Vet any California contractor in 90 seconds —
One search checks CSLB, SAM.gov, DOL, OSHA, EPA, and building permits. Timestamped compliance report for your project file.
Search 245,883+ licensed California contractors
CSLB shows license status. We check what they don't.
Subcontractor vetting means verifying a contractor's license, insurance, bonding, and federal compliance history before hiring them — the kind of cite-ready due diligence that protects you in a dispute. CSLB covers the first three. These five sources cover the rest.
SAM.gov Federal Debarment
Hiring a debarred sub on government-funded work disqualifies your bid and triggers a federal audit. CSLB doesn't flag debarment — a contractor's California license can show “Active” while they're banned from every federal contract in the country.
DOL Wage & Labor Violations
A sub with back-wage orders becomes your liability on prevailing wage jobs — the GC is jointly responsible. DOL enforcement history shows wage theft patterns, prevailing wage violations, and outstanding penalty amounts CSLB never surfaces.
OSHA Safety Citations
One serious OSHA citation on your jobsite can shut down work and trigger a multi-site inspection sweep. We separate routine inspections from actual citations — so you see the difference between “inspected” and “cited for willful safety violations.”
EPA ECHO Environmental
Environmental violations can shut down a project and trigger six-figure fines that fall on the GC. EPA enforcement history is critical for demolition, abatement, and earthwork subs — and completely invisible on CSLB.
Building Permit History
A sub says they've done “dozens of projects in LA.” Have they? We pull permit records from Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, and Sacramento — so you can verify their track record, see project types and values, and spot a contractor who talks big but hasn't pulled a permit in two years.
When a sub's WC lapses mid-project and their worker gets hurt, the lawyer isn't coming after the sub.
They're coming after you.
A report takes 90 seconds and creates a timestamped compliance record for your project file. The alternative is finding out the hard way.
90 seconds. Timestamped compliance record.
See what's in a report
A real report for a real contractor. No mockups.
Sample Report
Pacific Boring Incorporated
License #553794
Full report: CSLB details, federal watchlist, OSHA citations, DOL enforcement, EPA records, building permits, safety score.
Built for the GC who gets sued when a sub isn't covered
The Tuesday before pre-con
You're bidding a TI for a property management company. They require proof of sub vetting. You've got 8 subs on this job. Instead of spending an afternoon checking CSLB, SAM.gov, OSHA, DOL, EPA, and permit records for each one, you spend and have timestamped reports in your compliance file before the pre-con meeting. Each report takes 90 seconds. Your PM sends the package to the owner's rep. Done.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is SiteVetter?
- SiteVetter is a subcontractor vetting platform that checks six data sources in a single search: CSLB for license and insurance status, SAM.gov for federal debarment, DOL for wage violations, OSHA for safety citations, EPA for environmental enforcement, and building permit records from major California cities. The result is a timestamped PDF compliance report you can attach to your project file — in about 90 seconds.
- What databases does SiteVetter check?
- Every report searches six data sources: CSLB (California Contractors State License Board) for license status, bond, and workers' compensation; SAM.gov for federal debarment and exclusions; the Department of Labor (DOL) for wage theft and enforcement actions; OSHA for safety inspections and citations; the EPA ECHO database for environmental compliance violations; and building permit records from Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, and Sacramento.
- How is this different from checking CSLB directly?
- CSLB only shows license status, bond, and workers' compensation. It does not check federal debarment lists, wage violation history, OSHA safety citations, EPA enforcement actions, or building permit history. A contractor can have an active CSLB license while being federally debarred or having serious safety violations. SiteVetter checks all six sources in one search.
- How often is the data updated?
- Contractor records are refreshed weekly from CSLB and cross-referenced against federal databases. Each report includes a timestamp showing exactly when the data was last verified, creating a compliance record for your project files.
- What's included in a SiteVetter report?
- A timestamped PDF report covering license details, bond and workers' comp status, federal watchlist results, OSHA inspection and citation history, DOL wage enforcement records, EPA violations, building permit history (where available), and an overall safety score. The report serves as a compliance record you can attach to your project file.
Have another question? Read our full guide to verifying California contractors.
SubWatch — Ongoing Monitoring
You can't check 40 licenses every week. We do it for you.
You vetted your subs when you hired them. But WC policies lapse. Bonds expire. Licenses get suspended. Your spreadsheet can't catch what changes between checks.
Your entire sub roster in one dashboard
Most GCs track 20–50 subs. Add them once, we watch them all.
Weekly automated checks against CSLB and federal databases
License status, WC, bond, SAM.gov — every Tuesday, automatically.
Email alerts before compliance gaps become your liability
Know the second a WC lapses or a license gets suspended — not after someone gets hurt.