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

"Better job costing, accounting, payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and invoicing."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Garland, TX

"Estimating jobs differ between residential and commercial verses state and federal? BIG big Difference............"
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Chicopee, MA

"We are a lighting company. We also handle installation of lighting. I need a software program for tracking jobs, AIA billing/invoicing, has contracts for customer and subcontractor, and possibly works with Quick Books. Also must have change orders and do reports, proposals, and stores site pictures."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Fort Worth, TX

"Job costing and estimating and project scheduling.project plan and presentation."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Pomona, CA

"Features & functionality Customization Service (installation, training, and support) Scalabilityproject scheduling processbetter job costing."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Newark, NY

"Better job costing RE: the job site fabrication,installation & servicing of windows and doors - residential & commercial."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Scottsdale, AZ

"Hopefully one compatible with Windows and Imac, we are in the process of changing out our computers. We are a smaller excavation and grading company so price is a major concern. Also ease of use and ability to start using immediately."
-- Sales/Business Development, Construction/General Contracting, Queen Creek, AZ

"We are a distributor involved in bidding the materials required by Electric Utilities in the construction of high voltage distribution and transmission overhead and underground lines. Typical voltage ranges are from 15 kV to 115kV. We are in need of software to assist us in conducting material takeoffs from project plans and having the ability to provide quotes by line item as well as by utility structure. Designs are typically per the applicable RUS standards for Rural Electric Utilities."
-- Sales/Business Development, Wholesale, Grand Island, NE

"Need a software that can include architectural skething with ability toestimate cost for material and labour costingfeatures. Should also include costing for ancillary charges such as building permits fee etc."
-- General Manager, Information Services, Blakely Island, WA

"Need to be able to figure job costs accurately and learn what to use as square footage multipals for different jobs."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Carnegie, PA

"Small painting contractor - need to keep track of finacial information (general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable,purchase orders for materials) though we have a payroll company-need to keep employee information. job estimates, change orders, billing the customer."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Kill Devil Hills, NC

" our company 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 help you.our company 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 help you."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Construction/General Contracting, Addis Abeba, UT

"Looking for better job costing and estimating for future jobs."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Appleton, WI

"I am looking for a program that does it all, job costing to bookkeeping. Now I'm running two programs."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Lincolnton, NC

"Trying to improve estimating. provide professional proposals. save time in the process."
-- Sales/Business Development, Construction/General Contracting, Bellbrook, OH

"We're looking for a program that covers job costing, scheduling, basic codes and permits required for commercial, in house, facilities work."
-- Facilities/Operations, Retail, Sandpoint, ID

"Not really sure just wanting to know what is available."
-- Administrative Assistant, Construction/General Contracting, Ukiah, CA

"I am wanting software to help me do estimates on cost of materials and labor for commercial and residential contracting."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Mesquite, TX

"We are a small sub co that is just starting out and would like to have a program that will let our customers feel confident in our abilities in scheduling, costing, etc."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Anchorage, AK

"We need to have a system that can let us now how to improve or to at least compete with other companys that have similar estimateting systems we are not too up to date with all constuction prices. so we need a system that can help us out."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Kirkland, IL

"I need something that will for this area configure my job estimates to compete with job prices in area without over biding or yunder bidding to make jobs affordable but not send me to poor house."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Evansville, IN

"We are considering going from hourly wages to job costing. Eventual goal is to blend our current database with accounting functions. We are currently researching a company to outsource current in-house payroll function. I chose "Features & functionality" as #1 concern but customization and Service (installation, TRAINING, and support)are major considerations."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Manufacturing, Cypress, TX

"Complete residential estimations broken down by all trades and all phases as well as job costing simply by uploading and analyzing blueprints.Also need detailed door and window call-outs with all customizable features."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Brandywine, MD

"I have a welding business,we do it all and some times it`s hard to estimate the right price for the right project,knowing what formula to use with each project: ornamental railings, gates and fencing, car ports,light metal structures."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Dallas, TX

"I am a general contractor with minimal computer experience. We are a design/buildremodeling company looking to do our cad work in house. A program that would interface with a estimating/scheduling program would be ideal.We use quickbooksfor accounting, butnot sure if we want to go there. We do kitchen,bath and additions primarily."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Battle Ground, WA

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