Stop eating $3,000 to $5,000 a year in handshake change orders.

AutomationForward builds the Change Order Capture System for residential remodelers and small general contractors. Using the Text-to-Signed Change Order Workflow, your crew sends a photo and voice note, your office gets a review-ready change order, the client signs or declines in writing, and approved work is flagged for invoicing. No field app. No new login. No replacement project-management system. Your team stays in control of price, scope, terms, and final approval.

How it works

1. Capture the request in the field by text, photo, voice note, or simple mobile form.
2. Organize the details into a change-event record.
3. Your owner, PM, or estimator reviews scope, price, and schedule impact.
4. Send for client approval or documented declination.
5. Flag signed work for invoicing.
6. Weekly exception report of open, unsigned, declined, and signed-not-invoiced changes.

Works with the tools you already use

QuickBooks, Jobber, Buildertrend, Google Sheets, Gmail, Google Calendar, DocuSign, PandaDoc, Dropbox Sign, and business texting.

Pricing

• Free 20-minute Change-Order Leak Audit with a one-page workflow map.
• Change Order Control Pilot: $999 one-time ($500 upfront, $499 on your first signed change order), typically live in about two weeks, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
• Optional ongoing care: $300 to $500 per month.

Future workflows

Estimate Turnaround, Receipt-to-Job Tracking, Invoice Follow-Up, Subcontractor COI Tracking, and Lead and Estimate Follow-Up.

Who it is for

Residential remodelers and small general contractors with roughly $750,000 to $5 million in annual revenue, at least three active jobs, and recurring scope changes.