Straight answers.

The office side of the company. Estimating and takeoffs, quotes and proposals, purchase orders and material sourcing, submittals and change orders, job records, and invoicing follow-up. Exact scope is agreed per company before anything starts — we write down what we're carrying and what stays with you.

We don't perform licensed work. We don't give legal or tax advice. We don't answer your phones, direct your employees, or run payroll. We don't sign contracts or commit your money — purchases are approved by you. You stay the company of record on everything. If something falls outside what we do, we'll tell you and point you at who handles it.

No. Most of the companies we work with don't have an office to replace — the owner is doing it at night. Where there is someone in the office already, we work alongside them and take the parts that are backing up. We're not in the business of telling you who to let go.

Scoped per company. What it costs depends on what you want us to carry and the volume behind it — which is exactly what the assessment figures out. It's a flat arrangement, not metered per document, so you're never deciding whether a quote is worth sending.

Your data, your records, your rate cards, your customer relationships, and any accounts or domains in your business name. Systems we build with you on a Systems & Automation engagement are yours to keep and run. On Managed Operations, KNYTEC operates the workflow — the output and the records are yours either way.

No. We take one company per trade, per market. Once we're working with you, we won't take another company in the same trade and area. Your pricing, your assemblies, and your edge stay yours.

Contractors and industrial operations with recurring quote volume and real dollar value per job — concrete & masonry, aluminum & glass, HVAC & mechanical, electrical, plumbing, roofing, framing, specialty fabrication, industrial services, and suppliers. Typically owner-operated, where the owner is the bottleneck on everything that isn't the actual work.

Residential remodeling, small-ticket service work, single-operator side work, and companies with no recurring quoting or bidding volume. If nothing is backing up in your office, you don't need us yet — and we'll tell you that instead of taking your money.

Usually yes. Most companies run some combination of accounting, a CRM or job board, email, and plan or takeoff software. We connect to what you already have rather than asking you to switch everything. The assessment is where we map what you're running and where the gaps are.

Yes — for the parts of the job that are measuring and math. It reads plans, runs the takeoff, calculates the estimate, and formats the document. A person reviews the numbers, the scope, and the exclusions before anything goes out under your name. You never have to touch any of the technology — you approve from your phone.

No. You need to understand your own business, which you already do. On Managed Operations we run it and you approve. On Systems & Automation we build it, walk you through every connection, and you operate it in plain English.

The first weeks are the heaviest — we're learning your pricing, your assemblies, your scope language, your customers, and how you like things worded. It gets materially faster after that. We'll give you a realistic window for your operation at the assessment instead of a stock number.

A free working session where we map your office work — what comes in, who touches it, where it stalls, and what could come off your plate first. You keep the map whether or not you hire us. It's also how we decide whether we're a fit, so it goes both ways.