Exchange 04 · Capability on record, checked and dated.

Contractor Registry — Verified capability directory and prequalification system for contractors and service providers.

The Contractor Registry holds structured, dated capability records for EPC, civil, electrical, transmission line, testing and O&M firms. A contractor registers once, declares its work categories, voltage classes, capacity bands, people, equipment and references, and BARREL records what it checked and when. Buyers search the registry, read the verification record and prequalify contractors for their own packages.

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Contractor Registry

A verified capability directory and prequalification system for contractors and service providers in the power and infrastructure sector.

What you can do

Publish a contractor profile with a capability matrix by discipline, voltage class, capacity band and geography
Register licences, certificates and insurance and receive expiry alerts
Submit project references for independent confirmation with the client
Apply for prequalification against a buyer's package or for vendor empanelment
Renew the profile each year and add performance updates
As a buyer, shortlist contractors by checked capability and request a prequalification report

Who takes part

EPC contractors
Civil and electrical contractors
Transmission line contractors
Testing and commissioning agencies
O&M providers
Specialist firms
Buyers and project owners

Listing and request types

Contractor profile
Capability registration
Prequalification
Renewal
Project reference validation
Vendor empanelment

How it works.

01Register the organisation and name an authorised signatory
02Complete KYB with the entity's documents
03Select capabilities by discipline, technology, voltage class, capacity band and geography
04Upload licences, certificates and insurance with their expiry dates
05Declare workforce, key equipment and turnover band
06Enter project references with permission to contact the client
07BARREL seeks each client's confirmation of the reference
08Compliance review sets the status: approved, conditional or rejected
09Approved profiles become searchable by registered buyers
10Renew before expiry and add performance updates

Rules built in

Every verification label states what was checked and when; a capability declared by the contractor is shown as self-declared until a document or a confirmed reference supports it.
Project references are entered by the contractor and are marked checked only after the named client confirms them.
Licences, insurance and certificates carry expiry dates, and the profile is flagged for renewal before any of them lapse.
Contact details, turnover band and client names are shown only to registered buyers and only with the contractor's permission.
BARREL does not award work, rank contractors by price or guarantee their performance; the buyer makes its own prequalification decision.

Sample listings.

Made-up examples of what a listing on this exchange looks like. The real listings need a signed-in account.

All samples and the sample report

SAMPLE

XL-26-0401 · Contractor profile

Solar EPC contractor — utility-scale plants up to 50 MW

Jodhpur district, Rajasthan

Illustrative Solar EPC Pvt Ltd offers turnkey engineering, procurement and construction of ground-mounted solar plants up to 50 MW AC with 33 kV evacuation, working in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The profile carries a capability matrix, licences, manpower and four project references, two of them confirmed by the client.

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SAMPLE

XL-26-0402 · Capability registration

Transmission line contractor — up to 132 kV, 300 km built

Nagpur district, Maharashtra

Illustrative Line Builders LLP builds 33 kV to 132 kV overhead lines, from survey and foundations to tower erection and stringing, with about 300 circuit-km completed for utilities and private developers. The registration covers line construction, bay extensions and right-of-way support.

Documents checkedLive

Questions prospects ask.

Who can register, and what do I need to list a profile?: Any contractor or service provider registered as a business in India (company, LLP, partnership or proprietorship) can register. You need the entity's registration identifiers, an authorised signatory, your licences and certificates with expiry dates, a short description of manpower and equipment, and at least one project reference with a client who may be contacted. The profile can be saved as a draft and submitted when complete.
What do the verification labels mean?: Self-declared means the contractor entered the information and nothing has been checked. Documents checked means the stated documents were reviewed on the stated date. Reference checked means at least one project reference was confirmed with the client. BARREL reviewed means the profile was reviewed for completeness together with the checks listed in its verification record. Each label shows what was checked and when; none of them is a guarantee of performance.
What does listing cost?: A basic profile is included in the organisation registration. Prequalification, reference validation and empanelment support are priced per plan; see Plans. Buyers who request a prequalification report pay per report under their plan.
Who sees my references, turnover and contact details?: Public visitors see your name, work categories, voltage classes, capacity bands, operating states and labels. Registered buyers also see turnover band, manpower, equipment and reference summaries. Client names and contact details are released only with your permission, and a buyer requesting a full prequalification report accepts confidentiality terms before it is shared.
What does BARREL do, and what does it not do?: BARREL records your declarations, checks the documents and references you authorise, dates every check and shows the result as a label. BARREL does not certify a capability it has not checked, does not award contracts or rank contractors by price, and does not guarantee that any contractor will perform. The buyer remains responsible for its own prequalification decision.

Try the Contractor Registry free for 30 days.

One trial per company; no approval needed. Then from the plans on the Plans page.

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