Start with the decision
A structural steel capability statement should explain your specialty, service area and relevant experience in concrete terms. Show which of the packages below you deliver, what you normally exclude and who can discuss estimating. Keep time-sensitive availability separate from your record of completed work.
This guide is for business-to-business project planning in the United States and Canada. For the wider trade context, visit the structural steel resource hub.
Describe your actual contribution
| Capability | Evidence to describe | Boundary to explain |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication | An authorized example involving member schedule and issued design information | fabrication, detailing and design-responsibility boundaries |
| Delivery and erection | An authorized example involving site sequence and access information | transport, lifting, storage and installation responsibilities |
| Interfaces and finishes | An authorized example involving coating schedule and adjoining-work details | coatings, touch-up and fire-protection packages |
Download the structural steel capability statement worksheet (CSV)
Fill in the response, owner or source, and date checked. Keep unresolved items visible. The file contains planning prompts only; it does not calculate quantities or make an approval decision.
Put the checklist to work
- Open with the trade packages you deliver and the cities or regions you can actually serve. Do not present national coverage if it has not been established.
- Choose examples demonstrating experience with comparable steel packages, fabrication coordination and constrained erection sites. Describe your own business’s role rather than claiming the entire project.
- Explain your approach to coordinating connection design responsibilities, coatings, temporary works, lifting and fire protection. State important exclusions plainly so a project team can identify fit early.
- Include a business contact and the date your availability was checked. Share references and private records only with appropriate permission.
A scope gap worth discussing
Illustrative example — not a Build Accord client project
One steel proposal includes fabrication only while another includes erection. Align delivery, lifting and installation responsibilities before leveling the bids.
Apply this to your decision: A concise company introduction supported by relevant, authorized examples, ready to tailor to a specific invitation.
Using this in the US and Canada
For a project in the United States
Record the state, local jurisdiction and actual service area. For federal notices, use SAM.gov Contract Opportunities and check the individual notice’s stage and instructions. A prime-contract notice is not automatically a subcontract invitation.
For a project in Canada
Record the province or territory, municipality and actual service area. Use CanadaBuys tender opportunities as one public-procurement source, then read the issuer’s documents and submission route. Do not assume it lists every private construction package.
For either market, state the currency, units and deadline time zone. This worksheet is general planning guidance, not a determination of licensing, procurement eligibility or technical compliance.
The next useful step
Continue with structural steel contractor availability and capacity checklist. For the other side of the conversation, see the structural steel project scope guide.
Build Accord coordinates introductions between construction project teams and trade contractors. An inquiry starts a discussion of fit and availability; it does not guarantee a contractor, an invitation to bid or an award. These guides are not a listing of currently available crews or projects.