8.3 Prepare the Job is a white stop — a shared outcome that Project Delivery can't produce alone. Inside it, station 8.3.2 Onboard subcontractors is pure chase work: request documents, validate them, remind, escalate. Below is that station staffed by an agent, doing the chase so the PM never has to.
8.3.2 in one line: take each awarded sub from "under contract" to "cleared to mobilize" → work product: mobilization-ready subs.
The L5 workflow
seven tasks, one escalation — the strip lights up as you drive the demo below
the card drives the validator and chase timeline below
Cedar Bend Apartments — Phase 2 · podium + 3 wood-frame buildings · mobilization Aug 3–Sep 14, 2026 · project through May 2027
The L6 task — validate the COI
task 3, zoomed all the way in: read the certificate, compare it to Subcontract Exhibit D, act on the result
What the sub sent
The agent runs task 3
The chase — AP-1 loop
Day 0
The station's two numbers
M4 activity metrics rolling up the stack
Adoption
4 of 4 awarded subs flowing through the agent
11 of 14 documents collected with zero human touches
Value
6.2 vs 19 baseline — days award → mobilization-ready
5 deficiencies caught before mobilization · $0 uninsured exposure days
every agent-staffed activity carries two numbers: adoption and value.
Same loop, four stations
AP-1 Chase & Track redeploys anywhere the work is request → remind → escalate
STATION 7.3.2
Track & confirm orders
Chase PO confirmations and ship dates; expedite the exceptions before they hit the schedule.
STATION 8.3.3
Process submittals
Chase subs for submittals, chase the design team for reviews, keep the log's ball-in-court honest.
STATION 5.5.2
Clear plan check
Chase plan-check comments and resubmittals through the jurisdiction until the permit issues.
STATION 8.2.1
Engage bidders
Chase bid invitations to real answers: will bid, won't bid, needs addendum — coverage before bid day.
one L5, one agent pattern, many deployments.
The taxonomy — KOP-8 Project Delivery, white stop 8.3, station 8.3.2, the L5 workflow, and the six L6 steps — comes straight from Rob's operating-model primer. The job, the subs, the certificates, the emails, and both KPI numbers are simulated. Companion to the metro map. July 2026.