Projects, BOQ estimates and site tasks in one place

Every project in BuildAura carries its client, its estimate and its team. Build the BOQ from your own rates, compare the budget with the price you quoted, and keep site work moving with tasks, photos and comments instead of phone calls.

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Estimate: Block B civil works

Section 2, Structure

2.1
PCC 1:4:8 in foundation
42 m³ at ₹5,200 cost, 12% markup
₹2,44,608
2.2
RCC M25 in columns
64 m³ at ₹7,450 cost, 12% markup
₹5,34,016
2.3
Brickwork in CM 1:6
118 m³ at ₹5,900 cost, 10% markup
₹7,65,820

Budget, at cost: ₹13,91,400
Quoted to client: ₹15,44,444

Margin on this section₹1,53,044 above budget at cost

Note A: Pick items from your rate library. HSN/SAC and GST % come with them.
Note B: The budget at cost sits next to what you quote the client.

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What you can do

Set up a project properly once: A three-step setup records the project, its site state, dates and value, the client's GSTIN or UIN and PAN, default bill-to and ship-to contacts, and the people who work on it.
Build BOQ estimates by section: Keep several estimates per project, organised into sections. Each item carries HSN/SAC, GST %, unit cost, markup and selling price, with discounts, extra charges, notes and terms on the estimate.
Reuse your rates: Build a rate once in the library, with its cost broken down and a markup applied, and pull it into any estimate.
See budget against quote: The budget view shows what the work should cost next to what you have quoted, so thin margins show up before the work starts.
Invoice the client from the BOQ: Raise a sales invoice by picking BOQ items, with an invoice number, due date, and amounts received and still due.
Run site tasks: Assign tasks with a due date, priority and progress. Status moves through Not started, In progress, Blocked and Completed, and comments can carry photos from the site.

Every project, with its money, on one screen

The project list shows progress, money in and money out for each site, and what is waiting for approval. People who are not owners see only the projects they are assigned to.

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Projects

3 active

Riverside Heights, Block B
3 to approve
62%
In ₹1,84,00,000Out ₹1,49,50,000
Shivam Row Houses
1 to approve
35%
In ₹62,00,000Out ₹54,80,000
Warehouse shed, GIDC
Up to date
88%
In ₹91,00,000Out ₹70,20,000

MR-121 approvedCement OPC 53, 200 bags

Note A: Money in and out comes from the transactions your team records on that project.
Note B: Entries waiting for approval show on the project they belong to.

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Who uses it

Owner: Sees every project's progress, money and pending approvals in one list.
Project manager: Builds the estimate, assigns tasks and follows progress across sites.
Site engineer: Updates task status and posts photos and comments from the site.

Common questions

Can I reuse rates across projects?

Yes. Rates live in the library with their cost build-up and markup, and any estimate can pull them in.

Can I raise a client invoice from the estimate?

Yes. A sales invoice is built by picking items from the project's BOQ, and BuildAura tracks what has been received against it and what is still due.

Will site staff see our margins?

Only if their role allows it. Each part of a project is shown only to people whose role includes it, and people only see the projects they are assigned to.

How do people hear about new tasks?

Assignees get an in-app notification and a push notification on their phone when a task is assigned, changes status or gets a comment.

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