For General Contractors — Ancora

For general contractors

Bid coverage you can count on.

You send the invitations and wait. Half never answer. Some of the ones that do cannot clear prequalification, cannot hold their number, or cannot perform once they are on site. Every gap in coverage becomes risk you carry.

What we hand you

A sub who is already checked.


Documents verified

License, insurance and bonding confirmed current — not last year's certificate.

Number reviewed

Priced and reviewed by us, with the scope gaps closed before it reaches your bid tab.

Inside capacity

A crew placed inside its proven capacity — never stretched to fit a fee.

One number to call

When something moves, you call a person who is accountable. Not a directory listing.

Services and fees

What you can buy, and what it costs.


Vetted placement

A prequalified, insured, correctly priced subcontractor delivered for a specific scope on a specific project.

$2,500 or 2%

Standing bench

A live roster across six trades held current — documents, capacity and pricing — ready for your bid list.

$1,500 / month

Trade partner vetting

You name a sub you are considering. We assess capacity, financial condition and risk, and put it in writing.

$750 per company

Bid analysis

Independent review of the numbers you received. Are they real, and is the scope actually covered.

$1,500 per project

Fractional estimating

Overflow preconstruction capacity, working inside the software you already use.

from $2,500 / month

Documents current

License, insurance and bonding verified and held current across the bench.

Included

Six trades on the bench

RoofingDrywallPaintElectricalPlumbingConcrete

Why the software did not solve this

A platform is only as good as the person operating it.


Prequalification platforms and bid boards are databases. They collect documents, track expiry dates and publish invitations. They do not price your work, catch the exclusion buried on page nine of a scope letter, or vouch for anybody.

Where we work

ProcorePlanSwiftBluebeamAutoCADBIMBuilding ConnectedPlanHubYour templates

We work inside the systems you already pay for. No new seat, no migration, no procurement cycle.

Straight answers

What precon leads actually ask us.


We already run a prequalification platform.

Good — keep it. A platform tracks documents and expiry dates. It does not read a scope letter, catch the exclusion on page nine, or tell you whether a crew can actually carry the schedule. We operate inside the system you already pay for.

How is this different from a staffing agency?

An agency places people. We price the work, verify the company, and put our own name behind the match. If the sub we placed underperforms, that is our reputation on your job — which is why we place crews inside proven capacity rather than stretching them to fit a fee.

What happens when something moves on site?

You call one number. Not a directory listing, not a portal ticket. Scope changes, schedule slips and payment questions come back to the same person who priced it.

We only need coverage at peak.

Then buy it at peak. The standing bench and fractional estimating are monthly, with no payroll, no software seat and no severance. Scale up in bid season and down when it is quiet.

15
Years in construction
$120M+
In work priced
8
Years estimating
6
Trades on the bench

Founded by Julio Afre — architect-trained in California, fifteen years on both sides of the contract.

Give us one scope on your next bid.

Small is fine. Let the result decide whether there is a second one.