Inspection requests, by text

The pattern: inspections get scheduled late

Inspection requests are the most common cause of next-day schedule drift on commercial projects. The pattern:

• Foreman finishes the rough-in. Work is ready Thursday.
• Foreman tells the super on the walk-down.
• Super is supposed to text the PM.
• PM is supposed to schedule the inspector.
• Friday afternoon: nobody scheduled the inspector. Slab pour rescheduled.

The information traveled through three humans, dropped in two places. Forward removes the middlemen.

What Forward does for inspection requests

Foreman texts the inspection request directly. Optional photo of the work area. Forward parses:

• Trade / inspection type (rough-in MEP, framing, etc.)
• Location (room, floor, grid)
• Ready-date
• Special notes (e.g., "schedule before drywall arrives Monday")

Forward drafts the inspection request and queues it in the PM approval dashboard. PM clicks approve; Forward posts to Procore + (where wired) directly to the AHJ inspection scheduling portal.

Foreman: need rough-in mechanical inspection at room 207
         third floor — ready Thursday morning, want
         it scheduled before drywall starts Monday

Forward: Drafted inspection request #023.
  Trade:       Mechanical rough-in
  Location:    Room 207, Floor 3
  Ready date:  Thursday (4/16)
  Notes:       "Schedule before drywall starts Monday 4/20"
  Status:      Queued for Sarah Chen's approval

The PM keeps the schedule control

Inspection requests go through PM approval before any external posting. The PM can:

• Approve as-is.
• Edit the date / type / notes.
• Reject with a reason (e.g., "not actually ready, MEP coordination conflict").
• Route to a different reviewer if the GC's process requires sub-PE sign-off.

No inspection ever lands on an inspector's calendar without a human-in-the-loop approval. The texting layer drives the field-to-PM communication; the PM remains the schedule owner.

How to try it

Text +1 (682) 300-6750 with an inspection request. The live demo will draft the record and show you the shape; your real project would post to Procore on PM approval.

Drop your email above to scope a pilot project — typically a single GC's Procore connection plus AHJ portal integration where applicable.