Contracts Connected – Release Notes

Change Orders

Released Change Orders, giving teams a way to formally modify a contract after it has been executed. Instead of recreating an agreement from scratch when scope or pricing changes, users can issue a change order that documents the adjustment and keeps it tied to the original contract.

Faster Fill & Sign Navigation

Filling out and signing documents is now quicker. New navigation controls let signers move directly from one field to the next, so there is no more hunting for the next place to fill in — especially helpful on longer documents with many fields.

Redlines

Released Redlines, the largest feature launch in the platform's history. Redlines brings full contract negotiation into Contracts Connected — vendors can propose changes to a contract directly inside the document, general contractors can review and respond to each change, and every revision is tracked in a single negotiation history.

Capabilities include:

• Vendors propose changes inline on the contract document
• General contractors accept, reject, or counter each change
• Multiple rounds of revisions are tracked with full history across all rounds
• Per-company settings to control how Redlines behave across your organization

Vendor Invitation Improvements

Smarter handling of vendors that already exist in your company network when sending invitations:

• A new vendor import path that automatically adds existing vendors to your network
• Better handling of duplicate-vendor alerts and email-case differences

General Improvements

• Improvements to the contract preview experience
• Continued improvements to merge fields and custom fields, including handling of nested merge fields
• Bug fixes and stability improvements across dashboards, scopes, tasks, and the Redlines workflow

Task Forwarding

Released the ability to forward tasks to someone else. A new Forward button is available directly from the dashboard and from the task page, so users can reassign a task to another person in just one step when the work belongs to someone else.

Reminder System Rebuild

Rebuilt the reminder system. Reminders are now available from the dashboard and the task page.

Users can send reminders about pending tasks to members of their own team when a teammate has a task assigned to them, and also to people from other companies, giving a single way to nudge anyone involved in a pending task.

Custom Fields and Merge Field Enhancements

Improved template flexibility by enhancing how custom fields and merge fields work together. Users can now place merge fields inside custom fields and also use nested merge fields (merge fields inside other merge fields), enabling more dynamic document templates and more consistent automated document generation.

Infrastructure Improvements

Continued improvements to the platform’s cloud infrastructure and DevOps processes following the migration to AWS. These updates focused on reliability, operational stability, and performance optimization.

General Improvements

• Platform stability improvements
• Bug fixes and performance optimizations

Performance and Infrastructure Improvements

Implemented several backend optimizations and infrastructure improvements to increase system performance and reliability.

Vendor Import via Spreadsheet

Added a new feature allowing companies to import vendors using spreadsheet files, simplifying large vendor onboarding processes.

Expanded Job Titles

Expanded the list of available job titles in the platform based on customer feedback to better support construction industry roles.

General Improvements

• Bug fixes and stability improvements

General Improvements

• Platform performance improvements
• Bug fixes and stability enhancements

New Dashboard

Released an improved dashboard experience designed to provide users with clearer visibility into their tasks, documents, and platform activity.

General Improvements

• Performance improvements
• Bug fixes

Agreement Preview

Introduced Agreement Preview, allowing users to preview contracts while creating or editing scopes.

Users can update scope data and instantly preview how the contract will appear before sending it, improving accuracy and reducing contract preparation errors.

General Improvements

• Bug fixes and performance improvements

Procore Integration

Released integration with Procore, enabling customers to synchronize project and vendor data between Contracts Connected and Procore.

Capabilities include:

• Importing projects and vendors from Procore
• Synchronizing vendors between platforms
• Creating commitments in Procore when scopes are created
• Keeping documentation and commitments synchronized

AI Assistant

Introduced an AI-powered assistant that allows users to interact with the platform using natural language queries.

Examples include:

• Checking pending tasks
• Reviewing document status
• Identifying required vendor actions

General Improvements

• Platform stability improvements
• Bug fixes and performance enhancements

Custom Fields and Merge Field Improvements

Rebuilt the system responsible for custom fields and merge fields used in document templates.

Improvements include:

• Faster document generation
• Improved reliability when processing templates
• Simplified management of dynamic fields across documents

General Improvements

• Bug fixes and platform optimizations

One-Time Tasks

Introduced One-Time Tasks, allowing users to create tasks without requiring a project or scope.

This enables teams to:

• Send contracts or documents directly to vendors
• Request documents outside of project workflows
• Create quick ad-hoc document requests

Expanded E-Signature Support

Expanded the electronic signature feature to support additional document types beyond contracts.

General Improvements

• Bug fixes and stability improvements

FlowDown (Recurring Tasks)

Released FlowDown, a feature designed to automate recurring document collection from vendors.

This allows organizations to:

• Automatically request recurring documents such as invoices or certificates of insurance
• Track expiration-based documents
• Collect recurring project updates such as progress photos

General Improvements

• Bug fixes and platform stability improvements

Infrastructure Migration to AWS

Migrated the Contracts Connected platform from DigitalOcean to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to improve scalability, reliability, and security.

This infrastructure upgrade also supports the company’s ongoing SOC 2 compliance initiatives.

General Improvements

• Bug fixes and platform improvements

Enhanced Document Fill and Sign Experience

Improved the document fill and sign experience by introducing interactive fields such as:

• Text input fields
• Radio buttons
• Checkboxes
• Other form elements

These improvements support contracts and other documents that require structured data entry.

General Improvements

• Bug fixes and stability improvements

E-Signature Feature

Released the platform’s electronic signature capability, allowing users to sign contracts and documents directly within the system.

This feature enables faster contract execution and simplifies document approval workflows.

General Improvements

• Bug fixes and platform improvements

Sign-Up Experience Improvements

Improved the user interface and user experience of the platform’s sign-up process to streamline onboarding for new organizations.

General Improvements

• Bug fixes and stability improvements