Playbook · 25 min
Open a job file (award day)
The moment we have a verbal award or a PO — same day.
- 01Number
Issue job number. Flip the Zoho Deal to Closed Won / Active Project.
- 02Create the folders
Run /new-project — it builds the standard job subfolders (RFIs, Change-Orders, Submittals, QC-Checklists, Photos, and the rest). Copy the frozen bid set into the job file. Do not keep building in the estimate folder.
- 03Header sheet
Client, site, vertical, contract type, values, retainage, contacts, insurance reqs.
- 04Logs
Blank RFI, submittal, CO, COI, SDS, lien/notice logs.
- 05Ask for paper
Contract/PO, insurance exhibit, billing instructions, portal logins.
Never
- Spend or mobilize on a nickname and a text.
- Leave the bid set unfrozen.
Escalate if
- PO terms look poisonous (pay-when-paid, unlimited indemnity).
- Insurance requirements exceed what we carry.

