Construction Capability Statement Template (Free + Example)

A construction capability statement is the one-page document owners, general contractors, and public agencies use to screen builders before they invite a bid. This template leads with the facts construction buyers check first - license, bonding, and safety record - then presents your self-performed trades and comparable projects. It is free to download: create a free account to get the PDF and the editable Word version.

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• The print-ready PDF - A4 and US Letter.
• The editable Word version - the .docx, and the option to generate your own construction capability statement from your live project data.

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Once you have the editable version, prefer Google Docs? Upload the .docx to Google Drive and open it with Docs. Every file ships with a filled-in example from a fictional general contractor.

What a construction capability statement must include

Construction buyers screen on risk before capability: can this firm bond the job, and will anyone get hurt? The template puts those answers first, following the five-section format explained in the capability statement guide but ordered for construction:

Section	Construction-specific content
Header + credentials	Contractor license numbers, bonding capacity (single/aggregate), EMR
Core competencies	Self-performed trades, delivery methods (design-build, CMAR, GMP), value range
Past performance	3-5 completed projects: owner, value, delivery method, date, safety/schedule outcome
Differentiators	Safety metrics, self-perform percentage, on-time completion rate
Company data	UEI, CAGE, NAICS (236220, 237310, 238-series), certifications, prequalifications

How to fill in the construction capability statement template

1. Lead the header with license, bonding, and safety. Put your contractor license numbers, bonding capacity, and EMR near the top - the first facts a construction buyer or GC checks.
2. Write core competencies as delivery methods and trades. List the construction you self-perform and the delivery methods you offer with typical project value ranges a buyer can match to their project.
3. Enter three to five comparable completed projects. For each, add owner, value, delivery method, completion date, and a safety or schedule outcome. Match the type and size of work you are pursuing.
4. Prove differentiators with safety and quality numbers. Back claims with data: EMR below 1.0, OSHA recordable rate, self-performed percentage, or on-time completion rate.
5. Complete the company-data and codes block. Add UEI, CAGE, and NAICS codes plus small-business certifications for federal work, or your state license and prequalification data for private work.
6. Export to PDF and keep it to one page. Export on A4 or Letter with background graphics on. If it spills over, cut a project rather than shrinking the safety and bonding data.

Construction capability statement example

The template ships with a complete example from Keystone Building Group, a fictional general contractor:

Credentials: Licensed CA #987654, OR #CCB-221145 · Bonding: $25M single / $75M aggregate · EMR: 0.78 Core competencies: Ground-up commercial construction $5-50M · Design-build & CMAR delivery · Self-performed concrete and steel erection · Tenant improvements Past performance - Riverside Logistics Center Owner: Cascade Development · Value: $34M · Delivery: Design-build · Completed: 2024 · Outcome: delivered on GMP, zero lost-time incidents across 210,000 labor-hours.

Notice how the example front-loads the risk answers: an EMR of 0.78 and zero lost-time incidents tell a safety-conscious owner more than any paragraph of prose.

What the owner or GC checks first

Before a prequalification panel reads your project descriptions, they filter on:

• Bonding capacity - can you bond a project this size? A statement without it forces a follow-up email.
• Safety record - EMR and OSHA rates. Many owners set a hard EMR ceiling (often 1.0) below which you are not eligible.
• Relevant delivery method - a design-build owner discounts a firm that only hard-bids.
• License currency - active, correctly classified licenses in the project’s jurisdiction.

Public owners verify much of this through formal prequalification; keep your construction project list current so the completed-projects evidence is ready when a panel asks.

Source each section from your project data

The bonding, safety, and project figures on a construction capability statement change constantly - a new completion updates your project list, a claim-free year improves your EMR. Rather than editing the Word file each time, keep the underlying data once and regenerate the document. Map the template’s fields to a structured record per project (owner, value, delivery, dates, safety outcome), the same records that feed a project portfolio and your reference forms.

Common mistakes on a construction capability statement

Avoid the errors that get contractors filtered out before their projects are read:

• Hiding the safety record. If your EMR is competitive, it belongs near the top, not buried in a paragraph. Owners with a hard EMR ceiling look for it first.
• Listing trades you subcontract as if you self-perform them. Be explicit about what you self-perform; overstating it is exposed the moment a reference is checked.
• Omitting bonding capacity. A statement without single and aggregate bonding limits forces a follow-up email and signals inexperience with how owners screen.
• Undated or ancient projects. A project list whose newest entry is several years old reads as a firm that has slowed down. Keep completions current.
• One generic version for every owner. A federal agency, a state DOT, and a private developer weight licenses, codes, and delivery methods differently. Maintain one dataset and generate targeted versions.

Or build and regenerate it free

The free capability statement builder stores your firm’s credentials, projects, and safety data once and regenerates a current construction capability statement on demand - update a project or your EMR once, and the document stays correct. Create a free account to download the template and generate your statement from your own project data. For other sectors, see the engineering capability statement template or the general template and format guide.