Managing field subcontractors without losing control

Subcontracting lets a service company take on more work than its own crews could handle. But every intervention you do not run yourself is one you cannot see by default — and to the client, the subcontractor’s work is still yours. The challenge is keeping visibility and proof without micromanaging.

Bring subcontractors into the same plan

The worst setup is a separate spreadsheet for subcontracted work. You lose the single view of who is doing what, where. Assigning interventions to subcontractors and their agents inside the same planning as your own teams keeps one source of truth for the whole operation.

Require the same proof from everyone

• GPS check-in and check-out on every site, in-house or not
• Before/after photos attached to each completed intervention
• The same reports and timestamps you hold your own teams to
• A shared standard, so client quality does not depend on who showed up

Keep accountability crystal clear

When something goes wrong on a subcontracted job, you need to know instantly who was assigned, whether they checked in, and what they documented. That record is not about blame — it is about answering the client fast and settling internally with facts. Ambiguity is what turns a small issue into a lost contract.

Clokizi lets you assign work to subcontractors and their agents in the same plan as your own teams, and collects identical GPS check-in and photo proof from everyone. You extend your capacity without giving up the visibility, quality and accountability the client is paying you for.