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

"Need help in pricing on the square footage on the entire job."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Coachella, CA

"We need to shoten the time that we spend on doing construction takeoffs and estimating.Please respond by email."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Lewisville, TX

"Job costing is slow and we are low balling ourselves. Need software for better job estimates. I have been here for a month and we need a some support."
-- General Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Austin, TX

"I am in the hotel and home renovation business.I want to purchase software which I can estimate jobs including all aspects,(overhead,fair profit,general conditions)."
-- Partner/Principal, Construction/General Contracting, Pine Bush, NY

"What is the standard cost to install drywallwindows & doors, flooring,bathroom fixtures,switch plates, wall outlets, painting, lightfixtures,kitchen cabinets, sinkbase & countertop."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Bourbonnais, IL

"Be able to design the projects as well as do the cost estimations and problem solving."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Malvern, AR

"My boss wants a tool for his engineering staff to estimate road/highway/bridge construction projects that he will be putting out to bid. Ideally, it would access RSMeans and shared data from other users for current unit prices and would cost less than $3500. We have a wonderful in-house program created for us that handles all aspects after the estimate is done which he has no interest in replacing."
-- Buyer, Government, Salem, OR

"I need better job costing and trying to improve my project scheduling."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, North Richland Hills, TX

"Anything would be an improvement over our excel spreadsheets we currently use. "
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Seattle, WA

"We need a software that could function for multply users, and help us to build a 50 years budget planning for all our capital structues. Very similer to Excel spread sheet, but user frindly as well."
-- Buyer, Government, West Palm Beach, FL

"I need a tool to help me with my fence and deck desigin to give the clint something thay can see."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Wichita, KS

"The need is job costing for best estimates easily creat details with accurate cost estimates with accurate time estimation."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Information Services, Cleveland, OH

"Accurate costs on renovations and new construction.Using subcontractors and rental equipment."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Trenton, SC

"Job costing estimation for an electrical project bid for a Utility Company. Need to provide a cost plus estimate."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, San Jose, CA

"We are looking to implement BIM software into our cost estimating services, provided to architects, GC's, gov't entities... We want to be able to view a building, and export quantity take-offs for pricing."
-- Buyer, Consulting, Hewitt, NJ

"Have no program for estimates looking for one to do job estimates, accounting, and proposals."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Tinley Park, IL

"We have just started our own construction business and are in need of cost estimating and budgeting help. Along with the human resource aspect."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Corpus Christi, TX

"Good accouting software that includes job costing and estimating, still fairly easy to use."
-- Office Manager, Construction/General Contracting, Tulsa, OK

"Want to estimate building and remodeling jobs.I also want to e-mail quotes with prices and drawing."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Westbrook, ME

"Estimating, project management and to meet federal requirements which uses Constructware. A quote on this software is desired."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, La Crosse, FL

" I would like the software to help me in estimating more accurately and project scheduling. Thank you."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Saint Thomas, VI

"Our small business is growing and now able to handle multiple projects. We need a software that will assist us in estimating, project management, scheduling, and job costing multiple projects."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Winslow, AZ

"New excavationg, grading & pipeline company.need a progema that i can plug in parameters of a project and get a bid out the opther side ready for submitting to customer from a individual to a public entity."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Agriculture, Vernal, UT

"I need the software to help me with resource, cost and manhour estimates for:Industrial Insulation(tanks,columns),Piping,Welding,Millwright,Electrical,Civil and Transporting(procurment)."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, El Dorado, AR

"In this economic climate, we're looking to doing more that just residential home construction. We need a software to help us make accurate bid estimates for commercial buildings."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Hilo, HI

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