Pre-Work Clearance Pass
Buy pre-work checks wholesale, with reserved booking. Every job in an older building starts with a designated substance list you can bill to the client and keep as your due diligence.
The problem it solves
On small jobs the owner rarely has a list. The law puts that duty on the owner, but you're the one standing in the room when a suspect material turns up.
When unlisted material is found, work has to stop except to identify it, and the Ministry, the owner, the contractor and the JHSC must be notified right away. With lab results taking a week, a find on day one idles your crew for a week or pushes the job into asbestos procedures by presumption.
The owner who failed to list is liable for your losses, but few renovators sue the client who's paying them.
What you get
- A monthly bank of pre-work checks: a site visit to the work area (one suite or up to 2,000 sq ft) covering all 11 designated substances.
- Reserved booking: book when the client accepts your quote and results arrive before you mobilize.
- Written interim instructions on site if the client can't wait, so work can proceed lawfully.
- A due-diligence file per job: report, photos and instructions.
- A standard quote line, a one-page client explainer and a member badge for your website and trucks.
- Unused checks roll over within the 12-month term.
“Clearance” here means cleared to start work. Type 3 clearance air testing is a separate service retained by the building owner.
Compare the passes
Founding clients: the first five clients in each program get 15% off their monthly fee in exchange for a short case study.
| Monthly, CAD before HST | Starter$850 a month | Pro$2,090 a month | Restoration Rapid$2,290 a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fits | Renovators and trades, 1–3 jobs a month in pre-1990 buildings | General contractors, fit-out and multi-trade firms, 4 or more jobs a month | Fire, flood and mould restoration firms |
| Checks included | 2 a month | 5 a month | 4 emergency checks a month |
| Cost per included check | $425 | $418 | $573 |
| Site visit | Within 5 business days | Within 3 business days | Same or next day, 7 days a week |
| Report | Within 1 week of the visit | Within 1 week of the visit | Within 1 week, adjuster-ready with photos and quantities |
| Interim instructions on site | When needed | When needed | Every call |
| Reports branded for your client | No | Yes | Yes |
| Worker awareness | Toolbox talk templates | 1 live session a year | 1 live session a year |
| Extra checks | $475 | $450 | $625 |
The independent list price of a check is $550; an emergency check is $700. Members pay less because their visits are grouped into route days.
The business case for Starter
| Two jobs a month | Without the Pass | With Starter |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per check | $550, booked job by job | $425 |
| Booking | Next available slot | Visit within 5 business days, reserved |
| How it's paid | Rarely quoted, so absorbed or skipped | Billed to the client as a $550 line item |
| Monthly result | $1,100 absorbed if tested, or the risk carried if skipped | $1,100 billed against $850 paid: $250 a month ahead |
| Suspect material | Found mid-job: stop work, notify, wait a week | Found before mobilizing and priced into the quote |
Prefer not to bill the line? Absorb it and market “checked before we cut” to clients and insurers instead.
How it starts
First pre-work check
One check on your next job in an older building. The fee is credited if you take the Pass.
Baseline and register
We assess the building or workplace once, room by room, and set up the live register you'll keep using.
Monthly coverage
Reassessments, checks and reviews happen on schedule, with guaranteed response when something goes wrong.
Independence
Each report is addressed to the building owner, because it's the owner's list. We do no removal, pay no referral fees, and don't sell the Pass to abatement contractors.
Never stop a job for a week again.
Book your first pre-work check, or take the Obligation Check to see which pass fits your volume.