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Plain-language guides for general contractors on collecting closeout documents from subcontractors and handing the owner a complete turnover package.

Construction closeout checklist for general contractors
A construction closeout checklist from the run-up to substantial completion through final payment, with who owns each step and what to collect from subs.

Construction closeout documents: what subs owe at turnover
The construction closeout documents a general contractor collects from each subcontractor, where the list comes from, and how to get every one in.

Construction closeout software: what to look for
What construction closeout software should do for a general contractor, when a spreadsheet and email are still enough, and what to ask before you buy.

O&M manuals in construction: what goes in and who sends them
What O&M manuals in construction should contain, which trades owe them, how to collect large manuals from subs, and what to check before turnover.

Warranty letters in construction: what a sub's letter includes
What a subcontractor warranty letter in construction usually contains, how it differs from a manufacturer warranty, a template, and how to track end dates.
Get every sub's closeout documents in, so retainage gets released
Closeout Chase sends each subcontractor one link listing the warranties, O&M manuals and as-builts it still owes, reminds them until every item is in or tells you which ones to call, and builds the turnover package.
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