Money
Estimate to final draw. No retyping.
Construction job costing software that starts at the estimate and ends at the final draw, on the same job as the schedule.
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Change orders update everything.
Signed means budget, schedule and subs all update.
Know your margin mid-job.
Bills, POs and approved time land on job cost.
Get paid by link.
Clients pay invoices online through Stripe.
Job costing that's current, not month-end
Most builders find out a job lost money after it's over, when the books close. By then it's a lesson, not a decision.
In Construction Company Software the estimate becomes the budget. Bills, purchase orders, approved hours and change orders post to it by cost code as they happen, so you see committed, spent and remaining while there's still time to act.
The money tools are on the Pro and Business plans. Every trial includes them.
How it works
Three steps. No training day.
Estimate and send a proposal
Build it from a template, send it, and the client signs online.
Track cost as you build
Bills, POs and timecards land on the budget by cost code. Change orders update budget and schedule together.
Invoice and get paid
Send an invoice with a payment link. Overdue reminders go out for you.
01Job cost
Budgets and job cost by cost code
Budget lines by cost code, with formulas and links to your work breakdown. Actual cost comes from approved bills and timecards. Committed cost comes from POs and subcontracts.
Why it matters on site: you can tell mid-job whether framing is over budget, before the framer's last bill shows up.
How it works
- Sign the proposal. The estimate becomes the budget.
- Send POs and subcontracts, then enter and approve bills.
- Check committed, spent and remaining on the job-cost view.
02Change orders
Change orders that update budget and schedule
Add line items and days of schedule impact, then send for e-signature. On approval the budget updates, the schedule extends and the affected subs are told. Pass the change down to a sub with a commitment change order.
Why it matters on site: unsigned extras are where margin goes. A signed change order with a price and a date is easy to bill and hard to argue with.
How it works
- Build the change order from line items or a template.
- Send it. The client signs online.
- On approval, budget, schedule and subs update. Invoice it in one step.
03Pay apps & waivers
AIA-style pay applications and lien waivers
Bill against a schedule of values with retainage, in the familiar G702 / G703 layout. Subs submit pay apps against their own commitment from a link, and sign conditional or unconditional lien waivers online.
Why it matters on site: lenders and owners on bigger jobs want a pay app, not an invoice. Holding a sub's payment until the waiver is in protects you from a lien.
How it works
- Build the schedule of values from the budget.
- Enter percent complete and stored materials each period.
- Approve. Owner pay apps become progress invoices; sub pay apps become bills.
04Invoicing
Invoicing with online payment
Deposit, progress, milestone, change-order, retainage and T&M invoices. Each one gets a secure Stripe payment link, payments are recorded automatically, and overdue reminders go out for you.
Why it matters on site: the easier it is for a homeowner to pay from their phone, the less cash you float for the job.
How it works
- Create the invoice from the budget, a milestone or a change order.
- Send it. The client pays online through Stripe.
- The payment posts to the job and syncs to QuickBooks Online.
See it on your own job.
Money tools are on Pro. Try them free for 14 days.
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The details
More in money.
Win the job
Estimates
Sections and line items with cost codes, quantities, unit costs, markup, tax, allowances and optional items. Start from a template or your own cost item library.
E-signed proposals
Turn an estimate into a proposal the client signs online. You see when it's viewed, signed or declined.
Signed means started
When a proposal is signed, the lead becomes a project and the estimate becomes its budget.
Bids from subs
Create bid packages, invite subs by link, compare what comes back, and award — which creates the purchase order.
Run the job
Purchase orders & subcontracts
Send POs to vendors and subs. Bills are matched to them, with a warning before a bill takes a PO over its total.
Bills & retainage
Enter, approve and mark vendor bills paid, with retainage tracked per commitment.
Selections
Give clients options with prices, tie each selection's deadline to the schedule, and get flagged when a late choice will hold up work.
Get paid
QuickBooks Online
Connect QuickBooks to keep customers, vendors, invoices, bills and payments in sync (Pro plan).
CSV exports
Budget, job cost, change orders, POs, bills, invoices, payments and more.
Try it on a real job today.
Or send us your files and we'll set it up for you, free.
Who it's for
Built for builders, not enterprises.
Remodelers on fixed-price jobs
Allowances, selections and change orders keep the contract price honest as the homeowner changes their mind.
Custom builders with draws
Pay applications, retainage and lien waivers for lender draws and bigger owners.
Owners who want margin mid-job
Committed against spent, by cost code, on every open job. Not at month-end.
One job, one app
How the money connects to the rest of the job
Change one thing and the rest keeps up. That's the difference between one app and four.
Schedule
Change orders carry days, so approval extends the schedule. Milestone invoices are tied to schedule tasks.
Construction project schedulingField
Approved timecards and T&M hours post to job cost by cost code.
Construction time trackingClients
Proposals, change orders and selections are signed on the client's portal, and invoices are paid there.
Construction CRM and client portalSubs
Awarded bids become POs. Sub pay apps and lien waivers come in by link.
Subcontractor management
How it compares
Looking at JobTread or Buildertrend for estimating and job costing? See them side by side with ours, with sources and published prices.
Questions
Common questions.
Which plans include the money tools?
Pro and Business. Core covers scheduling, field tools, subs and the client portal; upgrading to Pro turns on estimates, proposals, change orders, budgets, job cost, invoices, pay apps and online payments.
What is job costing in construction?
Tracking actual cost against the budget for each job, by cost code: labor, materials, subs and equipment. It shows which jobs, and which parts of each job, make or lose money.
Do I still need QuickBooks?
Construction Company Software handles job-level money — estimates, budgets, job cost, invoices and bills. Keep QuickBooks for company books, taxes and payroll — the Pro plan connects to QuickBooks Online and syncs customers, vendors, invoices, bills and payments.
What is a schedule of values?
A line-by-line breakdown of the contract price that each pay application bills against. Each period you report percent complete per line, and retainage is held from the total.
What is retainage in construction?
A percentage of each payment held back until the job is done, usually to cover punch work. Construction Company Software tracks retainage on pay apps, bills and invoices, and you bill it at the end with a retainage invoice.
What's the difference between a conditional and an unconditional lien waiver?
A conditional waiver gives up lien rights only once the payment clears; an unconditional waiver gives them up when it's signed. Construction Company Software requests both kinds from subs and suppliers, signed online. Check your state's rules for required wording.
Can clients see my costs or markup?
No. Clients only see prices on proposals, change orders, selections and invoices — never your cost, markup or internal notes.
Do online payments cost extra?
Construction Company Software doesn't add a fee. Payments run through Stripe, which charges its own processing fees.
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