DETECT
PERMITS
Live project signals.
FOUNDMETTLE™ Permit Radar™
CONSTRUCTION PERMIT INTELLIGENCE
Find the right work.
Know your next move.
Customized permit intelligence for your trade, your markets, and the projects you want to win.
Complimentary sample offer: Complete the full intake questionnaire to qualify for one sample METTLE Permit Radar report.*
01Live permit signals
cleaned + organized
cleaned + organized
02Qualified for
your trade + market
your trade + market
03Assigned to
the right owner
the right owner
04Bids + follow-up
tracked
tracked
EXPLORE THE SYSTEM
Start with the signal.
Open only what matters next.
CUSTOM PERMIT INTELLIGENCE
WHAT YOUR PERMIT RADAR DELIVERS
New permits and meaningful updatesTrade-specific opportunity filtering
Project type, scope, size and valuationSource links and confidence tracking
Owner, developer, GC and key companiesPriority signals and recommended action
BUILT AROUND YOUR BUSINESS
AI-Driven Permit Intelligence
Real permit opportunities. Qualified for your trade.
METTLE organizes live permit activity around your trade, market and ideal work. AI unifies related records into real projects and qualifies each opportunity around the work you actually pursue. Your team sees the best matches, who is involved and what to do next.
Drywall + FramingMultifamily, commercial and major renovations.
Electrical + PlumbingNew construction, build-outs and service upgrades.
Roofing + HVACNew roofs, replacements and equipment work.
Specialty Trades + SuppliersYour scope, geography, value and ideal customer.
METTLE™ PERMIT ENGINELIVE SIGNALS
EXAMPLE TRADE PROFILE
Commercial Electrical · Dallas–Fort Worth
New construction + major renovation · $1M+ projects · 50-mile service area
01DETECTED11 related permit records
02UNIFIED1 real project opportunity
03QUALIFIEDMarket, trade and fit confirmed
04READYContacts, owner and next move
THE METTLE DIFFERENCEOne project. One record. One clear next action.
OPPORTUNITY READY →PRODUCT 2 · METTLE PERMIT DASHBOARD™
METTLE Permit Dashboard™
One operating view that turns qualified permit activity into owned actions, stronger relationships, active bids and measurable wins.
Permit Radar finds the work.The dashboard shows your team what matters, who owns it and exactly what happens next.
NEW PERMIT SIGNALS1240 this month
PERMIT OPPORTUNITIES867% match rate
ACTIONS DUE63 high priority
ACTIVE PIPELINE VALUE$18.7MProjects being pursued
PRIORITY PERMIT OPPORTUNITIESRANKED BY FIT + TIMING + RELATIONSHIP
SCOREPROJECT SIGNALSTAGENEXT MOVE
94
Westline Apartments · Dallas384 units · 11 permits unified · GC and estimator verified
ACTION READY
Call estimatorOwner: Sales · Today
89
Harlow Medical Pavilion · Frisco$42M project · permit issued · existing GC relationship
QUALIFIED
Request bid pathOwner: Director · Today
84
Lone Star Logistics · Fort Worth310K SF expansion · service upgrade · scope signal found
RESEARCH
Confirm decision-makerOwner: Admin · Tomorrow
78
Northline ISD Addition · McKinney$14.6M value · active permit · subcontract window likely
MONITOR
Watch for bid releaseOwner: Estimating · Friday
OPPORTUNITY → REVENUEMONTH TO DATE
Qualified12Delivered
Accepted8By customer
Contacts6Made
Bid invitations3Generated
Work won$185KTracked to signal
CLEAN + QUALIFYPermit rows become trade-matched opportunities.
CONNECT + ASSIGNEvery opportunity gets a company, contact and owner.
FOLLOW UPAI prepares the next move; your team stays in control.
MEASURE ROISee which signals become conversations, bids and wins.
EXPLORE THE WORKING SYSTEM
Open what matters next.
01 · PROCESSFrom Permit Signal to AwardSee the seven-step revenue loop.
From Radar to Award
Every qualified opportunity tracked.
Permit Radar findings enter one operating loop—then relationships, bids, follow-up and outcomes stay connected.
DETECT
QUALIFY
Fit your trade + market.
VERIFIEDCONNECT
GC, contacts + owner.
ASSIGNEDBID
One prioritized pipeline.
MOVINGFOLLOW UP
AI drafts. Human approves.
RUNNINGWIN
THE JOB
Record award or loss.
MEASUREDLEARN + REPEAT
↻Every outcome improves the next permit score, pursuit, relationship and bid.
02 · DELIVERABLESA Working SystemSee what your team receives.
What changes inside the business
One clear workflow.
Nothing gets lost between systems.
METTLE connects every opportunity from the first signal to the final result. Your team can see what fits, who owns it, what was sent, when follow-up is due and where every pursuit stands.
Every permit signal or lead enters one opportunity queue with its source, project and company attached.Trade, market, project size, timing and exclusions show whether the work is worth pursuing.Every qualified opportunity receives an owner, next action and due date.Contacts, relationship history, ITBs, estimates and bid documents stay connected to the same project.Bid status, amount, date sent, revisions, follow-up dates and responses remain visible.Won, lost, no-bid and monitor outcomes feed the pipeline and ROI dashboard.03 · MEASUREMENTPermit Radar ROISee how results are measured against cost.
Opportunity to revenue
See exactly how work moves toward revenue.
Every qualified opportunity stays on one record from the first signal through the bid and final result. METTLE makes the stage, owner, next action and follow-up clear at every point.
The economic threshold$50KOne additional project can change the math.
If Permit Radar helps uncover one additional $50,000 project—or prevents your team from missing one legitimate opportunity—it may pay for an entire year. Your dashboard compares results against your actual recurring cost.
MEASURED AGAINST YOUR ACTUAL COSTQualified opportunities delivered87
Accepted by customer24
Contacts made18
Meetings generated7
Invitations to bid5
Proposals submitted3
Work won1
Contract value$50K
Subscription costTracked
Revenue-to-subscription ratioLive
Illustrative example only. Results vary; contract value is revenue, not profit.
Two ways to build with METTLE
Find the work. Then run the pipeline.
Permit Radar puts the right opportunities in front of you. The METTLE Permit Dashboard™ turns those opportunities into an accountable pipeline your team can run.
Package 01 · Opportunity Intelligence
METTLE Permit Radar™
Customized permit intelligence for your trade, market and ideal project. Start with clean data, add visual detail, or receive a prioritized plan your team can act on.
City Permit Data
One city. Clean permit data.
$500per year
Permit activity for one city is collected, cleaned and organized around the work your business pursues.
- One city + one primary trade
- New permit records + source links
- Duplicates removed or consolidated
- Project type, scope + valuation
- Searchable spreadsheet delivery
- Daily, weekly or monthly updates
State Permit Data
Expand your radar statewide.
$1,000per year
A wider permit-data view for contractors pursuing work across multiple cities, counties and markets in one state.
- One state + one primary trade
- Multi-city permit coverage
- Cleaned and standardized records
- City, county + market filters
- Source links + meaningful updates
- Searchable spreadsheet delivery
Detailed Reports + Photos
See the project, not just the permit row.
$2,000per year
A polished, visual report that makes each project easier to understand, review and share with the team.
- State Permit Data included
- Project + site photos when available
- Owner, applicant, architect + GC details
- Size, units, buildings + permit history
- Meaningful changes highlighted
- Branded PDF + spreadsheet
Customized Action Plans
Know what matters—and what to do next.
$3,000per year
Permit intelligence is qualified against your goals and turned into a prioritized pursuit plan with clear next moves.
- Detailed Reports + Photos included
- Custom fit + do-not-pursue rules
- Best opportunities ranked first
- Decision-maker research
- Recommended call, email or monitor action
- Top-opportunity action review
Package 02 · Permit-to-Pipeline System
METTLE Permit Dashboard™
A working operating view—not another disconnected login. We connect your people, tools and real workflow so opportunities keep moving from first signal to final outcome.
Find the Work.
Build the Pipeline.
Win the Job.
Build the Pipeline.
Win the Job.
System Blueprint
Map the workflow before adding technology.
$1,000implementation
A practical blueprint showing how opportunities should enter, move through and stay accountable inside the business.
- Business intake + workflow review
- Roles, ownership + handoffs
- Current tools + data-source audit
- Qualification + routing rules
- Priority bottleneck map
- Focused implementation plan
Revenue Foundation
Turn opportunities into a working pipeline.
$2,000implementation
The revenue-system foundation connecting qualified work to ownership, bids, follow-up and owner visibility.
- CRM + opportunity pipeline
- Bid stages, owners + next actions
- AI-assisted follow-up workflow
- Google Workspace + Drive foundation
- KPI starter dashboard
- Team launch session
Custom METTLE System
Connect the company around one operating rhythm.
$3,000+custom implementation
For companies ready to connect multiple workflows, role views, controls and automations around one source of truth.
- Custom FIND through LEARN roadmap
- Multiple workflows + integrations
- Routing, approval + control rules
- Executive command center
- Drive architecture + SOPs
- Managed launch + optimization
Why Mettle
WHY METTLE
Find the right work.
Track it through the win.
METTLE helps contractors identify new opportunities, qualify what is worth pursuing, assign each one to the right person, and track bids sent, follow-up and final outcomes in one place.
“Know what’s worth pursuing, who owns the next step, and where every bid stands.”
The workflow begins with how your people estimate, communicate and deliver—not with generic software assumptions.
Important work receives context, ownership and a next action so momentum does not disappear between systems.
We focus on whether signals become conversations, bids and awarded work—not activity for activity’s sake.
BUILD. GROW. WIN.
Start the Conversation
Start with a quick contact form. That is enough for us to respond. If you want a more focused first conversation, continue into the optional business profile at your own pace.
BUSINESS INFORMATION, HANDLED WITH PURPOSE.
We gather only the information needed to design and support your system. Intake details are stored in the protected business record, and selected files are attached only to the private final notification sent to METTLE.
Purpose-limited intakeAccess by roleProtected recordsHuman approval gates