Prelim Solutions strives to make your job easier and pain free.
Most questions can be answered by reading our Q & A below, however if you are still in need of assistance, please contact us by email: info@prelimsolutions.com
Your Prelim Solutions software has a "help" screen available to you to address the most frequently asked questions. Visit www.prelimsolutions.com and click on the "help" button for complete answers to your questions. If you still have a problem, click on the "contact us" button on the website and submit your questions. We will respond within 24 hours.
Orders are processed within two business days and ship first class US Mail, so expect to see your product within 3-4 days.
Put the CD in you drive and it should load automatically. If it does not, go to My Computer, double click on the CD drive and double click on PrelimSolutions.exe. You will be asked to enter your company name, state and install code. That information is on the invoice sent with you disk as well as on a sticker on the CD case. Be sure to enter the information exactly as shown. You will only be asked to complete this licensing one time.
Absolutely! Prelim Solutions is licensed to your specific company and state and may be used by you and your employees to prepare prelims and releases. Note that each user will develop their own "address book".
All the information will be saved automatically and can be recalled at any time be entering the job number you assigned when entering the job information. You will then be able to use this data to complete your releases.
Frequently the owner of a project will elect to issue a check payable to both you and your customer. This assures them that you will be paid out of the funds provided to your customer. If you are unsure about whether or not a joint check will be issued, check with your customer. Once this election has been made your releases will be completed to reflect both your name and your customers name as payees.
Often times this is something that will need the help of legal counsel. If you are confident in your ability to process the lien yourself, we have provided here fill in forms for your use.
California Mechanics Lien CA Mechanics Lien
California Release of Mechanics Lien CA Release of Mechanics Lien
Yes, if you would like to do some "housekeeping", go to My Computer, C drive and you will see a folder "PRELIM3". This is where your data is stored. Open the JOBS folder and you will see a listing of all jobs. Highlight any that you want removed from the list and delete. Note that these jobs will not be able to be recovered in the future for releases so be certain you are finished. The second file within the "PRELIM3" folder is "Address.txt". This file contains the actual lender/customer/owner/subcontractor data files. Again, you can delete any of this that you wish but beware that it will no longer be available for future use. This should only be done if you are absolutely sure you will not need the data for future prelims. If you alter the order in which this data is listed it may result in wrong information being brought forward into your future prelims so be very careful. It is highly recommended that you make a backup copy of this file before proceeding. If the file becomes corrupted it may be lost.
Go to My Computer, C drive and you will see a folder "PRELIM3". This is where your data is stored. Open the file "Address.txt". This file contains the actual lender, customer, owner, subcontractor data files. Locate the information you need to change in the list. If you alter the order in which this data is listed it may result in wrong information being brought forward into your future prelims so be very careful. It is highly recommended that you make a backup copy of this file before proceeding. If the file becomes corrupted it may be lost.