Sub-vertical · Construction and engineering
Small contractor
few jobs, cash deposits.
Close fit Planned
What is distinctive
few jobs, cash deposits.
The edge case to test
job costing. A system that cannot handle this will frustrate this kind of business.
Shared with the wider industry
Typical flows
- bid
- set a project budget
- buy materials
- issue stores to sites
Tenders
- progress payments
- retention
- bank transfers
- cash at site stores
Roles
- project manager
- site foreman
- storekeeper
- estimator
Known gaps for construction and engineering
- 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
Catalog pointers
- 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
Back to Construction and engineering. Planned catalog only; nothing is built.