RivetScout reviews local planning and permit activity, then delivers a short, ranked brief for commercial excavation, demolition, and site-work contractors. Each opportunity tells you who to contact, why it matters, and what to do next.
Early-stage project with no specialty contractor identified
Estimated value
$740,000
Permit filed
Yesterday
Project stage
Early
Competition
Low / unknown
Why now: demolition language, strong commercial value, recent filing, inside territory, and no relevant subcontractor listed.
Built for decisionsRanked opportunities, not permit rows
Transparent scoringEvery point has a reason
Local firstOne territory, checked closely
Delivered simplyA focused brief, not more software
From record to next action
A permit feed leaves the expensive decisions to you.
RivetScout is designed around the questions a specialty contractor actually asks before making a call.
Is it relevant?Trade classification reads the scope and project type.
Is it timely?Filing dates and project stage show when a call can still matter.
Is it valuable?Value, commercial signals, and customer thresholds narrow the list.
Who do I call?Owner, applicant, general contractor, and other available decision makers are brought forward.
What do I do?Each lead includes a recommended next action and the facts behind it.
A score you can challenge
No mystery number.
The total is built from visible factors. You can see why a project rose to the top and decide whether the logic matches your business.
01Trade fitScope and permit language
02TimingRecency and project stage
03ValueEstimated size and project type
04Territory fitInside the contractor's service area
05Competition adjustmentRelevant contractor already named or absent
The daily opportunity brief
A short list of strong leads beats hundreds of permit rows.
The first pilot is deliberately narrow. We inspect one local market closely, tune the rankings with contractors, and deliver only the projects that deserve attention.
01
Collect
Bring in legitimate public permit data and preserve the original source record.
02
Qualify
Normalize messy fields, identify likely project scope, and filter for the contractor's trade and territory.
03
Rank
Score timing, value, stage, fit, and competition with visible reasoning.
04
Act
Deliver the strongest opportunities with contacts, source links, and a recommended next step.
Field guides
Use public project records without mistaking every permit for a lead.
Practical guidance based on the Massachusetts sources we have tested, including the records that failed our timing and quality checks.