Tradesmen Portal
Shell Key Tradesmen Portal · Every trade

Start it. Grow it. Win the work.

Shell Key helps trade contractors start their business, find the right jobs, and win them, from piping and steel to electrical, civil, coatings, and more. We prepare your estimates and bids, plan and schedule your projects, and help you get on approved subcontractor lists. We help with the office part, so you can concentrate on the job.

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Shell Key services

Everything a contractor's office should do

Hire us for one job or keep us on call. Each service is scoped and priced before work starts.

Start

Start your contractor business

  • License application preparation
  • Insurance and bonding checklist
  • Safety program and prequalification packet
  • Company profile, rates, and bid templates
Get started
Grow

Grow your business

  • Get on owner and EPC subcontractor lists
  • Supplier portal registration and follow-up
  • Find and rate jobs that fit your crews
  • Pursuit tracking so no deadline slips
Grow with us
Bid

Estimate and bid

  • Takeoff from drawings and isometrics
  • Labor, material, and equipment for your trade
  • Clarifications, exclusions, and bid forms
  • Bid review before you submit
Get bid help
Plan

Schedule and plan projects

  • Simple Excel schedule, or MS Project or P6
  • Two-week lookahead your foremen can print
  • Manpower plan and mobilization checklist
  • Test package and tie-in sequencing
  • Owner schedule submittals
Plan a project
Control

Track cost and progress

  • Budget versus actual reporting
  • Earned progress and schedule updates
  • Change order pricing and logs
  • Weekly reports for your customer
Track a job
Find

Find the right jobs

  • Public, port, and federal bids every week
  • Private plant projects before they bid
  • Every job tagged by the trades it needs
  • Link to the official posting every time
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How it works

From sign-up to awarded job

Step 1

Join free

Create your company profile with your trades, states, and crew size.

Step 2

See the board

Your free profile shows every job: owners, dates, values, links, and an instant Go / No-Go.

Step 3

Pick a job

Tell us which job you want. We get you on the bid list or start your estimate.

Step 4

Win and deliver

We plan the schedule in Excel, MS Project, or P6 and track cost and progress while your crews do the work.