Construction, trades and real assets
Construction and engineering
Projects, progress billing and subcontractors. Core operations map to planned catalog modules; remaining gaps are listed on the industry page.
Close fit Planned NAICS 23 / 5413
Status
Planned The coverage below describes the planned catalog as of repository commit 455b2c8. No app is released. Everything on this page is a plan. The repository contains a catalog and design documents, not a released app.
How the industry works
Operating characteristics
- projects with budgets
- subcontractors
- progress billing
- retention
- materials purchasing
- site yards and stores
Typical roles
- project manager
- site foreman
- storekeeper
- estimator
- accountant
- subcontractor
Day-to-day flows
- bid
- set a project budget
- buy materials
- issue stores to sites
- bill by progress
- hold retention
- close the project
Tenders and payments seen
- progress payments
- retention
- bank transfers
- cash at site stores
Inventory and assets
- site stores
- materials by project
- tools
Reports they ask for
- cost vs. budget
- progress billings
- retention held
- subcontractor payments
Integrations they need
- accounting
- estimating tools
- payroll
A day in the life (illustrative scenario)
What the catalog covers
Statuses: C catalogued, P partial, G gap, N no claim. Modules involved: SALE, TKT, INV, PRC, DISC, RET, DLV, CONN, LOGI, SVC, CRM, LOYL, GIFT, EMP, CASH, PAY, BK, LITE, RPT, ANL, MULTI, SEC, DATA, FAIL, HW, PE, LATAM, ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR.
| Capability | Status | Catalog modules |
|---|---|---|
| Selling and checkout | C Catalogued | SALE, TKT |
| Inventory, lots, purchasing | C Catalogued | INV |
| Pricing, discounts, tax rules | C Catalogued | PRC, DISC |
| Returns, credit, special sales | C Catalogued | RET |
| Delivery, waybills, logistics | P Partial | DLV, CONN, LOGI |
| Work orders, rentals, services | C Catalogued | SVC |
| Cash drawer, shifts, safe | C Catalogued | CASH |
| Tender types and payments | C Catalogued | PAY |
| Customers, loyalty, gift cards | C Catalogued | CRM, LOYL, GIFT |
| Staff, time clock, payroll basics | C Catalogued | EMP |
| Bookkeeping and ledger | C Catalogued | BK, LITE |
| Reports and analytics | C Catalogued | RPT, ANL |
| Multi-store, multi-register, sync | C Catalogued | MULTI |
| Security, audit, backup, failsafes | C Catalogued | SEC, DATA, FAIL |
| Hardware and peripherals | C Catalogued | HW |
| Country fiscal packs | C Catalogued | PE, LATAM |
| Integrations, API, settings | P Partial | ECOM, PLAT, SET, LNCH, PKGR |
| Enterprise accounting (consolidation, intercompany) | P Partial | no dedicated module |
| Project billing (progress, retainage) | P Partial | no dedicated module |
Gaps
- progress invoicing and retention exist as items (RET-0039, RET-0040), job costing as SVC-0010
- no estimating, scheduling, change-order management or subcontractor compliance
Closest catalog items
Items whose names or descriptions match this industry. Matching is by keyword, so read each as a pointer, not a promise.
- Progress invoicing RET-0039
- Retention on invoices RET-0040
- Project/job costing SVC-0010
- Time-and-materials billing SVC-0009
- Double-entry journal BK-0008
- Multi-currency ledger BK-0027
- Cost centers / classes / locations BK-0030
- Cross-outlet reports MULTI-0012
- Fixed assets register BK-0083
- Work order (service/repair) TKT-0032
- Quote (cotización) TKT-0033
- Quote expiry & follow-up TKT-0034
- Quote to order conversion TKT-0035
- Table QR ordering (local) TBL-0020
- Walk-in waitlist RSV-0007
- Work order intake SVC-0001
Sub-verticals
Small contractor
few jobs, cash deposits
Open →Sub-verticalSite materials store
issues to sites
Open →Sub-verticalEngineering consultancy
time and milestones
Open →Regulation themes to verify
These are themes, not advice and not compliance claims.
- licensing
- safety and site rules
- lien and payment-term rules
- building codes (themes to verify)
Edge cases that break naive systems
- change orders
- retention release
- materials stolen from site
Classification
- NAICS
- NAICS 23 / 5413 (indicative; verify codes) · sectors 23, 54
- Fortune 500 industry labels
- Engineering & Construction
- Fit
- Close fit
Public references consulted
- Construction progress billing and retainage (eSUB, Sage Intacct Construction) (excerpt)
Questions
Is Simca ready for construction and engineering today?
What is missing for construction and engineering?
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