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'm trying to find out how to bid a job for residential construction. House building,decks,drywall,painting."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Old Hickory, TN

"Better job costing in field of institutional and heavy public works projects, I am independent certified estimator."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Las Vegas, NV

"I would like to have one that is very easy to use."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Omaha, NE

"We are a downtown development group trying to create pro forma's to encourage development."
-- General Manager, Non-Profit, New Orleans, LA

"Company is a marine / engineering firm. We specialize in dredging activities that require construction activity on numerous sites. The work entails numerous pieces og earth moving equipment at any given time. Work performed includes daily measurments as well as keeping track of equipment working hours. Must have the capability to set and schedule equipment maintenance. Must be able to track work progress and costs involved with all."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Houston, TX

"Business activities involve major enginnering organizations & must be able to produce quick cost estimates & level 1 schedules with preliminary quantities. Design details will not be available for definite quantity take off's.Industries involved are Oil, Petro Chemical , Power etc."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Consulting, Debary, FL

"Pricing materials for all aspects of the job. framing, drywall, finishing, painting, flooring(carpet, vct) Carpentry, HVAC, ELEC."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Lakewood, NY

"We definitely need the software to provide good job costing. We also need the software to handle payroll for mutli-states. We also would like the software to be able to customize reports."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Freeburg, IL

"I need a software for fire and water damage restoration and remodeling.Residential Construction only."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Charlotte, NC

"All of the above plus union reports certified payroll aia documents."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Pleasantville, NJ

"I need to be able to cost projets better. I need to improve our profitablity"
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Rapid City, SD

"Need better job costing, to improve project scheduling process and more related things to evaluate and elevate more good condition my small business construction."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, National City, CA

"I am in the hospitality construction buisness. We remodel hotels."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Weatherford, TX

"Scheduling,budget control,cost estimating and having the ability to readily access that information."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Greenville, SC

"I need better work schedule guide lines ; projects to meet time lines ; and to better stream production."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, San Antonio, TX

"Need software to make shop drawings and cut lits for construction and submittals for clinets."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Gulfport, MS

"Cost planning, design, material cost and material type, user friendly, I need something that will give me a design along with the material to complete that design and the cost to complete the task at hand."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Bowling Green, KY

"Would like to produce faster more accurate cost estimates.(General Contractor)."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Louisville, KY

"I would like to have a software easy to handle and understand to make accuted estimates in general construction roof, carpentry, tile, masonry, frame, siding, ect."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Portland, OR

"Basically we are working to determine the ERP software we can use for Resiential maintenance and remodelations projects. Including the std ERP funcitons, and maitenance shceduling, new projects, supply chain, and CRM."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, East Lansing, MI

"Estimating and scheduling sub contractors is primary. Scheduling bank draw requests as well."
-- Sales/Business Development, Real Estate, Palm Harbor, FL

"I am a begining contacter look to became very successfull, from now on show me how you garantee me success."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Los Angeles, CA

"Need construction management software to manage the self contracting a home"
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Mobile, AL

"Need software to have better jod costing for older buildings being upgraded for storm repair and also up garaded to ICC code."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Hempstead, TX

"Simple job costing that includes labor, materials, and change order. Then in a list form to view all projects in general. Each project needs to be specific, hours per day, materials etc. then a general ledger showing the state of all projects."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, La Grange, IL

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