Co-founder
Melo Sahel
A systems thinker with a focus on documentation and record control, Melo built the evidence framework that keeps every client's program mapped, current and audit ready.
About
The paperwork is the product
COR compliance administration for Ontario contractors. Documentation, monthly record keeping, audit preparation.
What the audit demands
14
Elements in the auditEvery one has to be evidenced
80%
Minimum overall scoreAcross the whole audit
65%
Minimum on every elementA strong average rescues nothing
100%
On legislated itemsNo partial credit
What we actually do
Software tells you what is missing. Consultants run a project and leave. Neither does the monthly work, which is the reason COR programs survive or quietly die.
That monthly work is what we sell. Your supervisors know how the job runs. We turn that into documents, keep the records current, and have the evidence ready when the auditor asks.
Our vision
That no Ontario contractor loses a bid because nobody had time to file the paperwork.
Our mission
Keep every client's compliance records current and audit ready, every month, so the certificate never lapses and the next tender is never the thing that finds out.
The team
Who you will be dealing with
BidStanding is owned equally by its two founders. Between us we handle every client directly.
Co-founder
Rayan Jouini
A client-first operator with a background in service delivery, Rayan runs the gap assessments and the monthly follow-up that keeps compliance moving on every account.
How we operate
What you can hold us to
Direct access to the owners
You work with the two people who own the firm. No account managers, and no handover once you have signed.
We do the chasing
Collecting monthly paperwork from busy supervisors is the work, not an inconvenience. Expect us to be persistent about it.
Your team owns the content
Procedures are written from what your supervisors tell us, and signed off by them as an accurate account of how the work is done.
Nothing we cannot evidence
No invented figures, no borrowed testimonials, and no client logos we have not earned.
Find out which COR elements you would fail today.
A free gap assessment scored against all 14 elements, with a written report. About 45 minutes of your time.