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CRM, ERP and App Development for Construction Companies

CRM for contractors, project management ERP and crew apps: estimates, progress billing, inspections. Photo logs and request tracking from $9,900.

First step: request tracking and on-site photo logs, from $9,900 in 4–6 weeks.

Key industry metric

When projects are planned in Excel, budget overruns of

10–25%

and schedule slips show up on almost every large job

Market data: why we took on this niche
What to know about Construction

Construction is one of the largest industries in the US and Europe and one of the least digitized. BIM and project management platforms have spread among large general contractors, but many small and mid-sized firms still plan in Excel, and material and equipment tracking often lives on paper: the superintendent writes usage down in a notebook.

We work with general contractors, subcontractors, design firms and renovation companies. We know the specifics: progress billing and pay applications, as-built documentation, bidding, subcontractor oversight. Our systems aren't "yet another task tracker" but tools built around real construction processes.

A typical project, a construction management platform or a CRM for a contractor, launches in 3–6 months. The first measurable results come 2–3 months after launch: budget overruns drop by 25–40% and schedule slips by 20–30%.

Context

Where the market stands

Size, digital maturity, trends and regulation: the backdrop for your business

Market size

Construction is one of the largest industries in the US and Europe and one of the least digitized, and spending on construction software keeps growing

Digital maturity

Low. Many small and mid-sized contractors plan in Excel and sell through a general-purpose CRM. BIM is still rare outside large firms. Material and equipment tracking is often on paper

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Trends
  • BIM (Building Information Modeling): required on public projects in the UK and several EU countries
  • Digital construction platforms: project management, document control, schedule tracking
  • Mobile apps for crews: photo reports, daily logs, reporting
  • IoT monitoring of construction equipment: GPS, engine hours, fuel use
  • AI for risk assessment and schedule forecasting
Regulation
  • Building codes and permits: the International Building Code (IBC) as adopted by US states, Eurocodes and national building regulations in the EU
  • BIM requirements on public projects in the UK and several EU countries
  • Contractor licensing: state and local licenses in the US, registration and qualification schemes in EU countries
  • Project records: inspections, as-built documentation, change orders
  • Jobsite safety: OSHA construction standards (29 CFR 1926) in the US, the Construction Sites Directive (92/57/EEC) in the EU
Sound familiar?

Industry pains we take away

If you recognize even one, we have something to talk about.

01

Document chaos and outdated drawings

On site, the crew works from an old version of a drawing. The current one is in the lead engineer's email, and he's not picking up. The result: work has to be torn out and redone at your expense. As-built documentation is kept on paper and gets lost. On a large project, rework caused by outdated documents eats 3–7% of the project value in direct losses.
What we do

Digital document management: one repository with versioning, mobile access on site, electronic approvals

02

No way to track schedule and budget in real time

The manager learns about a budget overrun 3 weeks later, when accounting closes the period. Schedule slips surface at a meeting, when they're hard to fix. Data comes from 5 sources that contradict each other. The result: budget overruns of 10–25% on every project, and contract penalties for delays of up to 5% of the contract value.
What we do

A management platform: real-time plan vs. actual, mobile reports from superintendents, a self-updating Gantt chart

03

Manual tracking of materials and equipment

The superintendent orders concrete by phone and writes it in a notebook. Nobody knows actual usage. Equipment sits idle on one site while another site is short. Fuel is written off by standard rates, not actual use. Material losses run at 5–10% of purchase cost, and idle equipment burns money every month.
What we do

A superintendent app: deliveries and usage logged, GPS equipment tracking, material needs calculated automatically from the plan

04

Your CRM doesn't fit how construction deals work

A construction deal takes 3–12 months: bid, proposal, negotiation, signing, deposits, work phases, pay applications. A standard CRM shows "new → in progress → closed". The manager can't see where approvals are stuck or which payments are late. Overdue receivables reach 15–25% of revenue. Bids get missed because the paperwork isn't ready in time.
What we do

A construction CRM: bid pipeline, proposals from templates, pay application tracking, payment schedule

Our approach

Construction: what we implement

Key areas with a clear budget, timeline and outcome. The catalog below breaks down each one.

Construction project management platform

Real-time plan vs. actual for schedule and budget, a self-updating Gantt chart, mobile daily logs with photo reports and geolocation, as-built documentation, electronic approvals. Alerts whenever work drifts from the plan.
Budget overruns −30%Schedule delays −40%100% visibility
Budget
from $14,900
Timeline
from 16 weeks

CRM for construction companies

A bid pipeline with stages, proposals generated from templates, tracking of contracts and pay applications, payment and receivables schedules, accounting integration. Reminders for bid and payment deadlines.
Bid win rate +25%Overdue receivables −40%Proposal prep time −50%
Budget
from $14,900
Timeline
from 12 weeks

Mobile app for construction crews

A daily log with photo reports and geolocation, material deliveries and usage, crew timesheets, tasks from the superintendent, quality control checklists, e-signatures on sign-off documents. Works offline and syncs when a connection is back.
Reporting time −80%Material usage control +90%100% visibility for management
Budget
from $16,900
Timeline
from 10 weeks
−30%

Budget overrun with estimate control

−50%

Time spent collecting reports from job sites

3x

Client revenue growth in 18 months (our ERP/FSM case)

4–6weeks

To request tracking and photo logs

What happens in the first two weeks

You can test us for free, before you pay a cent. It works the same way for any task in Construction.

  1. Day 0

    A 30-minute conversation

    We go through the process that hurts most and name the budget range out loud. No money changes hands at this step.

    1
  2. Days 1–5

    A working demo on your task

    Not a slide deck: a clickable prototype or a live bot you can open on your phone and show your team. If you don't like it, we part ways and you keep the materials.

    2
  3. Day 2 after the brief

    A fixed quote by stage

    Fixed in the contract. Not “approximately” and not “we'll clarify as we go”.

    3
  4. Weeks 2–4

    The first paid stage

    You pay for a specific result. The next stage doesn't start until you've accepted the previous one.

    4
  • Demo before any contract or prepayment
  • The quote is fixed in the contract
  • Payment in stages, not all at once
  • Code in your repository from day one
  • 3 months of warranty after launch
  • We'll tell you when you don't need it
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The essentials about working in this industry, short and to the point

Tools like HubSpot or Asana are built for every kind of business, so construction specifics are either missing or have to be bolted on. A contractor needs:

  • A schedule with dependencies between trades and a critical path, tied to actual progress
  • Progress billing and pay applications, plus as-built documentation
  • Material tracking tied to the work plan, with plan vs. actual variances
  • A mobile app for superintendents that works offline on site

We build a system that mirrors the real construction process, from bid to handover. For a company running 3+ projects at once, the difference is tangible: plan vs. actual in real time instead of "last month's numbers".

Ready to automate your construction business?

Name one process that currently runs on people and paper. In 30 minutes we'll go through it, in 2 days you'll get a fixed quote, and in 3–5 days a working demo on your task. Free, before any contract or prepayment.

First step: request tracking and on-site photo logs, from $9,900 in 4–6 weeks.

A process map and a prototype of your first ERP module in 3–5 days, free

Map and prototype free · first module from $14,900

Prices are indicative and not a binding offer.

On a 30-minute call we find where the business is losing money and build a clickable prototype of one module: warehouse, production or purchasing. Judge it before any contract or prepayment.

Step 1 of 2 · Task

30 minutes · free · no obligation