing them? Archdesk for subcontractors covers job costing and delivery from your side of the package.
Start here
The two foundation reads: leveling subcontractor bids properly, and choosing the right agreement form.
Guides
Deeper reading on subcontractor procurement, scope discipline and paying subcontractors compliantly.
Comparisons
Tool roundups for the bidding and tendering stage of the subcontractor lifecycle.
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