Generate Submittals Faster Than Ever
Import your product data, generate submittal packages, and get approvals without the back-and-forth.
Submittal management, built for subcontractors
As a subcontractor, submittals are the unpaid homework standing between you and getting your material released. Before you can order, the GC and design team need product data for everything in your scope — cut sheets, spec sheets, warranty letters, sometimes photometrics or structural calcs. Compiling that by hand means digging through manufacturer websites, downloading the right revision of each PDF, highlighting the model you actually quoted, and assembling it all into one package. It is hours of low-value work that pulls your PM off the field.
The Submittal Builder collapses that into minutes. Hand the AI agent your scope or the relevant schedule, and it locates the correct manufacturer cut sheets, matches your part numbers, and builds the compiled PDF package ready to hand to the GC. Because it compares each product against the project specification as it goes, you find out before you submit whether an item is going to draw a rejection — so you fix it up front instead of eating a resubmittal cycle that delays your own material.
Faster, cleaner submittals mean you release long-lead orders sooner and spend less overhead on paperwork per job. That margin matters most when you are running several projects at once and every PM hour counts. Submittal.app is free to start at user.submittal.app/signup/builder, so you can build your next package with it today and see how much faster your data goes out the door.
The Challenges You Face
We understand the unique pressures of your role.
Manually creating submittal packages from product cutsheets
Searching for and downloading manufacturer datasheets
Keeping track of which products are approved for each project
Managing substitution requests when specified products are unavailable
Responding to RFIs about product specifications
How Submittal.app Helps
Purpose-built tools for your workflow.
Frequently asked questions
How can a subcontractor create a submittal package faster?
Manual assembly — hunting for cut sheets, downloading the right PDF revisions, and marking the model you quoted — is where the hours go. The Submittal Builder takes your scope or schedule and compiles the package automatically, finding the manufacturer data and matching part numbers for you. What normally takes an afternoon comes together in minutes, freeing your PM to stay on production work.
What needs to be included in a subcontractor's submittal?
Typically manufacturer cut sheets or product data, the specific model and part numbers you are providing, and any spec-required extras like warranty letters, finish samples, or performance ratings. Missing or mismatched items are the usual cause of rejection. Submittal.app assembles the required documents from the specification and part numbers, so your package goes out complete the first time.
How do I make sure my submittal gets approved the first time?
First-pass approval comes down to matching exactly what the spec calls for — right model, right ratings, right accessories. The Submittal Builder compares each product you propose against the project specification and flags any deviation before you submit, so you can correct it up front. That avoids the resubmittal loop that otherwise pushes back your material release date.
How can a subcontractor find the right manufacturer cut sheets quickly?
Chasing down the correct, current cut sheet across manufacturer sites is tedious, especially when model lines change. The Submittal Builder locates the right documents directly from your part numbers and the schedule, pulling the correct product data rather than a generic family sheet. That accuracy matters, since submitting the wrong revision or the wrong model variant is a common reason packages come back rejected.
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