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

"We need to update our project scheduling capability's to get with the times."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, De Pere, WI

"Better job costing, and adjusting. Easy to use on site."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Desoto, TX

"We are in a high growth area and expect to double our current sales and would like to be able to control overhead and adm. staff size by use of an intergrated system."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Theodore, AL

"I am new to the feild of contracting I have been atrades person for many years now with the recent job promotion I want to ensure tha when I give a quote I am on the right track."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, North Vancouver Canada, CA

"Scheduling, retrieving information for individual jobs, compiling information for each employee based on the project they worked on, ability to isolate amount spent per vendor etc."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Saint Thomas, VI

"Getting a solid dollar amount,(material & labor) after reading blueprints for just about any commercial building i.e. (retail strip malls, office buildings, medical plaza, or any type of commerciel building where drywall and metal framing is involved. Materiel cost and labor are critical. Highest dollar amount possible and at the same time fair enough to be awarded the job. loabor."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Dade City, FL

"We are an excayatin contractor doing site work .we miss out on projects because we don't do site utilities.we need to learn how to qoute a total package."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Greenville, NC

"I have timberline estimating extended I would like a quote for the Model Estimating Module."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Granite Bay, CA

"In bidding new work and remodels, scheduling, job costing, bid specialty work such as framing or electrical ect."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, King City, CA

"Scheduling, billable hours, project management, tracking cost to complete, rescheduling ease, subcontractor tracking, procurement."
-- Accounting/Finance, Construction/General Contracting, Boise, ID

"I want this software to help my company bid jobs better, finish jobs faster, and under budget."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Plano, TX

"I need to make estimating projects easier and much faster. I work without plans alot for homeowners on remodeling and landscape construction projects. With me doing everything I need some time savers and a more effective estimation process."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Harrisburg, PA

"We fabricate limestone and i buy slabs of different thickness from 2 inch to 24 inch and cut it up and make shapes and designs from carvings to a single piece window surrounds door surrounds."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Manufacturing, Romeo, MI

"I would like to have a program that give us up to date material, labor and eqepment costs as well."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Prescott, AZ

"Quick estimates and able to make floor plans for a better view."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Chicago, IL

"Shorten the process & save time on estimating while tightening numbers on proposals."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Pasadena, MD

"I would like to schedule, bill, create estimate jobs via web based site from different loactions simotainously while some else is doing the same thing. customers to be able to create leads thru web page."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Peoria, AZ

"Networking all ranges of my buildings worldwide, hotel services(rennovations)and management, structural design and acknowledgement."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Francistown/Botswana, DC

"How run my company more effectively as a women in a small business."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, New York, NY

"Constant unforseen changing project schedules due to complex sites & weather.Change order strategies & job cost charts & job payment scheduling, payment procedures & tracking Costs & payment features sholud beable to be printed off in graph, charts & lists to be seen by client. Service tracking for machinery & Tool inventory list to help keep track of tools."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Marthasville, MO

"Track heavy equipment including outside leased equipment and fuel costs for multiple projects."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Construction/General Contracting, Austin, TX

"Would like to be able to draw residential blueprints to dimension and engineering specs."
-- Buyer, Non-Profit, Caldwell, ID

"We need a system that will help us manage the paer flow of the project, allows us to perform the payment process, rfi's, transmittals, change orders,etc in one system where up to three people and use the system at the same time if necessary. It would be a plus if the system would intergrat accounting and estimating."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Apex, NC

"I would like it to track some inventory, but only for our service vehicles. Estimating needs to be able to keep track of all of the initial costs and change orders. Payroll needs to be able to put in state and federal tax rates, along with doing end of the period forms."
-- Office Manager, Other Business Services, Fort Madison, IA

"I own a lawn & snow business. I am buying a skid steer for handling bulk material but would also like to use it for dirt work when other things are slow. I was looking for this software to help keep things organized and simple but to also get bills out quickly."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Savannah, MO

See More: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49