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 just need a spreadsheet to help me keep track of job costs as they are recieved. I need to be able to watch over more than one project at a time."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Riverdale, NE

"I am currently seeking a software that helps my job costing and scheduling."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, San Antonio, TX

"I want to put budgets, schedules, cost in it and it do the formulating, if possible it gives a daily reminder of the schedule needs for the following day, it lets me know if I am over or under budget, it keeps track of accounting, etc."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Covington, GA

"We are residential remodeling company primarily additions, kitchens, baths, windows, doors, and siding. We typically entertain 300 remodeling projects per year, with about 20 in progress at one time. I would like to find easy to use software for scheduling the different phases of our projects. Something that can handle many multiple projects at a time. A program that can show the budget, and how it is being effected."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Saint Clair Shores, MI

"Demolition commercial tenant improv total demolition tree cutting stump removal dump fees cinterface integration equipement =machinery rental compagnie."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Olympia, WA

"I am the sole owner of an LLC. I am also the only employee. I am looking for something that will help me with estimates, billing,sched., and over all containment of all the job aspects involved in contracting."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Le Sueur, MN

"We were happy with quickbooks but have taken on a partner who will not use it. we have undertaken to change software to appease the partner. the first project will be a multistage residential commercial mixed upgrade in a former blighted area - totaling around $30m."
-- Accounting/Finance, Construction/General Contracting, Savannah, GA

"Total package solution for tracking project cost, schedule, submittals, RFI, etc."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Charlotte, NC

"Need cost estimating on 42"inch pro-21 pipefor sewer project total linear footage of 3,750 lf of which 2,000 lf is from 10 to 20 feet deep,1,000 lf is 20 to 30 feet deep with 3 manholes 8 footer at 10 to 20 feet deep ,3 manholes at 20 to 30 feet deep."
-- Buyer, Government, San Antonio, TX

"Ihave no problems having daily work my only problem is with me priceing some of my work so thats why im asking for contractor with homes/houses projects. For example about how much for remodeling a 20sq ft ba/room & replacing all in side?"
-- Facilities/Operations, Construction/General Contracting, Camden, NJ

"We are a general contractor in the multi-family residential industry. Would like software that uses onscreen takeoffs."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Houston, TX

"Job Estimation; Tracking payments relating to materials, employee payouts, profit margins."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Henderson, NY

"I am looking for a software program that would make bidding jobs easier. Right now I have to hand write every bid. We currently own a fencing company. We do chainlink, wood fencing, decks and arbors."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Simi Valley, CA

"Ability to do our own estimating rather than outsourcing. End result - better understand our cost and track cost."
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Amherst, OH

"I am currently a home improvement contractor. I need software that can estimate jobs, compose invoices, payroll, specifications and manage projects."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Woodsboro, MD

"Job costing is very important including labor quotes.we buy homes ,fix them up then sell.It is very important that we have all the numbers before we start a project.What we be nice would be able to take a palm device on site then enter info then either send it email or take it back to the office and download on computer."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Lima, OH

"We are looking for a software that has strong job cost function, inventory and warehouse management. our parent company is a construction company, so job cost is importante for them, and we are wholesale distributor who needs something like multi-bin location and multi-warehouse location to better manage our inventory. and also, we need the software to be able to calculate duty, freight, and landed cost since we are importing most of our products from oversea. As accounting side of software, we need it to handle general ledger, financial statement, bank reconciliation, payroll."
-- Accounting/Finance, Wholesale, Carrollton, TX

"I am looking for software that will help me to schedule projects times and tasks and bid projects according to type of service provided."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Magalia, CA

"We are trying to find easy to use scheduling software. We have jobs coming up that require schedules and we would like software that will make this an easier task."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Fresno, CA

"Create bids, contracts, track costs. all that is required for a general contractor."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Lake Worth, FL

"Manage the cost of materials and man hours of building a house."
-- R&D, Construction/General Contracting, Costa Mesa, CA

"We are trying to better schedule contractors in a timely and effective manner."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Houston, TX

"I would like a timeline which tracks progress and accountability of tasks and coordinates them with outlook."
-- General Manager, Real Estate, Oswego, IL

"Making sure the estimates or bids are not under quoted. how to write up house contracts to build houses and how to complete a draw down for installment payment plan."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Awendaw, SC

"I need to estimate better faster and accurate with job costing so I can grow my business. Also help my accounting."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Mesa, AZ

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