Building and making

Contractor and construction

Tenders, projects, subcontractors and site stores: profit per project, retention, variations and progress billing.

Made for Building, fit-out, MEP and maintenance contractors

Start with the Contractor and construction setup All business types

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What is ready on day one

Accounts added to the chart

  • Bank Guarantee Margin Deposits
  • Retention Receivable
  • Work in Progress (Costs Not Yet Billed)
  • Plant, Machinery and Tools
  • Retention Payable to Subcontractors
  • Billings in Advance of Work Done
  • Contract Revenue
  • Variation Orders
  • and 11 more

Items and services

  • Skilled labour, per day
  • Helper labour, per day
  • Equipment hire, per day
  • Progress payment (work done to date)
  • Variation order
  • Annual maintenance contract

Warehouses

  • Main store
  • Site store

Departments

  • Projects
  • Estimating and tenders
  • Site supervision
  • Procurement
  • Safety (HSE)
  • Accounts
  • Management

Divisions and locations

  • Construction
  • Fit-out
  • MEP works
  • Maintenance contracts
  • Head office
  • Main yard

Invoice wording

TAX INVOICE

Thank you for your business.

Workflows, step by step

Each workflow turns a job into steps with an owner, a deadline and a reminder when something is late.

Tender or quotation

8 steps

Price a job from the enquiry to the award.

  1. Add client
  2. Receive the tender documents
  3. Site visit
  4. Take-off and pricing
  5. Manager reviews the price and the margin
  6. Submit the tender
  7. Clarifications and negotiation
  8. Award: letter of intent or contract

Project delivery

10 steps

From the signed contract to the handover and the release of retention.

  1. Add client
  2. Assign the project team
  3. Contract and insurance in place
  4. Mobilise to site
  5. Order materials and subcontractors
  6. Construction works
  7. Snagging and completion
  8. Final account
  9. Defects liability period
  10. Retention released

Variation order

6 steps

Price and approve a change to the contract before doing the work.

  1. Add client
  2. Record the instruction
  3. Price and time impact
  4. Client approves in writing
  5. Carry out the work
  6. Include in the next payment application

Interim payment application

8 steps

Claim the work done this month and collect the money.

  1. Add client
  2. Measure the work done
  3. Prepare the application
  4. Manager checks
  5. Submit to the consultant
  6. Certificate received
  7. Invoice
  8. Payment received

New supplier approval

6 steps

Check and approve a new supplier before the first order.

  1. Add supplier
  2. Collect the supplier documents
  3. Check a sample or the first delivery
  4. Agree prices and payment terms
  5. Approve the supplier
  6. Add to the system

Customer complaint

7 steps

Handle a complaint from the first message to the follow-up call.

  1. Add customer
  2. Log the complaint
  3. Reply to the customer
  4. Find the cause
  5. Decide the remedy
  6. Put it right
  7. Follow up

Overdue payment recovery

6 steps

Collect an unpaid balance step by step, from the first statement to a final decision.

  1. Add customer
  2. Send the statement
  3. Call and agree a payment date
  4. Send a final reminder
  5. Decide the next action
  6. Payment received

Tasks that repeat

These start as templates. Turn on the ones you want and they appear on the right day.

Site progress reportEvery weekA short written report with photos from each site.
Toolbox talk and safety checkEvery weekShort safety talk and a walk through the site.
Material requests reviewEvery weekCheck the site requests and order what is needed.
Subcontractor measurements and paymentsEvery monthMeasure completed work and prepare the payments.
Prepare interim payment applicationsEvery monthClaim the work done this month from each client.
Chase retention releasesEvery monthList retention that can be claimed after completion or the defects period.
Cost to complete reviewEvery monthCompare the cost so far and the forecast cost with the contract value.
Equipment service and inspectionEvery monthService the plant and check certificates.
Insurance and bank guarantee expiryEvery 3 monthsRenew guarantees and insurance before they expire.

Sales pipeline

  1. Tender enquiry
  2. Site visit
  3. Quotation submitted
  4. Negotiation
  5. Won (contract)
  6. Lost

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