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 have to bid on approximatly 10 to 15 houses a week. all estimation is sq. ft. estimating we do brick work we use to charge by the 1000 now we have to give them square footage."
-- Office Manager, Other Business Services, Richmond, TX

"On screen takeoffs with various formats such as PDF, tiff, cad, etc."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Casselberry, FL

"To resolve construction challenges and increase office / site efficiency and performance."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Chicago, IL

"Better job costing, faster estimating, less time to figure out an estimate accurately."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Durand, WI

"Cost estimating of demo jobcost estimating of grading workcost estimating of sod workcost estimating of skidsteer grading workcost estimating for house demos."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Covington, GA

"We are looking for a solution to manage & track projects from inception through design & construction and onto maintenance."
-- Buyer, Retail, Portland, ME

"Our chief areas of concern are the job costing function with additional emphasis on project scheduling."
-- Administrative Assistant, Construction/General Contracting, Atlanta, GA

"Service dispatch, job schedulign, job status, service agreements, invoicing status."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Conway, SC

"Would like to create accurate bids, do scheduling, manage employees, etc."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Pampa, TX

"I don't get good feed back once estimates go to Quickbooks. Too much detail is lost. I have no convenient historical record of price accuracy. Tracking extras and allowances is tedious.I'm at the begining investigation phase for alternates."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Saint Paul, MN

"Job cost estimates, material costs and labor cost comparisons. I need the national and local costs. Unit costs reqired square footage would be nice."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Richland, WA

"I am starting a commercial glazing contract company and need a program that will increase my efficiancy and accuracy estimating and preparing bids for specific jobs."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Sioux City, IA

"I will stick with the job I have for now until I get a new job?"
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Jupiter, FL

"Accounting is a nightmare. We need help to organize and track where $ go. Enabling cross reference with excel spreadsheets etc. is ok."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Los Angeles, CA

"The most critical requirement is data management and archiving. Then there is project communications. Then scheduling. And finally, real time monitoring and control."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Galena, KS

"Would like to handle lead tracking/ scheduling/ Project Management/ Accounting/ Employee tracking and estinating. Would like something that can intergrate with CAD or can take trace drawings and do assemblies. Would also like ability to import supplier cost data with ease.. like excel based or comma separated."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Friendswood, TX

"Perspective of General Contractor, not Sub-Contractor; Contracts-Owner, Sub-contractor. Draws, Lien waiver management, Billing/Accounting, Change orders."
-- Consultant, Construction/General Contracting, New Braunfels, TX

"14 years ago I started a small cleaning service. I need a system to make monthly scedules.And help with job bidding and accounting."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Batesburg, SC

"We need to take selections and put in the software per job to have proper procedures and implementation form ordering to quoting to tracking usage of products quoted and utilized."
-- CEO/President/Owner, N/A, Kent, OH

"Iam femiler with AutoCad 14 and not up to date with the latter version,."
-- Manufacturing, Construction/General Contracting, Muenster, TX

"I just want something that will cover the estimating of medium size projects up to the costs of $30,000.00 indicating what the customer is wanting to pay for in the realm of residential and commercial building and remodeling."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Ardmore, OK

"I'm a small contractor and would like to streamline my bid process."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Chico, CA

"No sure yet because i never try any software before. everything done manually."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Kl, AL

"We need assistance in pricing our jobs within the market but taking into account fluctuating product prices."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Garland, TX

"Project scheduling and personnel management- improving task efficiency by breaking out task scheduling for my personnel."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Absarokee, MT

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