From sub to surety-ready in 10 weeks.

The accelerator that turns small construction firms into prequal-ready, bondable, GC-ready businesses. Real bid packages. Real pay apps. Real cash forecasts—powered by Breva.

Sponsored by H.J. Russell, Horus Construction, and Barr & Barr Construction for their subs and trade partners.

Fewer pay app kickbacks + faster approvals

WIP + 13-week cash forecasting tied to real jobs

Capital-readiness + financing pathway when eligible (subject to underwriting)

Faster payments

Win rate on bids

Days WTC cycle

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Built for progress billing

Real deliverables

Capital-readiness*

Trusted by leading contractors and lenders

Deliverables

What you leave with

Real outputs you can use immediately in your business

2 GC-ready bid packages

Complete, professional bid packages ready to submit to general contractors.

40% faster approval

Repeatable estimating standards

WBS, assemblies, crew rates—build consistency into every estimate.

2x bid accuracy

Prequalification pack + compliance docs

Get prequalified faster with complete documentation packages.

3-week time savings

WIP + 13-week cash forecast

Tied to real jobs, so you always know where your cash stands.

Live dashboard

Work-to-cash improvement plan

Reduce pay app kickbacks and get paid faster on every project.

-15 days WTC avg

Alumni access + support

90-day runway with continued access to tools, templates, and community.

90-day support

Participants use Breva weekly to accelerate real work

Curriculum

What You'll Master

Real outputs you can use immediately in your business

Advanced 2D takeoff techniques

Work Breakdown Structure development

Production assemblies + accurate crew rates

Bid / no-bid decision frameworks

Leveling matrix + scope gap elimination

Complete GC prequalification packages

Job costing, WIP schedules, + cash forecasting

Contract negotiation + risk management

Platform

The platform that powers your success

Breva's CFO + Pay-App Autopilot—built to cut Work-to-Cash Days

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AI-powered CFO support (with live bookkeeper option)

Automated SOV reconciliation

Schedule of Values reconciliation on autopilot

Real-time dashboards

WIP + cash dashboards updated in real-time

Spec Q&A + takeoff

Get assistance with specs and takeoffs

Lien waiver management

Compliance and lien waiver tracking

Bid/no-bid scoring

Trade-aware scoring models for better decisions

Document vault

Centralized vault with complete audit trail

Exception monitoring

Exception-based monitoring and smart alerts

Process

From qualification to graduation

Your 10-week journey to better bids and faster payments

Fit Check (2 minutes)

Quick qualification to see if BuildForward™ is right for you.

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Apply + quick interview

Submit your application and have a brief conversation with our team.

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10-week build sprint

Workshops + labs with hands-on implementation using Breva.

Graduate with deliverables

Complete the program with real outputs + 90-day alumni runway.

Weekly Rhythm

60-min workshop → 60–90-min lab (Breva) → deliverable → mentor feedback → office hours

Weeks

Live Bid Sprints

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Firms / Cohort

Days Alumni Access

Each week combines hands-on labs with real or archived bid packages. You'll work on actual projects, get expert feedback, and build deliverables you can use immediately in your business.

Financing

Capital-readiness, built in

BuildForward™ includes a capital-readiness track and introductions to aligned partners. Eligible firms may access project-based working capital designed for construction cash cycles—subject to underwriting and availability.

Bridge payroll + materials

Working capital to cover upfront costs while waiting for payment

Project-focused underwriting

Underwriting based on your projects, not just credit scores

Repayment aligned to billing

Payment schedules that match your approved billing cycles

Financing is not guaranteed. Eligibility and terms

Investment

Simple cohort pricing

Choose the option that works best for your team

10 weeks of live workshops + labs

Breva platform access (12+ weeks)

2 team seats (Owner + Estimator/CFO)

2 GC-ready bid packages (worth $2K+ ea)

Capital-readiness track + intros

90-day alumni support runway

Great for GCs/associations/suppliers

Strengthen your network

Support contractor development

Sponsor a seat

Recommended

10-week cohort + labs + office hours

Templates + deliverables

Breva access during cohort + alumni runway

Capital-readiness track (when eligible)

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Better adoption across your team

More perspectives in workshops

Faster implementation

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Partnership

Sponsorship

Partners can sponsor seats for subcontractors to strengthen the contractor ecosystem and improve project readiness.

Support subcontractor readiness and capacity

Help your trade partners build stronger businesses with better systems.

Improve bid quality + pay-app compliance

Reduce rework and payment delays with trained subcontractors.

Strengthen your contractor network

Build loyalty and capability among your preferred subs.

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Fit Check

Is this for you?

BuildForward™ is designed for specific types of contractors

Great fit

Progress billing / pay apps + retainage

30–90 day cash cycles + fronting labor/materials

Wants repeatable estimating + cleaner billing packets

Ready to implement (owner + estimator/finance involved)

Not a fit (yet)

Progress billing / pay apps + retainage

Not ready to change workflows

Looking for "just content" (this is implementation)

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

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