# Subcontractor Agents

> Subcontractor Agents (subcontractoragents.com) makes software for commercial trade subcontractors in Australia. Two offers: an AI estimating plugin we set up now in the business's own Claude or ChatGPT account, and the Subcontractor Agents App, one office system with AI agents inside, at A$1,700 a month. Launching February 2027; the waitlist is open.

Who it is for: commercial trade subcontractors who price work from drawings or site visits (HVAC, electrical, fire, plumbing, steel, masonry, linings, joinery, scaffolding and more). Not builders or head contractors.

- Estimating plugin (available now): Give it the builder’s tender pack and it prepares the quantities, prices them with your rates and drafts the quote in the layout you already send. Your estimator checks it and you send it under your name. A one-off setup fee, confirmed on a 30-minute call once we have seen the business's jobs. It is proven on three of the business's completed jobs before they rely on it, and it stays theirs, in their own account.
- Quoting plugin (available now): Send your site notes and photos. It drafts the quote in simPRO or AroFlo from your own pre-builds. You check it and send it.
- The App (Launching February 2027): Tenders, quotes, jobs, supplier prices, claims and cash in one place. Your team approves every draft. A$1,700 a month, one price for the office, month to month. Each person pays for their own Claude account separately. It reads from Xero, simPRO, AroFlo and the office inbox.
- A person checks every takeoff, price, quote, claim and email before it goes out. Nothing is sent without approval.
- We have worked with 80+ subcontractors on estimating and tendering. Based in Australia; setup and calls run remotely.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://subcontractoragents.com/): Tenders, quotes, jobs, supplier prices, claims and cash on one screen, with your team approving every draft. Launching February 2027. The estimating plugin is live today.
- [Estimating plugin](https://subcontractoragents.com/services/estimating-plugin): An estimating plugin set up in your own Claude account. Every BOQ line traced to the drawings and priced from your rates. Proven on 3 of your jobs.
- [Quoting plugin](https://subcontractoragents.com/services/quoting-plugin): Send your site notes and photos and it drafts the quote in simPRO or AroFlo from your own pre-builds and price list. Set up in your own Claude account. You check it and send it.
- [The App](https://subcontractoragents.com/app): Tenders, quotes, jobs, supplier prices, claims and cash in one place, with your team approving every draft. A$1,700 a month. Launching February 2027.
- [Pricing](https://subcontractoragents.com/pricing): The App is A$1,700 a month, launching February 2027. The estimating plugin is a one-off setup fee, confirmed on your call.
- [FAQ](https://subcontractoragents.com/faq): Straight answers on the estimating plugin, the App, pricing, data and working with us.
- [About us](https://subcontractoragents.com/about): Two co-founders in Australia. The estimating plugin, set up in your own Claude account, is live today; the App for the rest of the office launches February 2027.
- [Contact](https://subcontractoragents.com/contact): Email info@subcontractoragents.com, book a 30-minute call about the estimating plugin, or join the App waitlist. One of us replies.
- [Join the App waitlist](https://subcontractoragents.com/waitlist): Put your name down for the App; waitlist members come on first.

## Trades

- [HVAC and mechanical](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/hvac): Fan coils, VAVs, grilles and duct by size band counted off your mechanical set, priced from your labour rates and checked by your estimator.
- [Refrigeration](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/refrigeration): Cases, fans, duct and pipe by size counted off the tender set with the sheet on every line, priced from your rates and checked by your estimator.
- [Electrical](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/electrical): GPOs, light fittings by type, boards, tray and sub-mains counted off your power and lighting plans, priced from your rates and checked by your estimator.
- [Data and communications](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/data-communications): Outlets by level, racks, patch panels and cable runs counted off your comms plans with the sheet on every line, priced from your rates and checked.
- [Commercial solar](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/solar): Panels by roof section, mounting, inverters, isolators and cable runs counted off the roof plan and single line, priced from your rates and checked.
- [Fire protection](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/fire-protection): Detectors, call points, the panel, sprinkler heads, hydrants and pipe by diameter counted off your fire drawings, priced from your rates and checked.
- [Passive fire](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/passive-fire): Every penetration through a rated wall or slab found on the services drawings, listed with its sheet, priced from your passive rates and checked.
- [Plumbing and hydraulics](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/plumbing): Fixtures per bathroom, sewer, water and gas pipe by size and depth, every junction and bend, counted off your hydraulic set, priced and checked.
- [Installation and maintenance](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/installation-maintenance): Equipment, duct, pipe and fittings taken off the mechanical set and priced from your internal rates before the market quotes land, then checked.
- [Structural steel](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/structural-steel): Members by mark, section and length, connections and tonnage listed from your GA and shop drawings, priced from your rates, checked by your estimator.
- [Metal fabrication](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/metal-fabrication): Plate by thickness, sections by length, mesh and fixings listed piece by piece from your shop drawings, shop hours by your rules, priced and checked.
- [Concrete and formwork](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/concrete-formwork): Concrete volume, formwork m², reo at the engineer’s rate and dirt removal measured off the structural set, priced from your locked rates and checked.
- [Masonry and bricklaying](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/masonry): Bricks, blocks, ties, lintels and flashings counted by wall type and level from your elevations, with a 3D view for the crew, priced and checked.
- [Roofing and cladding](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/roofing-cladding): Sheet area by pitch, flashings and gutters by length, cladding by elevation, measured off your roof plans, priced from your rates and checked.
- [Glazing and facades](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/glazing-facades): Every unit by mark, type and size from the window schedule, glass in m², frame in metres and hardware counted, priced from your rates and checked.
- [Waterproofing](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/waterproofing): Membrane by location in m², upturns in metres, drains and penetrations counted off your plans and details, priced from your rates and checked.
- [Insulation](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/insulation): Wall and ceiling m² by insulation type and R-value, with sarking and fixings, measured off your plans and sections, priced from your rates and checked.
- [Plastering and ceilings](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/plastering-ceilings): Every wall type measured room by room: board, layers per side, studs, ceilings, cornice and bulkheads, priced from your rates, checked by your estimator.
- [Carpentry](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/carpentry): Framing by stud size to slab, door frames, skirting and architraves counted off your plans, priced from your labour page and checked by your estimator.
- [Joinery and cabinetry](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/joinery-cabinetry): Carcasses, doors, benchtops and hardware counted from the elevations, sheets by thickness, priced from your supplier lists, checked by your estimator.
- [Painting](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/painting): Wall and ceiling areas by room and face, doors and trims counted off your finishes schedule, priced from your rates and checked by your estimator.
- [Flooring](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/flooring): Floor areas by room and finish code, skirting and transitions in metres, from your finishes plans, priced from your rates and checked by your estimator.
- [Tiling](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/tiling): Floor and wall tile areas by room and tile code, trims and waterproofing, from your wet-area elevations, priced from your rates, checked by your estimator.
- [Signage](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/signage): Every sign on the schedule counted against the location plans, by type, size and finish, per level, priced from your rates and checked by your estimator.
- [Civil and earthworks](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/civil-earthworks): Pipe by size and depth, pits, pavement areas and dig volumes taken off your civil drawings, priced from your rates and checked by your estimator.
- [Demolition and strip-out](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/demolition): What comes out, by area and item, measured from the demolition plans, with protection and disposal from your rates and checked by your estimator.
- [Scaffolding](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/scaffolding): Scaffold faces, lifts, bays and towers measured off the elevations, erect and dismantle apart from hire, priced from your rates, checked by your estimator.
- [Landscaping](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/landscaping): Plants by species and pot size, turf, mulch and paving areas, edging in metres, off your planting plan, priced from your rates, checked by your estimator.
- [Protective coatings](https://subcontractoragents.com/industries/protective-coatings): Steel surface areas by member and coating system from your drawings and spec, blast, access and inspection from your rates, checked by your estimator.

## What the App does (coming February 2027)

- [Tender tracking](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/tenders): Every tender you’ve sent on one board, with the builder, close date and a chase reminder when it’s due. Coming in the App.
- [Quotes and follow-ups](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/quotes): Price the tender in your Claude and it lands as a draft quote, takeoff reference on every line, client PDF beside you. Coming in the App.
- [Clients, sites and assets](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/clients): Contacts, site details and the equipment you look after, linked to every job, quote and certificate. Coming in the App; join the waitlist.
- [Jobs and projects](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/jobs): The won quote becomes the job, the orders, the timesheets and the claim, typed once, with cost and stage on one screen. Coming in the App.
- [Variations](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/variations): Each variation logged against the job, priced from your rates and tracked until the builder signs, with you setting the price. Coming in the App.
- [Documents and RFIs](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/documents): Drawings, specs and RFIs on the job. If the crew works to Rev B and Rev C lands, the drawing turns orange. Coming in the App.
- [Scheduling and dispatch](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/scheduling): A lane for every tech and subcontractor, drag and drop, crew status at a glance and a warning the moment two bookings clash. Coming in the App.
- [Timesheets](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/timesheets): Hours against the job, approved by a person, then posted as job cost at that tech’s rate. Coming in the App; join the waitlist.
- [Maintenance and service](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/maintenance): Service agreements that raise their own due visits, turn Pass or Fail per asset into the certificate and bill themselves. Coming in the App.
- [Supplier quotes](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/supplier-quotes): RFQs raised from the job’s material list and every supplier’s price and lead time lined up item by item. You choose. Coming in the App.
- [Purchase orders](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/purchase-orders): Orders drafted from the job and the chosen quote, routed to the right approver with the reason shown. You approve every order. Coming in the App.
- [Invoice reconciliation](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/invoice-reconciliation): Each supplier bill matched to its order line by line. A difference over $1 waits for a reason before it’s approved. Coming in the App.
- [Subcontractors](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/subcontractors): Insurance, licences and rates on every subcontractor’s record. Expired insurance holds new orders until it’s renewed. Coming in the App.
- [Price catalogue](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/catalogue): Materials, labour, kits and companion items in one catalogue every quote pulls from, with prices you can lock. Coming in the App.
- [Progress claims](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/progress-claims): Completed work, previous claims, variations and retention worked into the claim, GST after retention, checked by you. Coming in the App.
- [Invoicing and payments](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/invoicing): Invoices from approved claims, payments recorded against each one, and Xero kept in step one approved item at a time. Coming in the App.
- [Retention](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/retention): Retention held on every claim, released at practical completion, defects period tracked. You approve the release claim. Coming in the App.
- [Cash flow](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/cash-flow): Claims, invoices and supplier bills laid out week by week for 13 weeks, so the tight week shows before wages go out. Coming in the App.
- [WIP and job costs](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/job-costs): Cost to date, committed cost and cost to complete on every job, so a blow-out shows while you can still act. Coming in the App.
- [Business reports](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/reports): Forecast accuracy, PM scorecards, quote-to-invoice cycle time and 13-week cash, from your own records. Coming in the App.
- [Agents and Ask Claude](https://subcontractoragents.com/solutions/agents): Each person connects their own Claude. It sees only what their role sees, and every action, even a refused one, is logged. Coming in the App.

## Insights

- [Insights](https://subcontractoragents.com/insights): How subcontractors price, chase and get paid, and where AI actually helps. Notes on estimating, quoting and running the office.
- [What to Put on a Subcontractor's Weekly Dashboard (With Examples)](https://subcontractoragents.com/insights/subcontractor-weekly-dashboard-examples): Most weekly dashboards show too much and answer too little. What a subcontractor's should show, where each number comes from, and what to leave off.
- [Claude vs ChatGPT for Construction Estimating (2026)](https://subcontractoragents.com/insights/claude-vs-chatgpt-for-construction-estimating): Claude or ChatGPT for estimating from drawings? Why the setup around the AI matters more than the brand, and how to test it on your own jobs.
- [Excel vs a Dashboard for Tracking Tenders and Quotes](https://subcontractoragents.com/insights/excel-vs-dashboard-tracking-tenders-and-quotes): Excel is a good place to keep tenders and quotes. It's a poor place to see what needs doing today. Here's where each belongs, and when to add a dashboard.
- [Is It Safe to Put Your Drawings and Rates Into ChatGPT or Claude?](https://subcontractoragents.com/insights/is-it-safe-to-put-drawings-and-rates-into-chatgpt-or-claude): What happens to your drawings, rates and quotes when you use ChatGPT or Claude for estimating, and the setup that keeps them in your own account.
- [What Does AI Estimating Cost? What You Pay and What You Get](https://subcontractoragents.com/insights/what-does-ai-estimating-cost): What AI estimating costs a commercial subcontractor: a fixed setup fee, your own Claude or ChatGPT plan, and what you get for each.
- [The Quote Tracking Dashboard: Every Open Quote, Follow-Up and Win Rate in One View](https://subcontractoragents.com/insights/quote-tracking-dashboard): Open quotes in one spreadsheet, follow-ups in your head, win rate nowhere. What a subcontractor's quote tracking dashboard should show, and how to work it out.
- [Xero, Procore and a Crew App: How to Stop Double Handling With One Dashboard](https://subcontractoragents.com/insights/stop-double-handling-with-one-dashboard): Xero, Procore and a crew app each hold part of the picture, so someone retypes it into a spreadsheet. What one dashboard should show a subcontractor instead.
- [simPRO, AroFlo, Procore… and You're Still Typing Quotes Out by Hand](https://subcontractoragents.com/insights/still-typing-quotes-out-by-hand): Your business runs on software, but the quote still starts in a spreadsheet and ends in a typed letter. Here's where the retyping happens and how we stop it.
- [Can ChatGPT or Claude Do Construction Estimating? What Works and What Doesn't](https://subcontractoragents.com/insights/can-chatgpt-or-claude-do-construction-estimating): Plain ChatGPT and Claude guess at quantities and rates. Set up as a 15-step process with your rules and rates, they produce a BOQ you can check.
- [The Best AI Estimating Setup for Subcontractors in Australia (2026)](https://subcontractoragents.com/insights/best-ai-estimating-setup-subcontractors-australia): What the best AI estimating setup looks like for Australian subcontractors who quote from drawings: your rates, a trail on every line, and you in charge.

## Guides

- [Guides](https://subcontractoragents.com/guides): Step-by-step how-tos for takeoffs, pricing, supplier quotes and addenda, written for the person who does them.
- [Your Rates, Not a Price Book: Building a Rate Register AI Can Use](https://subcontractoragents.com/guides/rate-register-ai-can-use): How subcontractors set up a rate register from their own supplier prices, labour and markups, with a unit, source and date on every rate, so AI prices from it.
- [The Best Solar Quoting Process for Commercial Installers (2026)](https://subcontractoragents.com/guides/best-solar-quoting-process-commercial-installers): The best solar quoting process for commercial installers: every module and run traced to the drawings, your own rates, and your sign-off.
- [The Best Electrical Estimating Workflow for Commercial Contractors (2026)](https://subcontractoragents.com/guides/best-electrical-estimating-workflow): The best electrical estimating workflow for commercial contractors: every fitting traced to the drawing, your own labour rules, and your sign-off.
- [How to Handle Addenda Without Redoing Your Takeoff](https://subcontractoragents.com/guides/how-to-handle-addenda-without-redoing-your-takeoff): An addendum shouldn't send you back to the start. Find what changed, reprice only that, and show the builder the difference.
- [Waiting on Supplier Prices: How to Send RFQs the Same Day the Tender Lands](https://subcontractoragents.com/guides/send-supplier-rfqs-same-day): Supplier prices hold up most subcontractor quotes. What a supplier RFQ should include, and how to send it the day the tender lands.
- [AI Takeoff From Drawings: How to Check Every Line Before You Price It](https://subcontractoragents.com/guides/ai-takeoff-from-drawings-check-every-line): An AI takeoff only helps if you can check it faster than you could redo it. Here's what every BOQ line needs to show before you price it.
- [The Best Way to Do HVAC Takeoffs in 2026 (Without Printing Drawings at A3)](https://subcontractoragents.com/guides/best-way-to-do-hvac-takeoffs): The best HVAC takeoff process for commercial mechanical subcontractors: a trail on every line, gaps flagged, your sign-off and your own rates.
- [How to Quote Faster Without Cutting Corners: A Subcontractor's Checklist](https://subcontractoragents.com/guides/how-to-quote-faster-without-cutting-corners): A quoting checklist for commercial subcontractors: where the time goes, which checks you can't skip, and how to stop retyping the same work.

## Contact

- Book a 30-minute call about the estimating plugin: https://subcontractoragents.com/services/estimating-plugin#book
- Email: info@subcontractoragents.com

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