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

"I need software that will help estimating jobs easier and more efficient."
-- Consultant, Construction/General Contracting, Phoenix, AZ

"Need comprehensive package to include database management, job costing, proposal development, project scheduling and billing."
-- CFO, Construction/General Contracting, Atlanta, GA

"Ease of designing and customizing reports.Flexibility of setup options.Ability of importing and exporting data.Ability to import cleared checks from bank and export check listings to bank.Easy of setup and installation of the software.Ease of use. Quick training.Accounting and reporting of billings and retention (as a General Contractor) based on a schedule of values and using % of completion accounting.Accounting, tracking and reporting of payables and the related retentions."
-- CFO, Construction/General Contracting, Auburn, CA

"I've contracted for qwest for 30 years & their prices have dropped dramatically, I 'm just trying to adjust to the drop in prices ! Thank- you."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Telecom/Utilities, Peralta, NM

"I am trying to figure out how i should price my work according to job location and job description, The work i do consists of metal/wood framing interior and exteriorsheetock,wonderboards,plywood installationtape and compound including skimcoatinginterior/exterior paintingresidential/commercial and hi end finishingflooring tiles/granites/marblehardwood flooring etc...."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Astoria, NY

"I would to learn how to do better job costing and be better at bidding work."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Leitchfeild, KY

"Ease of use for data input and computing totals. I do interior finish and need to provide line item quotes for several things on the same bid."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Auburn, CA

"I need to know what the standard is in pricing in all areas of the painting business in the south Ga. area please."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Valdosta, GA

"Something to help with estimating jobs as far as materials and labor to give fair, reasonable but profitable estimates."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Colorado Springs, CO

"My client is a spin off construction company that will be a general contractor for industrial & commercial projects."
-- Accounting/Finance, Consulting, Elgin, IL

"I recently purchased a piece of land that I'd like to develop into a commercial/retail building, but feel that general contractors charge far too much for their services (about 15%). I have already seen one project through with a builder. It is a commercial office building (22,000 sf) built in 1999 which I own. I followed it through from excavation to final tenant improvement and felt that I could have done it myself if I had the time. This time I plan to start the project in about 2 years and will have the time to manage it, but need to know the process in more detail. Primarily I would like to be more knowledgeable in the phases after plans and permits have been finalized. These would include project scheduling, subcontractor selection, contracts and procurement, conflict management, quality management, and cost control. I would like to start with simple software that teaches me the basics and then get more technical after that. Thanks."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Lake Oswego, OR

"Estimating price changes, writing RFI's, transmittals, equipment submittal and delivery tracking, labor forecasting, project cost forecasting, etc."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Construction/General Contracting, Mount Prospect, IL

"Trying to estimate cost of residential construction in chicago suburbs , prior to building."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Hinsdale, IL

"New business start up. All paper work, estimates,material break downs, project scheduling, client signature forms, mechanic's lien's, waiver's , contract's, the whole nine yards..."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Yountville, CA

"We need to keep track of company tools and equipment, also materials. We are looking for where they are who has them and how long they have been there. Also we need to be able to make notes about the condition of the equipment."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Fort Collins, CO

"I need to be a ble to write workscopes easier and faster. With a database to work with."
-- Sales/Business Development, Construction/General Contracting, Tampa, FL

"Would like to use program for estimating, one that we can put our unit pricing in and customize slightly. also us it to do take offs and then from their create realistic schedules and keep track of job cost throughout the projects."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Waterford, MI

"We are looking for a software that will enable Project Managers to track cost in real time and be able to access any information or reports about a job, at any given time with out having to go to the accounts department. We are also trying to avoid over payment."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Norcross, GA

"Cash flow, taxes (state and federal), payroll, cost estimation (relatively simple)."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Pearland, TX

"I'm looking for the best software in the market for project managment."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Miami, FL

"We have just started a Painting Business in the states of Alabama & Mississippi. We Plan to Bid on State and Goverment Contracts, and wanted to have the proper Contracts."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Mobile, AL

"Currently we are looking for software that will serve us in both the GC and Mechanical fields. We self-perform mechanical and some GC but need a software that can fulfill both areas."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Bargersville, IN

"I am looking for something tailored around my job discription which is project management and job costing and just the general tracking of jobs dealing primarily residential projects."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, San Francisco, CA

"Mostly cost analysis and product related timeframes, misc. scheduling and cross referencing suppliers. Ease of use and customer service is absolutely necessary for transitional use."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Clinton, WA

"We are a small construction/remodeling business. We need software to help us estimate job cost and produce bids. Cost is a BIG issue. We do not have a lot of money to spend. Thanks!"
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Timpson, TX

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