How vetting works

Who you are. Required for every company.

What we check

• ✓Identity verified. Driver's license and a selfie, matched by Stripe.
• ✓Missouri court records reviewed. We search the owner's name on Case.net.

What it earns: The Vetted label, which lists you ahead of unclaimed companies, and the bid list once you are on a plan.

Trees on houses, roofs and power lines. Insurance, and a crane you can get on site.

What we check

• ✓Certificate of insurance. A current certificate of insurance showing general liability and workers' compensation. Renewed when it expires; we remind you.
• ✓Insurance billing packet and procedure. The paperwork and steps for bidding a structure job to the homeowner's insurer and getting paid by them. Send yours for review, or buy our packet and coaching and this is done.

• Plus any one of these:

  • ✓Your own crane. Photos of the crane's serial-number plate and its license plate, plus the title, registration or insurance page for the crane, so the numbers match.
  • ✓A crane rental account. A rental agreement or an invoice from a crane rental company in the last 12 months, in your company's name. Renewed when it expires; we remind you.
  • ✓A crane partner. A short signed letter from a crane operator or company saying they will serve your jobs on short notice, with a phone number we can call. Renewed when it expires; we remind you.

What it earns: Structure and emergency jobs, offered to one company at a time, with the Insured and Structure Jobs labels.

The paperwork a city, county or state agency asks for before awarding tree work.

What we check

• ✓W-9. A signed IRS Form W-9.
• ✓Secretary of State registration. A Missouri certificate of good standing dated within the last year. Renewed when it expires; we remind you.
• ✓Business license. Your city or county business license. Renewed when it expires; we remind you.
• ✓Insurance at government limits. A COI with $1M per occurrence / $2M aggregate general liability, auto and workers' compensation, and an additional-insured endorsement available. Renewed when it expires; we remind you.
• ✓E-Verify affidavit. Missouri requires an E-Verify enrollment affidavit on public contracts over $5,000.
• ✓Prevailing wage acknowledgment (optional). A signed acknowledgment of Missouri's annual wage order for public works.
• ✓OSHA 10/30 cards (optional). OSHA cards for the crew leads who will be on the job.
• ✓ISA Certified Arborist or TCIA accreditation (optional). Optional. Agencies often score it. Renewed when it expires; we remind you.
• ✓Three references. Three recent commercial or municipal customers with contact details.
• ✓Other bid documents (optional). Anything else a particular bid asks for: bonding letters, safety plans, equipment lists, prior contracts. Keep them here so the packet is complete.

What it earns: The Government Ready label, and your profile in the packet we hand to agencies looking for contractors.

One-time fees by county

The Vetted setup fee is paid when you pick a plan; your first three bid requests are free before that. Each lead type is a one-time fee.