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 are trying to do a more accurate job when submitting a bid to a client."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Cedar Rapids, IA

"Accounting package that also addresses estimating, purchasing, and job cost. If possible incorporate scheduling with project management."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Butler, NJ

"I am actually looking for better job costing, and improving scheduling process. I am also looking to improve cost management."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Agriculture, Abington, PA

"Project planning/scheduling process (gannt chart of critical paths to completion, etc.), along with sequential templates for RFIs, CORs, COs, etc. Then appropriate costing of all the sub-elements to the project."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Stamford, CT

"Scheduling software that can handle multiple jobs simulaneously, with simplicity of operations, and easily used and maintained in the field, without continous input."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Boerne, TX

"I would like project management, and estimating software, to make my employees jobe easier and make our projected cost more accurrate."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Placitas, NM

"Generate cost reports, purchase orders, and income statements for the executive team meethings and accountant."
-- Accounting/Finance, Construction/General Contracting, Compton, CA

"Keeping better track of Costs, schedules,Inventory and General Mangement of the Projects."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Alpharetta, GA

"Project management, scheduling, change orders, and from bids to draws."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Duluth, MN

"I have a small scaffolding company that needs to become more accurate at costing jobs both froma labor perspective and a resources/equipment perspecive. Significantly, my business is constrained by poor job costing."
-- Consultant, Construction/General Contracting, South Bend, IN

"Looking specifically for "SureTrak" construction project management and scheduling software."
-- Buyer, Real Estate, Chicago, IL

"Over all project management, cost , productivity and time frames."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Trenton, NJ

"We need a cost estimating software to assist with plumbing bids on commerical and residential projects."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Shingle Springs, CA

"I like detailed examples of scenarios, or video type training or examples so that I can decide how this would fit my companies needs. I want to be able to grow the software from job estimating and analysis to later grow functionality to compare equipment use and cost to value for different jobs."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Maumelle, AR

"Restarting home renovation business that has been inactive for 10 years. We need regionally accurate materials costs and labor to clearly itemize what items are included in bids."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Orlando, FL

"We are a newly form company. We need help with pricing the jobs."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Newark, NJ

"The certified payroll and other reports needed to be filled out by general contractors."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Mansfield, MA

"We are a Consulting engineeringfirmlooking to expand into coordinating all phases of improvements/construction projects."
-- Consultant, Consulting, Buffalo, NY

"I need an economical scheduling program to run with my Quick Books Contractor 08. I would also loike to have something that will provide schedule of values capability as well."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Weslaco, TX

"Advanced Search 12) Please describe the business challenge you would like this software solution to address. For example, do you need better job costing? Are you trying to improve your project scheduling process? The more detail you can provide to our vendors, the more they will be able to provide you with direction on how their software can."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Henryetta, OK

"Job costing & estimating, integration into an accounting package, payrole capability."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Salt Lake City, UT

"Our company works on complex resort projects in the Caribbean. We need software that can be utilized for scheduling, estimating, cost control and project management."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Austin, TX

"Our office has no procedure in place. We are looking for a way to manage all aspects of a project in a more efficient manner."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Farmington, MI

"Sir.this software download for trail becouse i start my worksso thanksashok jasal"
-- Consultant, Construction/General Contracting, Jodhpur, KS

"We are looking to replace our current software because it has become outdated. The software needs to handle job costing and general accounting. Please contact me via e-mail only."
-- Accounting/Finance, Construction/General Contracting, Rochester, NY

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