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Subcontract Price Form

Use a Subcontract Price template to make your document workflow more streamlined.

What the subcontract price form records

A Subcontract Price Form records the commercial terms a contractor and subcontractor use to agree on a defined price for subcontracted work. It can identify the project, scope, labor or material rates, quantities, allowances, payment terms, and approving parties. With signNow, upload the form, review automatically detected fillable fields, add missing fields, send it to the subcontractor and other signers, and preserve the completed PDF with its audit trail. Electronic signatures may receive legal recognition under ESIGN and applicable state law, subject to the transaction and document type.

Who benefits from subcontract pricing

Subcontract Price Form supports pricing decisions where scope, rates, and approval records must remain clear for both parties.

  • Independent construction contractors use the form to document quoted labor, materials, milestones, and payment terms before accepting subcontracted work.
  • Commercial property maintenance firms use signed pricing schedules to align vendors, building owners, and project managers on recurring service costs.
  • Enterprise procurement departments use controlled templates to collect subcontractor pricing consistently across projects, while preserving approvals and signed records.

These tasks are executed by both individual contributors and centralized administrators depending on organizational policy and required controls.

Complete the subcontract pricing form

Use this sequence to prepare, route, sign, and preserve a completed Subcontract Price Form in signNow.

  • Upload form:

    Upload the completed Subcontract Price Form PDF to signNow.
  • Check fields:

    Review detected fields and add missing pricing or signature fields.
  • Add signers:

    Enter each subcontractor’s email and signing order.
  • Complete record:

    Send, monitor completion, and download the signed record.

Features for subcontract pricing

signNow connects the pricing fields, signature workflow, and evidence record needed to manage a Subcontract Price Form from preparation through archival.

Structured fields

Place rate, quantity, scope, and signature fields directly on the uploaded Subcontract Price Form so each party can review the same commercial terms.

Signing order

Send the form to the subcontractor and internal approvers in a defined order, reducing uncertainty about who must review pricing before acceptance.

Audit trail

Capture signer actions, timestamps, and document history in an audit trail that supports later review of the pricing agreement.

Reusable templates

Use reusable templates for recurring subcontract work while preserving project-specific rates, scopes, and payment terms in each completed document.

Mobile signing

Review and sign from supported mobile apps when project managers or subcontractors are away from the office or working at a construction site.

Record control

Store the signed form and completion record together so procurement teams can retrieve the agreed price during invoicing or dispute review.

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Recommended subcontract form setup

Use controlled access, attributable signatures, and an exportable record for each completed subcontract pricing agreement.

SettingRecommendation
Authentication methodEmail verification with SMS authentication
Signature typeTyped or drawn electronic signature
Audit trailExport the completion certificate with the signed form
Document retentionThree years from filing under IRC §6501(a)
Encryption and usersAES-256 storage with role-based access

How the audit trail records signing

The signNow audit trail documents identity, timing, document integrity, and retrieval evidence separately from the form’s pricing fields.

01

Authenticate signer:

Records the signer’s authentication event before accepting the signature.
02

Capture timestamp:

Captures the exact time and date for each signing action.
03

Hash document:

Associates the completed document with its audit history.
04

Seal record:

Protects the completed record against undetected document changes.
05

Log activity:

Preserves signer actions, access events, and workflow history.
06

Export trail:

Allows authorized users to retrieve or export completion evidence.

Security for signed pricing records

AES-256 protection:

Encryption at rest

TLS 1.2/1.3 protection:

Encryption in transit

SOC 2 Type II certified:

Independent assurance

ISO 27001 certified:

Security certification

ESIGN and UETA compliant:

Electronic-signature law

HIPAA compliant with BAA:

Health-data option

Retention periods for subcontract records

Retention depends on the transaction and record type; apply the controlling federal rule and verify any longer state or contract requirement.

01

Three years from filing

Keep signed subcontract pricing records with the tax workpapers supporting the related transaction under IRC §6501(a).
02

Six years from filing

Retain records supporting an understatement of 25% or more for the extended period under IRC §6501(a).
03

Indefinitely for fraud cases

Retain records connected with fraud or an unfiled return indefinitely under IRC §6501(a).
04

Three years for payroll

Retain payroll records when the subcontract arrangement includes covered employees under 29 CFR §516.5.
05

Thirty years for exposures

Retain OSHA exposure records only when the subcontract file documents covered exposures under 29 CFR §1910.1020.

Record-keeping practices for subcontract forms

Preserve the signed pricing document, completion evidence, and supporting records under the retention rule applicable to the transaction and industry.

Export signed records promptly

Export the signed Subcontract Price Form and completion certificate together immediately after every completed workflow, then verify that the downloaded files open and match the final pricing terms.

Match retention to authority

Apply the retention rule that matches the underlying transaction. IRS limitation periods under IRC §6501(a) are three years, six years for a 25% understatement, or indefinite for fraud or no return.

Limit access to authorized staff

Restrict access to procurement, project management, and finance personnel who need the pricing record, using role-based permissions rather than shared credentials or open links.

Preserve the complete file

Keep the original form, supporting scope documents, approval history, and audit trail in one controlled location so later invoice review can reconstruct the agreed subcontract price.

Documents needing special handling

Notarization

May require separate notarization

Wills

Excluded from ESIGN coverage

Court orders

Court filing rules still apply

Real-estate deeds

State recording rules control

Subcontract Price Form troubleshooting

Resolve field, plan, authentication, legal, storage, and regulated-data questions before relying on a completed Subcontract Price Form.

Upload the original PDF again, then inspect automatically detected fields and add signature, date, pricing, or initials fields manually. A detected field does not confirm that every commercial term is complete; compare the final field layout with the form before sending.

Business is listed at $8 per user per month when billed annually, while Business Premium is $15 and includes bulk send. The account owner should confirm the selected plan and billing cycle before routing multiple subcontract forms.

A signer can open the request through the email invitation or a configured signing link. If identity evidence is insufficient for the project, use stronger authentication options available to the account rather than sharing one signer’s credentials.

Electronic signatures can be recognized under ESIGN, 15 U.S.C. chapter 96, and UETA where applicable when intent, consent, attribution, and record reproducibility are established. Contract terms, state law, and excluded document categories still require separate review.

Export the completed Subcontract Price Form together with its certificate of completion and audit trail. Store the files where authorized staff can retrieve and reproduce them during invoice review, contract administration, or a pricing dispute.

If subcontractor pricing includes protected health information, a HIPAA workflow requires a business associate agreement with signNow. HIPAA records generally require six years from creation or the last effective date under 45 CFR §164.530(j).

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