BuyerZone users' construction software requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their construction software purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of construction software other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: construction software purchasing requirements

"Need something to keep each individual project expenses and materials with an acumalative total.also would like help with project sheduling."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Springfield, TN

"We are looking for a job sheduling program to be used from a consulting or owner/builder point of view."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Tacoma, WA

"I am about to build 325 homes in Wyo. I have scheduling problems, subcontractors to keep tract of and progress and draws to determine. I want the simplest and most efficent program. I will need documents and forms, too."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Page, AZ

"We are a design/build firm. We currently need a better job tracking system as well as a better cost estimating system."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, New York, NY

"- Construction Management- Project Scheduling & Planning- Time sheets- Management Information & Controls- Time sheets."
-- Administrative Assistant, Construction/General Contracting, Clearwater, FL

"Do better job costing, accurate take off pricing, user friendly, maximize our profits, quick and easy, professional proposals, modify as needed, help with scheduling and reports, cost efficient software."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Laredo, TX

"I have a small construction company and am strapped for time to try to get bids for prospective jobs on time."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Manufacturing, Moore Haven, FL

"We are a subcontractor in the building industry. I would like to track a job from the letter of intent through the submittal process to product ordering to installation and the close out. Preferably this would keep track of all contacts between our company and the general Contractor."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Fairfield, CA

"Just trying to do scheduling as easy and money saving as possible."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Lusby, MD

"We are a mobile painting business. We currently use smart phones and PDAs while in the field and need software that utilizes mobile technology to update our system."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Construction/General Contracting, Gainesville, FL

"I am starting a restoration company. I have experiance with the physical labor but I have no experiance in bidding the jobs."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Land O' Lakes, FL

"To make my estimate beter and easy and to do my estimate right."
-- General Manager, Other Business Services, Jonesboro, GA

"I am upgrading my small construction to meet state bidding standards."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Port Gibson, MS

"The work we do * Decks * Fence * Arbors * Pole Barns * Storage Sheds * Metal Buildings I would like the softwere to help me with pricing materials needed for each project."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Dallas, TX

"We would like something to help us bid concrete off plans."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Gilbert, AZ

"Reduce paper and streamline estimates to invoices. also must be able to run detailed reports for gross proffit ETC...."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Casselberry, FL

"We need software that isn't to complicated, so it needs to be easy to use. Our business specializes in painting, flooring, molding, power washing, drywall, deck construction, gutters, finishing of basements."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Rockville, MD

"Needs better job costproject scheduleto write a estimateHow to talk to clents."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Durham, NC

"Central minnesota habitat for humanity program. we build 8 - 10 homes per year."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Saint Cloud, MN

"Better job costing i.e. best material price and better labor hour projection."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Marietta, GA

"I need a program to make estimating residential remodels a more uniform and quick process. It takes far too much time to get real prices and availability for materials, therefore taking too long, and far too much effort, to achieve an accurate estimate. Computer support would not be neccesary, but program support would be important. NO PHONE CALLS---PLEASE."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Edinburg, VA

"Mostly looking for software that will help come up with the total man hours for a project in order to come up with a more exact schedule during the planning phase of a project."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Egg Harbor Township, NJ

"Have moved to florida recently and need job costing for this area mostly kitchen and bath remodels. complete ripouts not just a quick fix contractor. thank you."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Spring Hill, FL

"We have a small fabrication shop, 16 employees.We do most of our work in sawmills, structural,maintenance ect. most of our work comes from T&M. We would like to bid jobs but have little experience."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Baxley, GA

"Multi work locations W/ central billingPrint all completed jobs (monthly)."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Falmouth, MA

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