About Us

At Prelim Systems, we have been serving the construction industry for over 25 years, offering a construction notice service that sends notices on time and with the correct information, to help ensure our clients are paid for their work.

Started by a family of contractors in 1992, PSI understands the industry and what it takes to interact with Owners, General Contractors, Lenders, and Subcontractors to protect your business and give you peace of mind.

The services of Prelim Systems give you the assurance of construction notices that are prepared timely and with accurate information, to protect your jobs without the cost and time spent on in-house notice preparation.

Just send your request and PSI will provide a complete service:

  • We verify the owner, lender, and direct contractor information
  • We prepare and send the notices to all appropriate parties via certified mail
  • We provide our client with a copy of each prelim along with the corresponding lien waiver and release forms at no extra cost.

Our process makes it simple, so that you don’t have to worry.

We currently offer notice preparation for the states of:

How the Process Works

  • Send Your Request

    When a request is received, it is entered into our database and prioritized by the job’s start date, paying strict attention to California’s 20-day requirement.  Once in our database, you’ll be sent an email confirmation, letting you know the job is in process.

  • We Verify the Job Information

    Next we begin the job verification and researching process.  We verify the job information (owner, GC, lender) for your prelim notice through multiple databases (Real Quest, infoUSA, county assessors, CSLB, etc.), and emails or phone calls to appropriate parties.

  • Job Information Receives Final Review

    Once all information is gathered and has been confirmed and checked for discrepancies, the job request gets turned in to our data entry supervisor for a final review.  Once reviewed, we will process the completed preliminary notice.

  • Prelim Notices are Serviced via Certified Mail

    Completed preliminary notices are printed and mailed via certified mail, receiving a date-stamped receipt for proof of mailing and requiring a signature from the recipient once delivered.  We keep the date-stamped postal sheets and original notes for one and a half years, which will be made available upon your request.  This documentation will be important should the need arise to record a Mechanic’s Lien.

  • Completed Prelim and Lien Waivers Sent to You

    After mailing, a copy of the completed preliminary notice will be emailed to you along with the corresponding lien release waivers, if desired.

Our staff prizes close, personal relationships with our customers while diligently serving them and their preliminary notice needs.

We help to ensure the process runs seamlessly to give you peace of mind. Whether you need to send a single notice or hundreds every month, we are here to provide assistance for what you need, when you need it. Our preliminary notice service makes it easy and helps you get paid – let us serve you!

Want to learn more? Check out our FAQs to learn more about Preliminary Notices and Mechanic’s Liens

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