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
"Be able to compete with other contractors in bigger jobs like flat work, profability, etc, coupons, discounts to customers , advertising, way to atract comsumers,."
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Buyer, Other Business Services, Muscatine, IA
"Bids on construction projects. Memory kept for items used and cost per item. save old construction bids. assistance with bidding."
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CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Payson, UT
"Software for a small residential construction company consisting of a couple sales consultants, a project manager, 3-6 subs, & 1-2 office personal. customer database & lead management, estimating, invoicing, expense assessment, work order genorator, photo management, (the ability to attach a photo to an estimate/work order and insert notes) job sheduling, 3 level user access."
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CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Wappingers Falls, NY
"We are looking for a software package to help with the estimating process and also need a project management solution. We are a small general contractor who is growing so price is going to be a big decision maker. We need to be able to estimate quicker and more accurately on larger projects. We also need to be more precise with our managementlike RFQ,transmittals,submittals,change orders,documents. We are on Quickbooks Contractor edition 2008 as far as accounting and would like to stay with that. Also we already have a gTCO rollup 36x48 that we are usingwith excel."
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Purchasing Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Douglas, GA
"Closer job estimates. Imaging of final job results prior to work being done. Project management."
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Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Plattsburgh, NY
"To reduce the time I spend calculating beam sizing,shear walls,concrete and other foundation comutations, this would free my time up to do other types of project aspects like labor management and resourse searches."
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Engineer/Programmer, Government, Jacksonville, FL
"Job estimating software that is simple & straight forward.Project management software that is simple to use so my manager can answer the questions and a report will be calculated."
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Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Tampa, FL
"Better job costing, project schedualing, track linear feet on boiler tubes, Etc."
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Buyer, Other Business Services, Tarpon Springs, FL
"I need the Cost of the Construction WorkEstimate for residential alteration work,mostly Interior Works."
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CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Forest Hills, NY
"We need to be able to estimate accurate material quantities, construction cost and timeline."
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Buyer, Government, Laredo, TX
"I would like to do construction scheduling and job costing."
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CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Campbell, CA
"I need a program that links estimating, accounting, project management and job costing. I want an estimating system that has assembly take off."
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CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Breaux Bridge, LA
"New business - looking for software that we can use to manage jobs, esitmate jobs, etc. The she-bang."
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General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Virginia Beach, VA
"Easy to learn, easy to use and easy to modify"
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CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Flushing, NY
"I need to estimate cost for materials, labor hours required to complete big and small jobs per sq. foot,estimate man hours per room for painting contracts etc.i am interested in starting a commercial and residenial painting business."
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Buyer, Government, North. Versailles, PA
"I would like to be able to do remodeling estimates."
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CEO/President/Owner, Education, Dallas, TX
"Accurate take off of feet,inches,sq ft,running ft,rooms seperated,seperate material cost,running ft of trim,crown,cabinets.Must work with scale master pen."
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CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, North Little Rock, AR
"To be able to assist me with the ability to effectively id on jobs at a fair price."
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CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Gonzales, LA
"We need somthing that can sort customers and jobs by many different variables to make effective reports. job costing is another large part of what we need in the software. hr and accounting also."
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General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Carlisle, PA
"Electrical Business: pricing on jobs comparing to other Electrical businesses."
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Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Los Alamos, NM
"We would like better job costing, database, and also have word processing, spreadsheet software, email, internet access. Plus a CAD software application."
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Accounting/Finance, Construction/General Contracting, Mesquite, NV
"Less entries, more sub contractor control, accounting Do not need payroll, but do need 1099 system and insurance , also client & vendor information and letter, Invoice, forms etc."
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Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Phoenix, AZ
"I need help with project scheduling and cost estimating. I also have a rental management division and could use something for renatal management. Thank you."
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CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Covington, KY
"I would like a software to do bids for work."
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CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Kenner, LA
"Try to get job pricing, try to get job scheduling process, try to learn how to give my customers a quate? a software can help myself to build up a quate for customers to see. My business is just started, need a software to customize my business devolope."
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CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, New York, NY
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