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

"Able to have multiple people be able to see the job schedule and able to input customers data and schedule to go out and do estimates and then have a follow up system to close those estimates into jobs."
-- Consultant, Consulting, Rocklin, CA

"We supply flaggers and work zone protection crews to 75 different clients on a daily basis. We need a system that can give us the larger picture to see our orders at a glance, as well as give us customization fields for unique billing and requirement fields. We would like to have this software tie in directly to our general ledger and payroll systems or have all the above in a single source solution."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, King Of Prussia, PA

"We would like software that can sort and archieve all the incoming and outgoing information. Ourfirst choice is to have a web enabled software - and one able to integrate with Quickbook."
-- Administrative Assistant, Construction/General Contracting, Temple Terrace, FL

"I want to be able to bid on every trade and be competetive for my area."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Bend, OR

"Biggest challenge is appointment scheduling and keeping customer history along with business expense and income andwork proposal and invoices."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Bernville, PA

"We need a fully integrated operating system capable of interfacing all of our department functions and data input, providing real time information to all end-users in a user friendly format. The system must provide specifically taylored detailed report information. A drill-down function or format is preferred."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Canoga Park, CA

"I need to relate my estimating deparment to job costing. Also, I need to intagrate my shceduling into my accounting to have better tracking of all my costs."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Miami, FL

"I need it to put my biz into all phases of bidding in the painting industry."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Dingmans Ferry, PA

"I would like software that would help bid jobs along the comercial end. It is to time consuming to sit dow and figure out what a bid should be on the job."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Grafton, OH

"We are trying to speed up estimating. Our company does every aspect of the work. In other words we don't use subs. We do however use many suppliers. We would like to build a data base integrated with task or components from our suppliers for material. We want to also build labor task data base.The software should be able to learn, or tell us how we are doing. This would allow us to evaluate efficiency, and margins."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Somerset, CA

"We operate five franchised bathroom remodeling stores and I need to see all the sales and install schedules from one place, any place..."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Tyler, TX

"I would like to take the guess work out of my labor costs . To make my business as a handy man service profitable but yet competitive in Polk County Florida!"
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Winter Haven, FL

"I need to learn how to price my jobs . hanging cabinet in a kitchen puting crown molding in the celing to base board molding. instaleing bath room sinks to hanging interior doors exterior doors, to shoe molding instaling window painting interior and exterior. instaling light fitures celing fan changing faucet and."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Metairie, LA

"Residential estimating costs and the relationship to labor/materils amd equipment."
-- Sales/Business Development, Construction/General Contracting, Palm Desrt, Ca, CA

"(1)Estimating - building software with material list and pricing (2)General Accounting."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Commerce City, CO

"I want this software to help me in job cost, billing, revenue tracking, some accounting, etc."
-- Receptionist, Consulting, Doerun, GA

"Cost Estamating of Framing, Hanging,and Finishing Sheetrock,Hang doos interior, and exteria, installing base, and shoe. Installing Siding,Roofing, Just all around Construction Pricing."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Gretna, LA

"Im looking for a program that would help me make quick and efficient estimates when bidding for contracts. I need something that would keep me updated w modern price changes and costs of labor so I can stop under bidding projects."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Homewood, IL

"We are just breaking into the underground utility business. We need help estimating the cost to bid a project."
-- General Manager, Telecom/Utilities, Kingston, TN

"Being able to look up the prices of materials, tools, and appliances w/o coming to the store. to make online estimates."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Philadelphia, PA

"Estimating jobs,Project Scheduling,Billing,Designing (can be in a diferent software),Easy to work with,keeping track fo Jobs along with expenses."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Mesquite, TX

"We are starting a flooring company, we a need software that prepare accurate bids and estimates as well job cost and other features please email with offer and prices."
-- Sales/Business Development, Construction/General Contracting, Humble, TX

"I need to build first une house in rockport tx."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Knox, IN

"I am putting together a business plan, for trucking company, which would do the hauling and some demolition and clean up."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Detroit, MI

"I need a software that will keep up with rising costs. when i input data that i can trust with my families income."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Cazenovia, NY

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