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

"Purchase orders with itemized detail. Itemized take offs are also needed."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Jacksonville, FL

"Improve project scheduling. Also, when a task is ready to schedule, I want all of the vendors/subs info in front of me, phone number, fax number and email. I must be able to synchronize with a PDA."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Saint George, UT

"I need commercial costs for vct tile instilation in the city of Memphis Tn. per sq. ft.for example 15,301 sq. ft. as an estamate would be around what price range and time frame for 4 installers."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Hazlehurst, MS

"Give competetive price and manage the jobs also figure budgets."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Albuquerque, NM

"TO run the business better,and make project information easier to get."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Livermore, CA

"We want to be able to give a customer a correct estimate according to thier insurance company prices."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Cottage Grove, MN

"I need to better understand the pricing side of contracting. Have started a small business but am unfamiliar with estimating. "
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Monroe, CT

"Need better job costing. Needs to be user friendly. Something that you can use without haven to jump around alot and use in the field."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Monroe, LA

"We have an insurance job and they want cost details down to each nut and bolt..."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Glendale, AZ

"Iwould like to be more accurate in estimating and faster. the feild i'm in is metal stud framing,drywall, and acoustical ceilings."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Byron Center, MI

"We need an estimating program that can be synchronized with our accounting program."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Charlotte, NC

"I need to manage my Payables receivalbes bank reconciliations payroll etc"
-- Accounting/Finance, Construction/General Contracting, Karachi, FL

"Dual currency support is a must with daily exchange rate used."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Miami, FL

"General accounting is important but job costing is where we need help."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Oakland, CA

"Trying to get a grip on estimation of time and cost. We need an all inclusive software program to include project management and accounting."
-- Office Manager, Other Business Services, Los Angeles, CA

"To give a idea of the cost of completing a job."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Cincinnati, OH

"Crossover between project mangement and accounting is important. Estimating to project mangement would also be desired."
-- Buyer, Education, Mclean, VA

"I am a general contractor and need to manage my growing business."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Computers - Software, Jonesboro, GA

"Costing re: job, time, materials, equipment, labor. Surveys, permits, utility linkages, obtaining variances. Theft control, builders insurance; city codes and deadlines. Coordinating job tasks."
-- General Manager, Non-Profit, Chicago,, IL

"I want to be able do a complete estimate with my program."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Construction/General Contracting, Richmond, VA

"Match costs with expenditures, control labor costs, track job progress and match with payments...Project Management, let all managers be able to add information, on site, from their computers, allow President to access amounts of money paid to subs, and match with subs quote.CEO to track length of time really needed for task."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, San Francisco, CA

"We need to become more efficent w/ or subs scheduling, rfis, tracking progress on jobs ordering material in time,change orders and tracking overruns."
-- General Manager, Real Estate, Spokane, WA

"Building 11 house development two renovationslooking for scheduling, costing and estimating solution."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Oakland, CA

"We need a program that will integrate all areas of our business, starting with a phone call to scheduling, dispatching, quote/estimating, creating contracts to invoicing with the ability for mobile computing as well."
-- Accounting/Finance, Other Business Services, Derry, NH

"The idea is to be able to get a set of print from one of the construction bid web pageand be able to estimete how will a cost to do the drywall, framing, roofing, side walksetc.etc.etc."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Mulberry, FL

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