If you're new to COMPASS, we know why you're here: you want a Q Score to get prequalified and grow your business.
You probably want to know why the Q Score is so important. And it's simple. The industry was fragmented and desperate for a fair, independent way to look at subs.
That's why we created the Q Score:
- To help general contractors understand your financial capacity.
- To be the industry's standardized benchmark.
- To provide subcontractors with a construction credit score — something you can take from one opportunity to the next.
A measure of financial capacity
Subcontractors finance projects — covering labor, materials, equipment — long before payment arrives. The Q Score looks at a range of factors, but its backbone is whether you have the financial capacity to take on more work.
A standardized industry benchmark
Before COMPASS, every general contractor had their own criteria. Subcontractors were evaluated differently depending on who was asking. As a third-party platform, COMPASS removes that inconsistency. Every subcontractor is measured against the same standard. That makes the Q Score a fair, consistent benchmark that can be compared across an entire network.
Your construction credit score
Think of it like a credit score. The COMPASS Q Score gives a GC enough information to decide if you're worth a closer look. It's how a GC you've never worked with evaluates your business. And unlike before, you get something back from every submission — a score that represents your business every time a GC looks you up.
That's why more than 300 general contractors rely on the COMPASS Q Score to prequalify subcontractors.
“Unlike before, you get something back from every submission — a score that represents your business every time a GC looks you up.”
— COMPASS analytics team
