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 to know what cost reference estimating numbers are pulled from, ie Means."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Austin, TX

"Better job costing which in turn maximizes accuracy and profitability."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Springfield, MO

"Overall job tracking, cost estimates, invoicing, payroll, hr/labor, material cost."
-- Accounting/Finance, Construction/General Contracting, Kingsburg, CA

"We are a rapidly growing $ 5M Construcion Management firm (using Peachtree)Restoring Hotels in the fields of Painting, Carpeting, Wood Millwork, and some Granite. However, we are young, with only 5 in office total. We are looking at Peachtree Construction as a stepping stone up to ??????Thanks."
-- CFO, Construction/General Contracting, Duluth, GA

"I need help estimating job costs I seem to be loosing money by not figuring jobs correctly. I do mostly home improvements and remodeling."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Forsyth, GA

"We need to get our change orders under control, this is most critical at this point."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Naples, FL

"Help me to give a good price to my clients and get more jobs, and help to save money."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, New Bedford, MA

"Improve communications and information flow across the board from office to field from estimator to job super etc. generate less paper, optimize our networked computer system."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Mount Shasta, CA

"I'm looking to have beter job costing to my small painting business we are growing on multiple contract but not money waise."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Jacksonville, FL

"More effective use of rescores. Improved on time delivery of projects."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Oklahoma City, OK

"I am looking to better my skills on project managment,equip cost,scheduling,job cost.the first high rise ever done and interested in software to better myself and my colleges/company."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Riverview, FL

"Schedulingstreamlining effortsjob costings budgetingtracking payments to subsOur primary business is rehabbing single family homes...mostly subcontracting. We plan on rehabbing 6-7 projects at a time."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Saint Louis, MO

"I need a program to help me bid insurance jobs to bid it in the format that most insurance companies require, also proposal forms to submit to customers with all the nesaccery forms and legal documents that should go with a bid."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Reedley, CA

"Estimates and scheduling are crucial elements we started our company with bare bones and have been overwhelmed with business and need to come up with a quick solution to our estimating and scheduling process."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Casper, WY

"Looking for a Construction Software Packages that can handle submittals, submittal reviews and submittal approvals, RFI, RFI reviews RFI approvals, cost scheduling and Construction scheduling."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, San Diego, CA

"I would like to be able to easily turn take offs and proposals into contract form."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Rockport, ME

"Starting a new roofing, siding, and gutter company. I need a program to handle estimates, scheduling, payroll, etc."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Beloit, WI

"Costing and management of small sized projects, must be able to prepare quotes, cost management."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Sugar Land, TX

"Ihave a painting company i like a bid software for work quikly and make a proffecional bid,."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Inverness, FL

"Trying to design my own blue prints and i'm looking for something to help me."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Waterford Works, NJ

"In more exact and organaized metal framing and drywall estimating. As mush information is possible and easy to use. Something that will look professional and will have all information needed."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Sacramento, CA

"I need software to put together a bid package we can send out to our general contractors for bidding."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Beverly Hills, CA

"Need job costing capabilities in drywall, metal studs, insulation, sheating, & etc."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Maxton, NC

"We need to be able to adequately project project scheduling for shop labor and the field. We also wangt to be able to layer mutliple projects in the que to determine criticval components against actual avialable time slots."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Berea, OH

"General Accounting, Payroll and Job Cost a must. We need to download data to Excel. Estimating would be a plus."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Construction/General Contracting, Saint Jo, TX

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