Describe the trade, jobsite, scope, dates, and approval path. Makeform creates a subcontractor work order form for issuing, acknowledgment, progress, and completion.
Route work order responses to email, Slack, Google Sheets, and Zapier.
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Audience
General contractors assigning electrical scope
Format
Detailed work order with milestones and acknowledgment
Prompt size
301 chars
Example form structure
Detailed work order with milestones and acknowledgment
Project, work order, and subcontractor details
Numbered scope, locations, and drawing references
Start, finish, and milestone dates
Plans, photos, and supporting files
Subcontractor acknowledgment
Suggested routing tags
Issued
Acknowledged
Ready for review
Number scope items and state quantities, locations, exclusions, and due dates.
Step 1
Issue
identify the project, trade, scope, and price
Step 2
Acknowledge
confirm contacts, dates, access, and dependencies
Step 3
Perform
record progress, quantities, blockers, and photos
Step 4
Close
review completion, punch items, and follow-up
Clear field assignments
A structured form keeps scope, drawings, dates, and the field response together.
Number tasks by building, room, grid line, drawing, or equipment tag so assigned limits stay clear.
Capture dates, access windows, predecessor work, and material readiness before labor mobilizes.
Return completed quantities, exceptions, photos, and punch items in the same record.
Common work orders
Keep controls consistent while changing trade-specific details.
Assign trade work with area-specific scope and drawing references.
Dispatch with priority, asset, arrival, access, and diagnostic fields.
Separate extra tasks from base scope and route their impact for review.
List open items, photos, completion dates, and the responsible reviewer.
Work order workflow
Combine a precise assignment with acknowledgment and closeout fields.
Describe the trade, scope, locations, schedule, pricing, and reviewers.
Add actual cost codes, drawings, equipment tags, milestones, contacts, and instructions.
Share the link and route acknowledgments or updates to the responsible manager.
Review quantities, photos, exceptions, and punch items against the assigned scope.
Form vs document vs message
An online form can collect the assignment, acknowledgment, progress, exceptions, and closeout.
Field guide
Use these six sections to issue, coordinate, and close the assignment.
Identification
Use identifiers that route field responses to the correct project and cost record.
Scope
Number items by location, with quantities and references that define the assigned limits.
Resources
Assign who furnishes, stores, installs, tests, and removes each major item.
Schedule & access
Collect working hours, arrival instructions, milestones, shutdowns, and blocker contacts.
Price & changes
State the price basis and keep proposed changes distinct from the original instruction.
Acknowledgment & closeout
Collect receipt, completion dates, installed quantities, evidence, and open exceptions.
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Open toolFAQ
Practical answers for contractors building a consistent issue, acknowledgment, and closeout process.
It is a structured record for assigning defined work to a subcontractor. It identifies the project and parties, scope, locations, dates, price basis, instructions, acknowledgment, and completion details. Its wording and review path should match your organization's process.
Include the order number, project, jobsite, contacts, trade, numbered scope, locations, references, exclusions, material duties, dependencies, dates, access, price basis, acknowledgment, status, completed quantity, exceptions, files, punch items, and reviewer.
Let the foreperson identify the task, location, quantity, expected result, and references without guessing. Number multi-area work, name exclusions and furnished materials, and attach relevant drawings, photos, or specifications with revision dates.
Yes. Add planned start, finish, milestones, working hours, and access windows. Status updates can capture actual start, completion stage, blocker, contact, resolution date, and schedule impact. Show delay details conditionally when work is blocked.
Yes. File uploads can collect sketches, delivery records, product information, photos, test results, or punch evidence. Ask respondents to identify the related scope item and location so reviewers can place each file in context.
Keep the original assignment visible. Use separate fields for the requested change, reason, affected items, proposed price, schedule effect, files, and reviewer. Do not present an unreviewed field request as approved.
Yes. Makeform provides unlimited free forms and responses, so you can generate, edit, publish, and use the form without a response cap. The paid tier removes the Makeform badge.
Yes. Use dropdowns for project, subcontractor, trade, cost code, location, and work type, then show conditional sections. Service calls can request asset and arrival details; trade packages can request quantities and drawings.
Put the complete assignment in one place.
