Builders and architects
Project files show how buildings really get built
Your drawings, RFIs and change orders, with restricted projects and owner-owned material checked up front.
Get my estimateThe case for job records
You can look up codes and design guides anywhere. You cannot look up a field question, how the designers answered it, or the call made when the site contradicted the drawings.
That history sits in your RFIs, submittals, daily logs and change orders, one job after another.
Where the value usually is
- Drawing sets and models. Each revision of a design as it matures.
- RFIs and submittals. Questions from the field and how the trades resolve them.
- Change orders and coordination logs. Every change and the reason behind it.
- Daily logs and punch lists. What happened on site and what was left to fix.
A common first concern: are these drawings even ours?
Your contract may limit drawings and models, or they may belong to the building owner. It is up to you and your counsel to judge whether any of it fits in scope. We do not give legal advice. Any owner-owned material is checked during scoping and can be excluded.
Government, infrastructure and other projects with security limits can be removed completely. Your bid and pricing history can also stay out.
What can be left out
- Owner-owned files. Left out by default, unless you and your counsel say otherwise.
- Restricted projects. Left out completely.
- Estimates and bids. Leave out any folder, tool or time frame.
Steps after the form
Within minutes of your estimate form, a specialist from License Your Data calls to schedule a 15-minute call under NDA. Then License Your Data prepares a de-identified copy of the scoped records. Buyers license the copy only after you sign off on a sample.
Owner questions
- Is there a fee?
- It costs you nothing.
- Will owners or subs be named?
- No. Placeholders replace every person and company.
- Do we need to prepare files?
- Nothing to prepare. Knowing which tools you use and roughly for how long is plenty, and no exports are requested.
- Will our project files be moved off our systems?
- No. The originals remain with you, and License Your Data works from a de-identified copy.