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

"A real simple highley tool for residental and comercial layout for foundations,floor plans ,joist,beams,framening,sheetrock insulatation,elect.new installation ,and removal on remodel.roof converison to metal, bathroom kithcen cabients eng, structureal eng."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Austell, GA

"I Have large acreage farms, I need a modular system seperate from my other systems from scratch stand alone. I also have n automotive buisness re-starting and I am looking for a basic system set up, I have some equipment servers etc, but I need venders assistance in various aspects. I use five point capitalfor most purchases.ThanksDavid."
-- Partner/Principal, Wholesale, Memphis, TN

"I am a construction consultant. I deal mostly with delay claims, impact schedules, change orders. How all this effects time and money. If you have the backup records,a program that is a combination scheduling and estimating,would do wonders. Primivera/Harddollar has a new program that combines the two, I have not contacted them as of this time."
-- Consultant, Consulting, Moncks Corner, SC

"I need to be able to do takeoffs and possibly scheduleing."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Belleville, IL

"We particularly need the relative percentage cost of various building componenets. Our primary use will be to determine what deteriorated structures are worth as a percentage of remaining elements. For example; masonry walls withfout roof or interior improvements, etc."
-- Buyer, N/A, Fort Lauderdale, FL

"I am looking for a total package system. We have nothing now, so I just want to get what is right for the company."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Dallas, TX

"Material quanity, volum(quibic yards of material base on squar footage)lumber, roofing,siding,insolation based on room size."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Yorktown Heights, NY

"I want to be more competitive in management of construction for bidding, for management the projects, for winning profit in construction fields."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Hochiminhcity, VI

"I would like the program to do the following:•Solicit, bid, and win only the most profit driven jobs•Build out projects referenced above. while monitoring all job related expenses, aggregating them and validating the totals prior to being output as a report. •Collect all payments and guarantee funds on all checks, then depositt to the appropriate accounts. •While returning from making the bank deposits, on Fridays, remember to stop and purchase adult beverages for the field employees after work...but only on those fridays that the outside ambient temperature is 65 degrees F or greater.)•Drive me home on Fridays after too many adult beverages with the field employees.•Tuck me in and maybe read me a bedtime story."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Grass Valley, CA

"Bidding vinyl wallcovering and painting forhenry, benton, carroll counties in my area."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Big Sandy, TN

"New company and all the items you metioned are important."
-- CFO, Construction/General Contracting, Taos Ski Valley, NM

"Need updated means to do accounting for increase business.Need to integrate payroll, recievables/payables, and job estimating."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Lihue, HI

"Need a program for estimating new homes and remodeling homes."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Long Beach, MS

"I want to be able to formulate the cost of every job quickly."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Minneapolis, MN

"Job cost and estimates contracts."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Frederick, MD

"We need to price out the cost of installing all the fencing needs for a new softball field in addition to repairs to existing facilities at Tornillo ISD."
-- Facilities/Operations, Education, Tornillo, TX

"Have been asked to evaluate use of a building where 2400 sq. ft. needs a stable concrete floor for storage purposes."
-- Consultant, Real Estate, Plymouth, OH

"Price and labor on a 1800sq ft. house including paint."
-- Buyer, Real Estate, Tonawanda, NY

"We are a subcontractor and need to keep track of our paper flow with something more specific to our business than Excel."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Franklin, MA

"The challenge with software progam of the past is that no one program filled all the voids to operate and mangage record keeping and accounting."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Atlanta, GA

"I am currently a instructor at the Fullerton City College and would like copies of you commercial and residential estimating books. These will be tools that I use in my program.Thanks!"
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Paramount, CA

"TRYING TO GET A BETTER SCOPE OF PRICES THAT DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS ARE USED TO PAYING."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Murrieta, CA

"On screen take off follwoed by user friendly and ease of use estimatng module."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Newberry, FL

"A fast way to have all material and need information on a spreadsheet to give a estimate bid price right on first visit with customers."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Louisville, CO

"We want to build a gas station & laundrymate from the ground up."
-- Buyer, Retail, Philadelphia, PA

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